World flutelore : folktales, myths, and other stories of magical flute power / Dale A. Olsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olsen, Dale A. (Dale Alan), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flute--History.

Flute.

Flute--Folklore.

Flute in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Folktales, myths, and other stories of magical flute power

Place of Publication:

Urbana, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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'.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print verison record.

ISBN:

9780252095146

0252095146

OCLC:

886946922