1st Edition
Dangerous Memory in Nagasaki Prayers, Protests and Catholic Survivor Narratives
By Gwyn McClelland
Copyright 2020
246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
33 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
33 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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On 9 th August 1945, the US dropped the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Of the dead, approximately 8500 were Catholic Christians, representing over sixty percent of the community. In this collective biography, nine Catholic survivors share personal and compelling stories about the aftermath of the bomb and their lives since that day. Examining the Catholic community’s interpretation of... Read more
Part 1: Legacy of Survival 1. Fissures 2. Survivors 3. Bodies Part 2: Reinterpreting the Bomb: Archetype, Monument and Cry 4. Providential Atomic Bomb? 5. A-Bombed Mary 6. Urakami Cathedral: A Fifth Persecution 7. Water! Atomic Cries and Echoes of the Past Part 3: Memory’s Future 8. Dangerous Hope 9. Lament, Anger and Protest 10. Conclusion
Biography
Gwyn McClelland holds a Master of Divinity from the University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Japanese history from Monash University. He is the winner of the 2019 John Legge prize for best thesis in Asian Studies, awarded by the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA).
