Fire: Servant, Scourge, and EnigmaCourier Corporation, 1. mai 2002 - 288 pages The nature of fire, its symbolic significance, and its exploitation and control are examined in this fascinating study. Written in a lively style and enhanced by 117 compelling illustrations, it probes all aspects of fire, from the techniques used to extinguish oil well blazes to fire imagery in religion and poetry. |
Contents
FIRE FOR COMFORT | 33 |
FIRE FOR | 65 |
FIRE AS HAZARD | 177 |
FIRE FOR CONTEMPLATION | 237 |
Main sources | 266 |
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