Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes
This paper examines Portuguese literary texts in which fire is explicitly included in the narrative. These texts include descriptions of various occurrences and uses of fire and their intertwined social and ecological effects. They shed light on the origins, actors, practices, and impacts of fire, a...
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| description | This paper examines Portuguese literary texts in which fire is explicitly included in the narrative. These texts include descriptions of various occurrences and uses of fire and their intertwined social and ecological effects. They shed light on the origins, actors, practices, and impacts of fire, and they reveal past perceptions of fire, namely the role fire played in social processes and in the making of landscapes. It becomes evident that in literary texts, fire is not merely a physical element but also a powerful symbolic force of life, death, and transformation. Furthermore, the literary landscapes of different regions describe fire in distinct ways, reflecting particular geographical, social, and political contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e555ba63862043c1a7fb158ab8802b4a2025-08-20T02:00:22ZengMDPI AGGeographies2673-70862024-11-014471373110.3390/geographies4040039Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning LandscapesAna Isabel Queiroz0Frederico Ágoas1Joana Abranches Portela2Joana Sousa3Miguel Carmo4Institute of Contemporary History (IHC), NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities/IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, 1069-061 Lisboa, PortugalInterdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities (CICS.NOVA—NOVA FCSH), 1069-061 Lisboa, PortugalCHAIA—Center for Art History and Artistic Research, University of Évora/IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, 7004-516 Évora, PortugalCentre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, 3000-995 Coimbra, PortugalInstitute of Contemporary History (IHC), NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities/IN2PAST—Associate Laboratory for Research and Innovation in Heritage, Arts, Sustainability and Territory, 1069-061 Lisboa, PortugalThis paper examines Portuguese literary texts in which fire is explicitly included in the narrative. These texts include descriptions of various occurrences and uses of fire and their intertwined social and ecological effects. They shed light on the origins, actors, practices, and impacts of fire, and they reveal past perceptions of fire, namely the role fire played in social processes and in the making of landscapes. It becomes evident that in literary texts, fire is not merely a physical element but also a powerful symbolic force of life, death, and transformation. Furthermore, the literary landscapes of different regions describe fire in distinct ways, reflecting particular geographical, social, and political contexts.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7086/4/4/39firesliterary landscapesruralitiescultural geographymodern historyPortugal |
| spellingShingle | Ana Isabel Queiroz Frederico Ágoas Joana Abranches Portela Joana Sousa Miguel Carmo Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes Geographies fires literary landscapes ruralities cultural geography modern history Portugal |
| title | Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes |
| title_full | Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes |
| title_fullStr | Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes |
| title_short | Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes |
| title_sort | pyrostories new historical insights into portuguese burning landscapes |
| topic | fires literary landscapes ruralities cultural geography modern history Portugal |
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