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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2014.
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| Colección: | Religion, cognition and culture.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Notas: | "First published 2012 by Equinox Publishing Ltd., an imprint of Acumen." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (266 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317543756 1317543750 9781317543749 1317543742 9781317543732 1317543734 1138108219 9781138108219 1844657701 9781844657704 1315728710 9781315728711 |