{"product_id":"the-methodology-of-the-sacred-marianna-kokkinaki-9781350612815","title":"The Methodology of the Sacred: How Ecstasy is Achieved","description":"Arguing that altered states of consciousness are not spontaneous ruptures of grace but \u003cbr\u003eintentional, embodied methods, this book explores the question, 'what if ecstasy is not a \u003cbr\u003eloss of control, but instead a form of knowledge?' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoving between Eleusinian mystery rites, Afro-Brazilian possession ceremonies and \u003cbr\u003eAmazonian shamanism, to Mediterranean tarantism, Anastenaria firewalking and \u003cbr\u003eSanto Daime, the book reveals how ritual, rhythm, movement, and myth operate as \u003cbr\u003esophisticated pedagogies - ancient technologies of transmission developed across \u003cbr\u003ecultures and centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten from both observation and participation, and drawing on immersive research \u003cbr\u003ewith Indigenous, Afro-Diasporic, and women-led communities, Marianna Kokkinaki \u003cbr\u003erepositions ecstasy as a radical curriculum - one that awakens ecological consciousness \u003cbr\u003eand restores relational ways of being at a moment of urgent global crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marianna Kokkinaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350612812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350612815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Marianna Kokkinaki","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49148444082431,"sku":"9781350612815","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-methodology-of-the-sacred-marianna-kokkinaki-9781350612815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}