Listening to the voices of the dead : the 3-11 Tōhoku Disaster speaks / Isomae Jun'ichi ; translated by Lynne E. Riggs and Takechi Manabu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isomae, Jun'ichi, 1961- author.

Contributor:

Riggs, Lynne E., translator.

Takechi, Manabu, translator.

Series:

Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; no. 103.

Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies ; number 103

Standardized Title:

Shisha no zawameki. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011--Social aspects.

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011.

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011--Psychological aspects.

Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011--Religious aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2024.

Summary:

Listening to the Voices of the Dead is an account of the author's search for disquieted voices of the dead in the wake of the March 11, 2011, Tōhoku Disaster and his attempt to translate those voices for the living. Isomae Jun'ichi considers the disaster a challenge for outside observers to overcome, especially for practitioners of religion and religious studies. He chronicles the care and devotion for the dead shown by ordinary people, people displaced from their homes and loved ones. Drawing upon religious studies, Japanese history, postcolonial studies, and his own experiences during the disaster, Isomae uncovers historical symptoms brought to the surface by the traumas of disaster. Only by listening to the disquiet voices of the dead, translating them, and responding to them can we regain our true selves as well as offer peace to the spirits of the victims. While Listening to the Voices of the Dead focuses on this one event in Japanese history and memory, it captures a broadening critique at the heart of many movements responding to how increasing globalization impacts our sense of place and community.

Notes:

"Originally published as Shisha no zawameki: Hisai- chi shinkō ron (The Disquiet of the Dead: A Study of Beliefs in the Disaster Zone). Tokyo: Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2015. This translated edition is extensively revised and updated."--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-172) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9780472221882

0472221884