Dimitris Xygalatas, The Burning Saints: Cognition and Culture in the Fire- Walking Rituals of the Anastenaria (London: Routledge, 2012), 256pp. ISBN: 978-1-84553-976-4. £65.00 (hbk).
Issue: Vol 1 No. 2 (2014)
Journal: Journal of Cognitive Historiography
Subject Areas: Ancient History Cognitive Studies Archaeology
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Author: Justin E. Lane
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