Appendix to Haunted Modernity - Fallen Soldiers as Vehicles for the Fusion of Religion and the St... more Appendix to Haunted Modernity - Fallen Soldiers as Vehicles for the Fusion of Religion and the State at Yasukuni Shrine and Arlington National Cemetery [thesis paper] - appendix contains photos, song lyrics and links as referenced in thesis paper
The U.S. and Japan employ a discursive separation of religious belief and practice, and a downpla... more The U.S. and Japan employ a discursive separation of religious belief and practice, and a downplaying or disavowal of the power of practice, to incorporate religion into the physical and ritual structures of national commemorative sites, despite constitutional mandates for separation of religion and state. This works to influence people’s beliefs and emotional investments to align with national agendas. More specifically, these states engage in the management of emotions surrounding the war dead to shape religious beliefs and attitudes to redirect grief from war losses into emotive fuel for patriotism, and hide these projects in plain sight though the use of material and ritual practices. The management and commemoration of war dead at Arlington National Cemetery and at Yasukuni Shrine bear this out.
Appendix to Haunted Modernity - Fallen Soldiers as Vehicles for the Fusion of Religion and the St... more Appendix to Haunted Modernity - Fallen Soldiers as Vehicles for the Fusion of Religion and the State at Yasukuni Shrine and Arlington National Cemetery [thesis paper] - appendix contains photos, song lyrics and links as referenced in thesis paper
The U.S. and Japan employ a discursive separation of religious belief and practice, and a downpla... more The U.S. and Japan employ a discursive separation of religious belief and practice, and a downplaying or disavowal of the power of practice, to incorporate religion into the physical and ritual structures of national commemorative sites, despite constitutional mandates for separation of religion and state. This works to influence people’s beliefs and emotional investments to align with national agendas. More specifically, these states engage in the management of emotions surrounding the war dead to shape religious beliefs and attitudes to redirect grief from war losses into emotive fuel for patriotism, and hide these projects in plain sight though the use of material and ritual practices. The management and commemoration of war dead at Arlington National Cemetery and at Yasukuni Shrine bear this out.
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