%0 Journal Article
%T Aum Shinrikyo: The Threshold Crossed
%J Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
%D 2004
%A Lifton, R. J.
%V 9
%N 1-2
%P 57-66
%X Aum Shinrikyo and its guru, Shoko Asahara, burst into world consciousness in 1995 when the cult released sarin, a highly lethal nerve gas, into the Tokyo subway. Aum Shinrikyo emerged from the apocalyptic underbelly of Japanese society, but there is little that is uniquely Japanese about it. It epitomizes a category of cult led by a megalomanic guru who guided his disciples into induced mystical experiences in pursuit of his apocalyptic vision of renewing the world spiritually by initiating World War III and bringing about a biblical Armageddon.<p />
%G 
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1092-6771
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J146v09n01_05