The Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria Xygalatas, Dēmētrēs. creator text Electronic books. enk London New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (266 p.) 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. Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Tradition in the making; 3. The ethnographic setting; 4. Fire- walking in Agia Eleni; 5. Knowledge and revelation among the Anastenaria; 6. Ritual and mind; 7. Costly rituals; 8. Arousal, emotion and motivation; 9. The physiology of high-arousal rituals; 10. Putting it all together; Notes; Bibliography; Index Dimitris Xygalatas. Description based upon print version of record. "First published 2012 by Equinox Publishing Ltd., an imprint of Acumen." Anastenaria Fire walking Greece Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados. Greece Religious life and customs Rites and ceremonies Greece Anastenaria Fire walking -- Greece Greece -- Religious life and customs Orthodoxos Ekklēsia tēs Hellados Rites and ceremonies -- Greece RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations BX618 .X94 2014 264.019495099 264/.019495099 Xygalatas, Dimitris Hoboken : Taylor and Francis,c2014 9781317543756 1317543750 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1815497 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=869686 http://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=1815497 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=869686 EBLCP 141018 20200709060245.0 ocn893333311 eng