Greece/Japan - Religion
anonymous
January 27 2011, 12:20:38 UTC
What with Japan's tendency towards secularism/religious syncretism and the overwhelming predominance of Orthodox Christianity in Greece, this anon would find it interesting to sort of explore that within the Greece/Japan relationship. Maybe one day Japan wears a cross as a fashion accessory and Greece decides to sort of show him how important his faith is to him and what the symbols of that faith meant him? Or maybe, because he likes to share the things that are important to him with the people he loves, Greece invites Japan over for Pascha one year? Idk, something like that. (Anon hopes this prompt does not come across as suggesting that the attitude or religions of Japan are in any way inferior, but as an acknowledgment and interest in the fact that the subject of religion is treated completely differently in these two countries.)
Any featuring of Greek Orthodox music would be complete love.
Re: Greece/Japan - Religion
anonymous
January 27 2011, 12:54:47 UTC
Just a note, despite the predominance of the religion it's not treated completely different than Japan in terms of secularity. Most Greeks are casual about it, go to church every easter and that's it.
Re: Greece/Japan - Religion
anonymous
January 27 2011, 13:22:49 UTC
True. I couldn't really come up with a proper way to phrase the difference as I see it. I meant simply to pose the idea that the general predominance of one specific religion in Greece (perhaps less so now than in the past) as compared the general lack of adherence to any one specific religion in Japan could make for an interesting difference in character, and therefore relationship dynamic, between the two. Idk if that makes any kind of sense....
I thought so too, although my knowledge about the orthodox church is very limited.
However, even when Greece is casual about his religion, I still can see him noticing great differences between the approaches towards faith in Japan and let's say, Europe.
I was brought up in a catholic country and although I'm an atheist myself, I was very surprised by the general way the religion is seen in Japan. I think exploring these differences can be a very interesting material for a fanfic, or at least that was how I interpreted this prompt.
I hope this won't end up in a religious argument, I just wanted to say that this prompt caught my attention and I am happy someone requested it. And thanks to the first commenter, that was also an interesting information.
actually, that's not really true. most Greeks go to church every Sunday, celebrations, during the Easter/Pasca preparation every Friday night(and everyday the last week) in Greece religion is a big deal.
Any featuring of Greek Orthodox music would be complete love.
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However, even when Greece is casual about his religion, I still can see him noticing great differences between the approaches towards faith in Japan and let's say, Europe.
I was brought up in a catholic country and although I'm an atheist myself, I was very surprised by the general way the religion is seen in Japan. I think exploring these differences can be a very interesting material for a fanfic, or at least that was how I interpreted this prompt.
I hope this won't end up in a religious argument, I just wanted to say that this prompt caught my attention and I am happy someone requested it. And thanks to the first commenter, that was also an interesting information.
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