Download or read book Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan written by Ian Reader and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study looks at Aum's claims about itself and asks why a religious movement ostensibly focused on yoga, meditation, asceticism, and pursuit of enlightenment became involved in violent activities. Reader places the sect in the context of contemporary Japanese religious patterns.