The Living and the Dead in Japan’s 3/11 Disaster

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This research lead concerns studies of Buddhist priests, spirit mediums, and bereaved survivors after the 2011 tsunami, especially work associated with Tōhoku field research and the anthropology of disaster mourning. Such studies examine séances, dreams, sensed presences, and consultations with mediums as social practices rather than as verified communications with the dead. The material matters comparatively because it connects contemporary visionary experience with Japanese religious specialists, memorial rites, and trauma. Exact article titles, editions, and researchers should be checked before citation because several overlapping publications address this subject.