Running Head: Aum Shinrikyo Aum Shinrikyo Adrian Chisholm Wilmington University Nicci Koban CRJ 472 06/14/2011 Abstract There are many cults‚ not all are terrorists. The Oxford dictionary defines cult as‚ “ritualistic religious system‚ devotion to a person or thing.” The FBI’s definition of terrorism is “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government‚ the civilian population‚ or any segment thereof‚ in furtherance of political or
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Aum Shinrikyo On an ordinary Monday morning in 1995‚ millions of Tokyo residents on the way to work or school boarded trains on the second busiest subway system in the world. Only five people on the trains that morning knew that the events of March 20th would change the lives of nearly everyone commuting that day. Between 8:00 and 8:10 that morning‚ a simultaneous attack on five deferent cars‚ all set to converge on the Kasumigaseki station‚ a key location where several government ministries
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The famous group known as Aum Shinrikyo was founded by Shoko Asahara‚ and he combined selected parts from Buddhism‚ Christianity‚ teachings of Nostradamus‚ meditation and yoga to create the religion of Aum Shinrikyo. The group was established in 1984 but did not officially become a religious organization prior to 1989. Aum Shinrikyo stems from Japan and from 1989 the group grew tremendously before then 1995 Tokyo attack. The group began as a nonviolent group but progressively it turned it’s attention
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Introduction The Aum Shinrikyo is a Japanese ‘New Religious Movement Organisation’ but they are also labelled as a terrorist organisation in many countries across the world. The group originated in 1984‚ in Japan. It started as a cult where the founder and leader‚ Shoko Asahara‚ promised followers that they would have the power to hover or levitate if they joined. Since its establishment in 1984‚ it has committed at least two terrorist attacks. The group was popular in the 1990’s and had many members
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The Attack by Aum Shinrikyo Britt W. Gerdes Grand Canyon University Terrorism and Emergency Management EMM 442 Prof. Jim Gallagher August 30‚ 2010 The Attack by Aum Shinrikyo It was March 20‚ 1995 and the time was 0800 hours‚ when the City of Tokyo was subjected to a terrorist act by a radical religious group. This group was Aum Shinrikyo‚ when translated mean “supreme truth”. The attack consisted of members of Aum Shinrikyo releasing poisonous gas into the crowded subway system
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Intelligence…) Thereafter‚ the Public Security Investigation Agency (PSIA) handled both counterintelligence and subversive activities until around the early 1990s inside of Japan. However‚ the subway by Aum Shinrikyo cult in 1995 gave the PSIA a new lease on life. Examine the attack by Aum Shinrikyo on the transportation system in Japan. Relate the treat of this type of attack with risk management perspective of John Parachir and explosive weapons of mass destruction. Module 2 – Religious
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With the advanced of technology in current Japan‚ the role of religion has change dramatically‚ it is not only a simply faith in Japanese heart but also a consuetude carry out in daily life. However‚ it is not easy for people to know all changes of religion from ancient time to nowadays. This paper endeavor to sort out the main changes of traditional religion to new religion and new new religion base on the convention‚ spirit‚ role of ancestor and the place of Japan. To do this‚ I will first briefly
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the lives of a few of my friends. Some people choose to call it an ethnic war ... Cyber Terrorism 1153 words In today’s world large scale violence has become very common. Attacks such as the sarin gas released in Tokyo’s subway by the group Aum Shinrikyo‚ the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City‚ and most recently the destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City on September 11th‚ have ... Cyberterrorism 1153
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cults use thought-reform as a means to manipulate and control the masses. If people are left uneducated‚ senseless acts of self and social destruction will continue to be carried out by followers of proclaimed prophets. Shoko Asahara’s cult_ _“Aum Shinrikyo‚” which translates to “teaching of the supreme truth” (Wessinger 121)‚ an organized and violent group‚ has correlating similarities to Tyler Durden’s following. Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club_ _is a book about a man that creates a following in the
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A cult‚ an unorthodox religious sect whose members distort the original doctrines of religion‚ they are not always dangerous or destructive‚ they can just be `variations of religion. However certain cults such as‚ Children of God‚ Aum Shinrikyo‚ and the People’s Temple‚ practice destructive devotion to a belief. These cults share one belive‚ the apoclypes is coming‚ they use this fear of doomsday to scare members into conforming to beliefs and customs. These beliefs border on illegal and terrorism
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