Something like Greek mythology can be found in Japan and it’s called Shinto. This aboriginal religion is still powerful and active today.  In this episode, the roots of Shinto explain how one religion can coexist with another, Buddhism, and has adapted through centuries to arrive in the 21st and still be active in our modern society, with all its traditions.  But above all, Shinto is a religion that often puts women in the spotlight. Goddesses, warriors, shamans, village chiefs, their names make the legends. They are powerful, fierce, selfish, generous, treacherous, calculating, vengeful and in love. They fascinate Japanese songs, Kabuki, Noh, pottery and ancient paintings. And they appear in the Kojiki, the oldest collection of writings in Japan.

Something like Greek mythology can be found in Japan and it’s called Shinto. This aboriginal religion is still powerful and active today.   In this episode, the roots of Shinto explain how one religion can coexist with another, Buddhism, and has adapted through centuries to arrive in the 21st and still be active in our modern society, with all its traditions.  But above all, Shinto is a religion that often puts women in the spotlight.  Goddesses, warriors, shamans, village chiefs, their names make the legends. They are powerful, fierce, selfish, generous, treacherous, calculating, vengeful and in love. They fascinate Japanese songs, Kabuki, Noh, pottery and ancient paintings. And they appear in the Kojiki, the oldest collection of writings in Japan.

Episode 2 : Goddesses and warriors

L’équivalent de la mythologie grecque au Japon s’appelle le shinto, et cette religion aborigène est toujours puissante et active aujourd’hui. Dans cet épisode, les racines du shinto montrent qu’une religion sait cohabiter avec une autre, le bouddhisme, et a su s’adapter sur des siècles pour arriver au 21e siècle et être pratiquée dans la société moderne avec toutes ses traditions. Mais surtout, le shinto est une religion qui met les femmes à l’honneur, souvent. Déesses, guerrières, shamans, chefs de village, elles sont nombreuses à faire courir des légendes en leurs noms. Elles sont puissantes, féroces, égoïstes, généreuses, perfides, calculatrices, vengeresses, amoureuses. Elles fascinent les chansons japonaises, le kabuki, le noh, les poteries et les fresques anciennes. Et on les voit apparaître dans le Kojiki, le recueil d’écrits le plus ancien du Japon.

L’équivalent de la mythologie grecque au Japon s’appelle le shinto, et cette religion aborigène est toujours puissante et active aujourd’hui.  Dans cet épisode, les racines du shinto montrent qu’une religion sait cohabiter avec une autre, le bouddhisme, et a su s’adapter sur des siècles pour arriver au 21e siècle et être pratiquée dans la société moderne avec toutes ses traditions. Mais surtout, le shinto est une religion qui met les femmes à l’honneur, souvent.  Déesses, guerrières, shamans, chefs de village, elles sont nombreuses à faire courir des légendes en leurs noms. Elles sont puissantes, féroces, égoïstes, généreuses, perfides, calculatrices, vengeresses, amoureuses. Elles fascinent les chansons japonaises, le kabuki, le noh, les poteries et les fresques anciennes. Et on les voit apparaître dans le Kojiki, le recueil d’écrits le plus ancien du Japon.

Episode 2 : Déesses et guerrières

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