Arguing that altered states of consciousness are not spontaneous ruptures of grace but
intentional, embodied methods, this book explores the question, 'what if ecstasy is not a
loss of control, but instead a form of knowledge?'
Moving between Eleusinian mystery rites, Afro-Brazilian possession ceremonies and
Amazonian shamanism, to Mediterranean tarantism, Anastenaria firewalking and
Santo Daime, the book reveals how ritual, rhythm, movement, and myth operate as
sophisticated pedagogies - ancient technologies of transmission developed across
cultures and centuries.
Written from both observation and participation, and drawing on immersive research
with Indigenous, Afro-Diasporic, and women-led communities, Marianna Kokkinaki
repositions ecstasy as a radical curriculum - one that awakens ecological consciousness
and restores relational ways of being at a moment of urgent global crisis.
- 243 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
Psychology of ReligionTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Figures
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Amazonian Shamanism or the Art of Flight
- 2 Dionysos Rex or the Body of Ecstasy
- 3 Eleusis or the Arrival
- 4 Trial by Fire or Anastenaria
- 5 Antidotum Tarantulae or the Arch of Hysteria
- 6 Tammurriata or the Cult of the Seven Madonnas
- 7 Introduction to Afro-Diasporic Religions
- 8 Vodou or Mounting the Horse
- 9 Candomblé or Litany of the Saints
- 10 Umbanda or the Art of Cure
- 11 Santo Daime and Umbandaime
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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