Editing Incense (section)

===Indirect-burning===

Indirect-burning incense, also called "non-combustible incense",<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9Rs9DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA79 |page=79 |title=Springer Handbook of Odor |author=Andrea Büttner |publisher=Springer |date=28 Feb 2017 |isbn=9783319269320}}</ref> is an aromatic material or combination of materials, such as resins, that does not contain combustible material and so requires a separate heat source. Finer forms tend to burn more rapidly, while coarsely ground or whole chunks may be consumed very gradually, having less surface area. Heat is traditionally provided by [[charcoal]] or glowing embers. In the West, the best known incense materials of this type are the resins [[frankincense]] and [[myrrh]],{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} likely due to their numerous mentions in the [[Bible]].{{Original research inline|date=June 2018}} Frankincense means "pure incense",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/frankincense |work=etymonline.com |title=Frankincense}}</ref> though in common usage, it refers specifically to the resin of the [[boswellia]] tree.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankincense |work=merriam-webster.com |title=Frankincense|date=15 January 2024 }}</ref>

*Whole: The incense material is burned directly in raw form on top of coal embers.
*Powdered or granulated: Incense broken into smaller pieces burns quickly and provides brief but intense odor.
*Paste: Powdered or granulated incense material is mixed with a sticky incombustible binder, such as dried [[fruit]], [[honey]], or a soft [[resin]] and then formed to balls or small [[pastilles]]. These may then be allowed to mature in a controlled environment where the fragrances can commingle and unite. Much [[Arab]]ian incense, also called "Bukhoor" or "Bakhoor", is of this type, and Japan has a history of kneaded incense, called nerikō or awasekō, made using this method.<ref name=Tashi>{{cite web |url=http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Post/317468|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614055141/http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Post/317468|archive-date=June 14, 2011 |title=Incense blending contents |date=April 28, 2004 |website=ancientworlds.net}}</ref> Within the [[Eastern Orthodox]] Christian tradition, raw frankincense is ground into a fine powder and then mixed with various sweet-smelling essential oils.