Download or read book Zen Terror in Prewar Japan written by Brian Daizen Victoria and published by Asian Voices. This book was released on 2019-09-27 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the profound influence of Zen Buddhist-linked terrorism in modern Japan. Brian Victoria follows a band of Zen Buddhist-trained adherents who ardently believed in their mission to carry out political assassinations in the 1930s, facilitating Japan's transformation into a totalitarian state and setting the stage for Pearl Harbor.