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Aum Shinrikyo

In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism
Edited by: Gus Martin
Subject:Terrorism, Terrorism/Counterterrorism, International Security (general)

Aum Shinrikyo, a cult founded in 1985 by Shoko Asahara, perpetrated the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway that killed 12 people.

Aum Shinrikyo translates roughly as “Supreme Truth.” The cult's major tenets are drawn from a wide spectrum of religions. Adherents believe ...

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  Martin, G. (2011). Aum shinrikyo. In The SAGE encyclopedia of terrorism (Vol. 1, pp. 77-78). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n55
  
  Martin, Gus. "Aum Shinrikyo." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd ed.edited by Martin, Gus, 77-78. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n55.
  
  Martin, G. 2011. Aum Shinrikyo. In: Gus Martin Editor, 2011. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2nd edn, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 77-78 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n55> [Accessed 13 Aug 2022].
  
  Martin, Gus. "Aum Shinrikyo." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism. Edited by2nd ed Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2011, pp. 77-78. SAGE Knowledge. 13 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412980173.n55.
  
  Martin, Gus (2011). Aum shinrikyo In:Aum Shinrikyo The SAGE encyclopedia of terrorism Vol. 1. 2 ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2011:77-78. doi:10.4135/9781412980173.n55
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