The Burning Saints: Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria

The Anastenaria are Orthodox Christians in Northern Greece who observe a unique annual ritual cycle focused on two festivals, dedicated to Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. The festivals involve processions, music, dancing, animal sacrifices, and culminate in an electrifying fire-walking ritual. Ca...

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Contributors: Xygalatas, Dēmētrēs 1977- (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Xygalatas, Dimitris, 1977-,The Burning Saints: Cognition and Culture in the Fire-Walking Rituals of the Anastenaria] (2016) (Bräunlein, Peter J., 1956 -)
Series/Journal:Religion, cognition and culture
Further subjects:B Greece Religious life and customs
B Fire walking
B Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados
B RELIGION ; Institutions & Organizations
B Fire walking Greece
B Rites and ceremonies
B Greece
B Rites and ceremonies (Greece)
B Fire walking (Greece)
B RELIGION ; Christian Rituals & Practice ; Worship & Liturgy
B Anastenaria
B Electronic books
B Rites and ceremonies Greece
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Xygalatas, Dimitris: Burning Saints : Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria. - Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014. - 9781845539764
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Summary:The Anastenaria are Orthodox Christians in Northern Greece who observe a unique annual ritual cycle focused on two festivals, dedicated to Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. The festivals involve processions, music, dancing, animal sacrifices, and culminate in an electrifying fire-walking ritual. Carrying the sacred icons of the saints, participants dance over hot coals as the saint moves them. ''The Burning Saints'' presents an analysis of these rituals and the psychology behind them. Based on long-term fieldwork, ''The Burning Saints'' traces the historical development and sociocultural cont
Item Description:"First published 2012 by Equinox Publishing Ltd., an imprint of Acumen. - Print version record
ISBN:1317543750