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11%OFFYuki Miyamoto - Beyond the Mushroom Cloud: Commemoration, Religion, and Responsibility after Hiroshima - 9780823240517 - V9780823240517
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Beyond the Mushroom Cloud: Commemoration, Religion, and Responsibility after Hiroshima

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Description for Beyond the Mushroom Cloud: Commemoration, Religion, and Responsibility after Hiroshima Paperback. Series: Bordering Religions: Concepts, Conflicts, and Conversations. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.

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 widely recognized, perhaps obscured by the mushroom cloud—symbol of American weaponry, victory, and scientific achievement. However, it is worth examining the habakushas’ philosophy, supported by their religious sensibilities, as it offers resources to reconcile contested issues of public memories in our contemporary world, especially in the post 9-11 era. Their determination not to let anyone further suffer from nuclear weaponry, coupled with critical self-reflection, does not encourage the imputation of ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Series
Bordering Religions: Concepts, Conflicts, and Conversations
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823240517
SKU
V9780823240517
Shipping Time
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About Yuki Miyamoto
Yuki Miyamoto is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at DePaul University.

Reviews for Beyond the Mushroom Cloud: Commemoration, Religion, and Responsibility after Hiroshima
"This imaginative and deeply thoughtful book explores a rarely asked question: How does being victimized challenge individuals ethically? Miyamoto explores the ethical and religious resources that Japanese atomic-bomb victims (hibakusha) have deployed to make sense of their experiences and guide their efforts to live good lives after surviving such a shattering event."
-Laura Hein Northwestern University "Religious studies professor ... Read more

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