Fire Is a Symbol of the Divine

Aaron Mankie: Throughout the history of humankind, there is a small handful of recurring themes. He says they never seem to go out of style and are ever-present in cultures around the world. Like sati, fire has been something we've worked into countless religious and civic practices over the centuries. In all of the stories, fire is a possession of the divine, he writes.

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