Beyond the Mushroom Cloud

Beyond the Mushroom Cloud Commemoration, Religion, and Responsibility After Hiroshima

Yuki Miyamoto2012
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.
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