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Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes

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  • Ana Isabel Queiroz

    (Institute 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, Portugal)

  • Frederico Ágoas

    (Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities (CICS.NOVA—NOVA FCSH), 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Joana Abranches Portela

    (CHAIA—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, Portugal)

  • Joana Sousa

    (Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, 3000-995 Coimbra, Portugal)

  • Miguel Carmo

    (Institute 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, Portugal)

Abstract

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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  • Ana Isabel Queiroz & Frederico Ágoas & Joana Abranches Portela & Joana Sousa & Miguel Carmo, 2024. "Pyrostories: New Historical Insights into Portuguese Burning Landscapes," Geographies, MDPI, vol. 4(4), pages 1-19, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jgeogr:v:4:y:2024:i:4:p:39-731:d:1519974
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    1. Joana Sousa & Can Çinar & Miguel Carmo & Marco A. S. Malagoli, 2022. "Social and historical dimensions of wildfire research and the consideration given to practical knowledge: a systematic review," Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Springer;International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, vol. 114(2), pages 1103-1123, November.
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