Rajneeshee

"Rajneeshee" refers to the disciples of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. The term was popularized by the United States press during the 1980s. Disciples prefer to use the traditional Indian word "sannyasin". In 1984, a bioterrorist attack involving salmonella typhimurium contamination in the salad bars of 10 restaurants in The Dalles, Oregon, was traced to a few members of the group. This was a trial run for a planned bioterrorism attack via contaminating the municipal water supply on local election day. The Rajneeshee had put up their own local candidates for the election, intending to seize control of the county and local communities. They had previously succeeded in dominating the city council of Antelope, Oregon. [ [http://www.wbur.org/special/specialcoverage/feature_bio.asp Bioterrorism in History - 1984: Rajneesh Cult Attacks Local Salad Bar] , "WBUR"] [http://www.rickross.com/reference/rajneesh/rajneesh8.html AP The Associated Press/October 19, 2001]

ee also

*Osho
*Rajneeshpuram
*1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
*Neo-sannyas

Further reading

*cite journal | last =Latkin | first =Carl A. | authorlink = | coauthors =Sundberg, Norman D.; Littman, Richard A.; Katsikis, Melissa G.; Hagan, Richard A. | title =Feelings after the fall: former Rajneeshpuram Commune members' perceptions of and affiliation with the Rajneeshee movement | journal =Sociology of Religion | volume =55 | issue =1 | pages =Pages 65–74 | publisher = | location = | date = | url =http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0SOR/is_n1_v55/ai_15383493/pg_1 | doi = | id = | accessdate =

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