{"product_id":"methodology-of-the-sacred","title":"Methodology of the Sacred","description":"\u003cp\u003eArguing 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503860457845,"sku":"9781350612815","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781350612815.jpg?v=1786867636","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/methodology-of-the-sacred","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}