TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Mass suicide by members of the Japanese Friend of the Truth Church
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Takahashi, Yoshitomo
SP  - 289
EP  - 296
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - This paper reports an instance of mass suicide committed by seven members of a local religious cult following the leader's death in Japan in November 1986. The case is discussed from the following viewpoints: (1) a Japanese feudal form of suicide called Junshi; (2) religion and current social changes in Japanese society; and (3) the destructive aspects of a cult.
LA  - 
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -