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From Himiko to Itako: Female Shamans in Japan

Shamanic practices in Japan are ancient and deeply rooted in myth. More importantly, across the centuries they have been mainly a female domain. Why does this specific role seem to be so closely connected with the female experience? What is the role that women played within institutional and folk religions in Japan? With this lecture, Dr. Marianna Zanetta traces a brief history of female shamanism in Japan, with its connections with myths and ancient times. She also focuses on the present-day situation, what the role of the shaman has to say about society, and what answers they can offer to social needs. Lecturer: Marianna Zanetta Marianna Zanetta obtained her PhD at Sorbonne university in Paris with a research about itako shamanism in contemporary Japan. She conducted different fieldworks in Tohoku from 2012, with a particular attention to the Aomori prefecture and the folk practices of the region. Alongside the interest in female shamanism, she is researching the topic of death and dying in Japan, and how contemporary society deals with the new challenges in this pivotal theme. In 2017, she founded a cultural organization to promote Japanese culture and literature in Italy.