Concept information
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contemporary issues in political thought
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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politically motivated violent crimes
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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politically motivated violent crimes
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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politically motivated violent crimes
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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politically motivated violent crimes
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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politically motivated violent crimes
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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power and international relations
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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psychology of criminal behavior
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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psychology of criminal behavior
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
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sociopolitical movements and conflicts
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in east and southeast Asia
Preferred term
Aum Shinrikyô
Definition
- Aum Shinrikyô is a millennial Japanese new religion that attained notoriety through its March 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway. It is significant because it manufactured and used chemical and biological weapons against civilian populations and because its violence was redolent with religious meanings and underpinned by doctrines and apocalyptic visions that made it view violence and killing as legitimate. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Aum Shinrikyô]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Aum_Shinrikyô
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