LEADER 03398nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910961820603321 005 20251117111113.0 010 $a1-317-54374-2 010 $a1-138-10821-9 010 $a1-84465-770-1 010 $a1-315-72871-0 010 $a1-317-54375-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315728711 035 $a(CKB)2670000000571106 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1815497 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1815497 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10745273 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL651169 035 $a(OCoLC)893333311 035 $a(OCoLC)900484241 035 $a(OCoLC)856413193 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB136687 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781844657704 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000571106 100 $a20120319d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe burning saints $ecognition and culture in the fire-walking rituals of the Anastenaria /$fDimitris Xygalatas 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBristol, CT $cEquinox$d2012 210 1$aBristol, CT :$cEquinox,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 253 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 0 $aReligion, cognition and culture 225 0$aReligion, cognition and culture 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 08$a1-84553-976-1 311 08$a1-322-19889-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-238) and index. 327 $aTradition in the making -- The ethnographic setting -- Fire-walking in Agia Eleni -- Knowledge and revelation among the Anastenaria -- Ritual and mind -- Costly rituals -- Arousal, emotion and motivation -- Physiology of high-arousal rituals -- Putting it all together. 330 $aThe Anastenaria are Orthodox Christians in Northern Greece who observe a unique annual ritual cycle focused on two festivals, dedicated to Saint Constantine and Saint Helen. The festivals involve processions, music, dancing, animal sacrifices, and culminate in an electrifying fire-walking ritual. Carrying the sacred icons of the saints, participants dance over hot coals as the saint moves them. The Burning Saints presents an analysis of these rituals and the psychology behind them. Based on long-term fieldwork, The Burning Saints traces the historical development and sociocultural context of the Greek fire-walking rituals. As a cognitive ethnography, the book aims to identify the social, psychological and neurobiological factors which may be involved and to explore the role of emotional and physiological arousal in the performance of such ritual. A study of participation, experience and meaning, The Burning Saints presents a highly original analysis of how mental processes can shape social and religious behaviour. 410 0$aReligion, cognition and culture. 606 $aAnastenaria 606 $aFire walking$zGreece 606 $aRites and ceremonies$zGreece 607 $aGreece$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aAnastenaria. 615 0$aFire walking 615 0$aRites and ceremonies 676 $a264/.019495099 700 $aXygalatas$b Demetres$01875244 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910961820603321 996 $aThe burning saints$94486204 997 $aUNINA