Firewalking and religious healing: the anastenaria of greece and the american firewalking movement
Auteur :
Danforth, Loring M.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691028538
Date de publication :
21 nov. 1989
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
539 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.