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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