Hikari no Wa: A New Religion Recovering from Disaster

In March 2007 Jōyū Fumihiro, ex-spokesperson of Aum Shinrikyō and exrepresentative of Aleph, set up a new religious organization called Hikari no Wa (literally "Circle of Light") with around two hundred members. Hikari no Wa strongly and publicly rejects Asahara's authority, and the i...

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Main Author: Baffelli, Erica 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2012]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 39, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-49
Further subjects:B Celebrities
B Buddhism
B Religious Studies
B Proselytizing missions
B Religious terrorism
B Violent crimes
B Prophecy
B Religious Organizations
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