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World flutelore : folktales, myths, and other stories of magical flute power
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- Summary
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In many places around the world, flutes and the sounds of flutes are powerful magical forces for seduction and love, protection, vegetal and human fertility, birth and death, and other aspects of h...
In many places around the world, flutes and the sounds of flutes are powerful magical forces for seduction and love, protection, vegetal and human fertility, birth and death, and other aspects of human and non-human behaviour. This book explores the cultural significance of flutes, flute playing, and flute players from around the world as interpreted from folktales, myths, and other stories - in a word, 'flutelore'.
Details
- Creator
- Dale A. Olsen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Urbana, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 2014
- ©2014
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9780252095146, 0252095146, 0252079418, 025203788X
- OCLC
- ocn886946922, ocn923498825
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- English
- Flute types and stereotypes -- The making of world flutes -- Flutes that talk -- Flutes and gender roles -- Flutes, sexuality, and love magic -- Flutes and the animal kingdom -- Flutes and nature -- Flutes origin myths and flute-playing heroes -- Flutes and protective power -- Flutes and death -- Flutes and unethical/ethical behavior -- Religious status of flutes -- Socioreligious status of flute musicians -- The aesthetics and power of flute sounds, timbres, and sonic textures