2020
DOI: 10.1086/710356
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Pyrotechnical Mastery and Humanization

Abstract: In evolutionary biology, as in Amerindian origin myths, the mastery of fire makes us human. The Amazonian Enawenê-nawê are adept pyrotechnicians. Fire is the agent of transformation in their world. They master fire not only to cook food but also to bring health and balance to bodies and to fabricate key items of material culture like ornaments and containers. Demonstrating the analytical productivity of expanding our definition of cookery to encompass craft and care, this ethnographic analysis of fabrication p… Show more

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