Mass Suicide by Members of the Japanese Friend of the Truth Church.

Takahashi, Yoshitomo

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ERIC Number: EJ403562

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Publication Date: 1989

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Mass Suicide by Members of the Japanese Friend of the Truth Church.

Takahashi, Yoshitomo

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v19 n3 p289-96 Fall 1989

Reports instance of mass suicide committed by seven members of local religious cult following leader's death in Japan in November 1986. Case is discussed from following viewpoints: (1) Japanese feudal form of suicide called Junshi; (2) religion and current social changes in Japanese society; and (3) destructive aspects of a cult. (Author)

Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Religious Cultural Groups, Suicide

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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