Firewalking and Religious Healing The Anastenaria of Greece and the American Firewalking Movement |
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| Author:
| Danforth, Loring M. |
| Series title: | Princeton Modern Greek Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-02853-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1990 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $99.99 |
Book Description:
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Evokes and contrasts two forms of firewalking and religious healing. This book includes the Anastenaria, a northern Greek ritual in which people who are possessed by Saint Constantine dance dramatically over red-hot coals, and, American firewalking, one of the more spectacular activities of New Age psychology.
Evokes and contrasts two forms of firewalking and religious healing. This book includes the Anastenaria, a northern Greek ritual in which people who are possessed by Saint Constantine dance dramatically over red-hot coals, and, American firewalking, one of the more spectacular activities of New Age psychology.