4. Fire ~ and the human imagination

01/08/2018 43 min Temporada 1 Episodio 17
4. Fire ~ and the human imagination

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What is it about fire that draws us to its side? It brings warmth and safety, yet it carries a destructive threat. Recorded on location by the fireside in Suffolk, this episode explores our long relationship with fire and how it links us to our landscapes. We talk about how it has bound us in belief, and its role at the centre of communities and belief systems. 
THEME MUSIC BY DAVID ROTHENBERG. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. USED BY KIND PERMISSION OF THE ARTIST. 
Some of things we discuss in this episode
Beltane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane
Native American sweat lodge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_lodge
Polly Wiessner https://www.humansandnature.org/polly-wiessner 
The Biggest Estate on Earth by Bill Gammage https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/history/The-Biggest-Estate-on-Earth-Bill-Gammage-9781743311325
Yellowstone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park
Great Fire of London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London
Must Farm http://www.mustfarm.com/
Phoenix https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)
Salamander https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamander
Pyromancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyromancy