Faith after the Fire : Spiritual Dynamics in Korean Atomic Bomb Survivor Advocacy
- 주제(키워드) Korean atomic bomb victims , Hiroshima , Nagasaki , hibakusha , Nichiren Buddhism , Taeyanghoe , Zenrinkyo
- 발행기관 고려대학교 국제대학원
- 지도교수 한정선
- 발행년도 2019
- 학위수여년월 2019. 2
- 유형 Text
- 학위구분 석사
- 학과 국제대학원 국제학과
- 원문페이지 100 p
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/korea/000000083907
- UCI I804:11009-000000083907
- DOI 10.23186/korea.000000083907.11009.0000931
- 본문언어 영어
- 제출원본 000045977264
초록/요약
This study investigates spiritual elements that manifest within the Korean atomic bomb victim community, namely the existence of sacred spaces and religious activities performed by survivors and associated religious forces in the advocacy movement. I argue that against the background of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, events that have continuously been responded to and interpreted in religious terms, the Korean atomic bomb victim community utilises several overtly religious methods in processing memory and consolation. In contrast to the civil religion-like configuration of Hiroshima, which is merely based on Japanese religious traditions, Korean commemoration of the atomic bombings displays explicit Buddhist sensibilities. In addition, the presence of religious organisations acting within the movement informs the trajectory of advocacy in both material and discursive forms. Through a combination of observation, interviews, and analysis of associated literature, I find that religious forces have contributed significantly to the goals of the Korean atomic bomb victim advocacy movement, to the point that much of the events on behalf of atomic bomb victims, such as the Seoul commemoration ceremony of August 6, and the remembrance structures of the Hapcheon Atomic Bomb Welfare Centre, are effectively yielded to the auspices of a new religious organisation based on Nichiren Buddhism. As a result, much of the secular and the religious activities within the advocacy movement have become essentially intertwined.
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1. Introduction 1
2. Background and Literature Review 5
i. Theoretical Considerations 5
ii. The Korean Atomic Bomb Victims 14
iii. Religion and the Atomic Bomb 19
3. Hiroshima and the Spirit 25
i. The Language of Belief 25
ii. Sacred Geography 28
iii. Rituals 34
iv. Religious Demographics 37
4. Survivors and Sacred Spaces 40
i. Hapcheon 42
ii. Seoul 55
5. Religious Activities 58
i. Mainstream Buddhism 58
ii. Zenrinkyo 60
iii. Taeyanghoe 63
6. Conclusion and Implications 74
