The Burning Saints: Cognition and Culture in the Fire-Walking Rituals of the Anastenaria by Dimitris Xygalatas

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

Religion, Cognition and Culture

Dimitris Xygalatas

256 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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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...

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