Rituals of Silence: The Shaping of Memorial Services in Wartime and Postwar Japan

Paying “silent” tribute to the war dead is a modern invention with many forms. Historically its roots reach from Teddy Roosevelt’s funeral to the aftermath of the Great War in England. The word “mokutō” 黙祷 is itself Chinese in origin, but its usage in modern Japan spread after memorial services for...

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Main Author: AWAZU, Kenta (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2013
In: Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
Year: 2013, Volume: 37, Pages: 52-63
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