Perceptions of death and memory transmission among residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan: A qualitative study

ABSTRACT: The understanding and materialization of grief and loss in a community are contingent upon cultural norms, historical processes, and dominant political narratives. The processes of public mourning create a localized memory of the deceased which contributes to a collective narrative formation around loss. When death is made public, politicized, or collectively grieved, there exists great momentum for enacting policy change through restorative justice practices. This momentum for resistance is amplified when collective grieving takes place following political or mass deaths. The present study aims to develop a holistic understanding of mourning and memorialization practices as they are locally enacted in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. These two cities were chosen based on their shared histor

SUBMITTER: Richardson M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470867 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature