Where the dead pause, and the Japanese say goodbye

a journey

316 pages

English language

Published Jan. 26, 2015

ISBN:
978-0-393-06301-1
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OCLC Number:
900956755

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Seeking consolation after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster of 2011, Mockett is guided by a colorful cast of Zen priests and ordinary Japanese who perform rituals that disturb, haunt, and finally uplift her. Her journey leads her into the radiation zone in an intricate white hazmat suit; to Eiheiji, a school for Zen Buddhist monks; on a visit to a Crab Lady and Fuzzy-Headed Priests temple on Mount Doom; and into the 'thick dark' of the subterranean labyrinth under Kiyomizu temple, among other twists and turns.

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Subjects

  • Social life and customs
  • Family
  • Zen Buddhism
  • Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011
  • Grief
  • Rituals
  • Spiritual life
  • Consolation
  • Personal narratives
  • Religious life
  • Biography

Places

  • Japan
  • Jpan
  • Fukushima-ken (Japan)