Open AccessAum Shinrikyo – a religious sect or a modern terrorist organization?
Author(s) -
О. В. Дяченко,
Roman Leonidovych Shaparenko
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vìsnik dnìpropetrovsʹkogo unìversitetu. serìâ: ìstorìâ ta arheologìâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-9578
pISSN - 2412-5334
DOI - 10.15421/261716
Subject(s) - sect , terrorism , biography , religious studies , religious organization , political science , sociology , law , philosophy
This article examines the history of the Japanese totalitarian sect Aum Shinrikyo. Characteristics of the biography of its founder is given. The main aspects of religious teaching, based on the expectations of the Judgment Day and the salvation of mankind thanks to Aum, were clarified and determined. The activity of the organization in Russia has been analyzed and the terrorist actions of Aum Shinrikyo members themselves have been covered.