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Mass suicide by members of the Japanese Friend of the Truth Church.

Suicide Life Threat Behav . 1989;19 (3) :289-96

Résumé

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.

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