Beyond the Mushroom Cloud Commemoration, Religion, and Responsibility after Hiroshima |
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| Author:
| Miyamoto, Yuki |
| Series title: | Bordering Religions: Concepts, Conflicts, and Conversations Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8232-4050-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $90.00 |
Book Description:
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This monograph explores the ethics and religious sensibilities of a group of the hibakusha (survivors) of 1945's atomic bombings. Unfortunately, their ethic of "not retaliation, but reconciliation" has not been much known, perhaps obscured by the mushroom cloud. However, it is worth examining their philosophy, as it could offer resources to reconcile the contested issues of public memories, especially in the post 9-11 era.
This monograph explores the ethics and religious sensibilities of a group of the hibakusha (survivors) of 1945's atomic bombings. Unfortunately, their ethic of "not retaliation, but reconciliation" has not been much known, perhaps obscured by the mushroom cloud. However, it is worth examining their philosophy, as it could offer resources to reconcile the contested issues of public memories, especially in the post 9-11 era.