Towards a Universal Model of Reconciliation: The Case of the Jeju 4.3 Incident

IF 0.1 3区 哲学 0 ASIAN STUDIES Journal of Korean Religions Pub Date : 2018-07-19 DOI:10.1353/JKR.2018.0004
Myung-lim Park
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Abstract:In April 1948, what began as an uprising on Jeju Island against US military occupation turned into a full-scale massacre by government suppression forces that resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of Jeju residents. For many decades, under the anticommunist and authoritarian South Korean government, the truth of what became known as the Jeju 4.3 Incident was not investigated and the victims went unrecognized. With democratization, a remarkable transformation took place as a government-sponsored commission was established to establish the truth about the massacre and to recognize the victims. In this process, the civilians of Jeju played both a major and magnanimous role that sought to determine the truth and commemorate the victims but not to seek retribution. As a result, Jeju's identity has undergone a dramatic change as it has come to be known as a place synonymous with forgiveness, peace, human rights, and reconciliation. The people of Jeju are now forging a remarkable path towards truth, reconciliation, and coexistence that may be referred to as the "'Jeju model." This paper firmly argues that this Jeju model should not be limited to Jeju but be extended to South Korea, the whole Korean Peninsula, East Asia, and even beyond as a way of healing past trauma and wrongdoing.
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走向一种普遍的和解模式:以济州4.3事件为例
摘要:1948年4月,济州岛爆发了一场反抗美军占领的起义,但后来却演变成政府镇压部队的大规模屠杀,导致数万名济州岛居民死亡。几十年来,在反共和专制的韩国政府统治下,被称为济州4.3事件的真相没有得到调查,受害者也没有得到承认。民主化之后,为了查明屠杀真相和确认受害者,成立了由政府支持的委员会,发生了巨大的变化。在这一过程中,济州岛市民发挥了重要而宽宏大量的作用,他们不是为了报复,而是为了查明真相和追悼遇难者。因此,济州岛的身份发生了巨大的变化,成为宽恕、和平、人权、和解的代名词。济州岛人民正在开辟一条通往真理、和解和共存的非凡道路,这条道路可以被称为“济州岛模式”。本文坚定地认为,这种济州岛模式不应局限于济州岛,而应扩展到韩国,整个朝鲜半岛,东亚,甚至更远的地方,作为治愈过去创伤和错误行为的一种方式。
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