Where the dead pause, and the Japanese say goodbye : a journey
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New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 316 pages ; 25 cm
Status
Southside - Adult
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2015].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"An intimate voyage into Japanese culture and spirituality, culminating in one of Japan's most sacred places. Marie Mutsuki Mockett's family owns a Buddhist temple 25 miles from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In March 2011, after the earthquake and tsunami, radiation levels prohibited the burial of her Japanese grandfather's bones. At the same time, Mockett grieved for her American father, who had died unexpectedly. As Japan mourned thousands of people lost in the disaster, she wondered: how does one cope with overwhelming grief? Seeking consolation, Mockett is guided by a colorful cast of Zen priests and ordinary Japanese who perform rituals that disturb, haunt, and finally uplift her. From the ecstasy of a cherry blossom festival in the radiation zone to the ghosts inhabiting chopsticks, Mockett writes of both the earthly and the sublime with extraordinary sensitivity. Her unpretentious and engaging voice makes her the kind of companion a reader wants to stay with wherever she goes, even into the heart of grief itself"--Provided by publisher.
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Autobiographies.
Buddhist temples -- Japan -- Iwaki-shi.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 -- Social aspects.
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Japan -- Iwaki-shi.
Grandfathers -- Japan -- Death.
Grief -- Japan.
Iwaki-shi (Japan) -- Description and travel.
Iwaki-shi (Japan) -- Religious life and customs.
Japanese Americans -- California -- Biography.
Mockett, Marie Mutsuki -- Family.
Mockett, Marie Mutsuki -- Travel -- Japan -- Iwaki-shi.
Buddhist temples -- Japan -- Iwaki-shi.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan, 2011 -- Social aspects.
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Japan -- Iwaki-shi.
Grandfathers -- Japan -- Death.
Grief -- Japan.
Iwaki-shi (Japan) -- Description and travel.
Iwaki-shi (Japan) -- Religious life and customs.
Japanese Americans -- California -- Biography.
Mockett, Marie Mutsuki -- Family.
Mockett, Marie Mutsuki -- Travel -- Japan -- Iwaki-shi.