Burning Saints - Cognition and Culture in the Fire-Walking Rituals of the Anastenaria

Zusatztext "In conclusion! Xygalatas offers the most well-presented! defended! and empirically backed! overview of "extreme rituals" available. His attention to historical! anthropological! and scientific detail will hopefully become a prototype for future publications and research programmes in the field. Throughout its chapters the book offers valuable new insight to specialists of similar historical! anthropological! cognitive! and physiological topics. The book ultimately is a contribution to many fields but above all else! it is a contribution to interdisciplinary and scientific approaches to complex phenomena." Justin E. Lane! Institute for Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology! Journal of Cognitive Historiography Informationen zum Autor Xygalatas, Dimitris Klappentext Based on long-term fieldwork, 'The Burning Saints' traces the historical development and sociocultural context of the Greek fire-walking rituals. Zusammenfassung Based on long-term fieldwork, 'The Burning Saints' traces the historical development and sociocultural context of the Greek fire-walking rituals. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Dimitris Xygalatas, Xygalatas Dimitris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2012
• EAN: 9781845539764
• ISBN: 978-1-84553-976-4
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Religion, Cognition and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, Greece, Religion: general, Christianity, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies, Religious groups: social & cultural aspects, Religious institutions & organizations, Orthodox & Oriental Churches