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Rebirth in the Pure Land or God's Sacrificial Lambs? Religious Interpretations of the Atomic Bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
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Author |
Miyamoto, Yuki
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Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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Volume | v.32 n.1 |
Date | 2005 |
Pages | 131 - 159 |
Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
Publisher Url |
http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/
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Location | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, Japan] |
Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
Language | 英文=English |
Note | Yuki Miyamoto is a Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies, DePaul University. |
Keyword | Atomic bomb; Pure Land Buddhism; Catholicism; nuclear arms issues; ethics |
Abstract | This article explores the development of religious discourse surrounding the experiences of the atomic bombings of 1945. Although there have been attempts to discuss the ethics of the use of the bomb and nuclear weaponry from theological perspectives, little exists in the way of religious approaches to the experiences of those who suffered directly from the atomic bombings. I argue that religious understandings can and should contribute to the existing atomic bomb discourse, which is largely determined by a nation-state framework. |
ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
Hits | 797 |
Created date | 2013.01.11 |
Modified date | 2017.08.29 |
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