XYGALATAS, Dimitrios. The burning saints : cognition and culture in the fire-walking rituals of the Anastenaria. London: Equinox, 2012, 256 pp. Religion, Cognition and Culture. ISBN 978-1-84553-976-4.
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Original name The burning saints : cognition and culture in the fire-walking rituals of the Anastenaria
Authors XYGALATAS, Dimitrios (300 Greece, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition London, 256 pp. Religion, Cognition and Culture, 2012.
Publisher Equinox
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Original language English
Type of outcome Book on a specialized topic
Field of Study 60300 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/12:00061730
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
ISBN 978-1-84553-976-4
Keywords in English fire-walking; ritual; Anastenaria; religion; cognition; culture
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
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 context of the Greek fire-walking rituals. As a cognitive ethnography, the book aims to identify the social, psychological and neurobiological factors which may be involved and to explore the role of emotional and physiological arousal in the performance of such ritual. A study of participation, experience and meaning, The Burning Saints presents a highly original analysis of how mental processes can shape social and religious behaviour.
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