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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. 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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  • "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."@en

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  • "Livres électroniques"
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  • "The burning saints : cognition and culture in the fire-walking rituals of the Anastenaria"
  • "The Burning Saints Cognition and Culture in the Fire-Walking Rituals of the Anastenaria"@en
  • "The Burning Saints Cognition and Culture in the Fire-walking Rituals of the Anastenaria"@en
  • "The burning saints cognition and culture in the fire-walking rituals of the Anastenaria"
  • "The burning saints cognition and culture in the fire-walking rituals of the Anastenaria"@en

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