World Flutelore: Folktales, Myths, and Other Stories of Magical Flute Power
- Author: Olsen, Dale
Any reader interested in world culture, music, ethnography, or ethnomusicology will enjoy Olsen's work. Recommended —
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Contents
- CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsIllustrationsPreludeStory One. Raman's New Flute: Vellore, IndiaChapter
- 1. Flute Types and StereotypesStory Two. The Turtle, the Monkey, and the Jaguar: Apinaye (Ge) culture, BrazilChapter
- 2. The Making of World FlutesStory Three. Manwoldae Is Autumn Grass: Korean Poem from the Late Fourteenth CenturyChapter
- 3. Flutes That TalkStory Four. Culture Heroes Discover the First Flutes: Wogeo culture, New GuineaChapter
- 4. Flutes and Gender RolesStory Five. The Story of the Flutemaker: Lakota culture, United States of AmericaChapter
- 5. Flutes, Sexuality, and Love MagicStory Six. Aniz the Shepherd: Uyghur culture, ChinaChapter
- 6. Flutes and the Animal KingdomStory Seven. The Origin of Maize: Yupa culture, VenezuelaChapter
- 7. Flutes and NatureStory Eight. The Fluteplayer: ChinaChapter
- 8. Flute Origin Myths and Flute-Playing HeroesStory Nine. Yoshitsune's Voyage among the Islands: JapanChapter
- 9. Flutes and Protective PowerStory Ten: The Rat Catcher of Korneuburg: AustriaChapter
- 10. Flutes and DeathStory Eleven. The Pifuano Flute of the Chullachaqui Rainforest Spirits: Iquitos, PeruChapter
- 11. Flutes and Unethical/Ethical BehaviorStory Twelve. Song of the Flute: The First Eighteen Verses of Rumi's Masnevi: Persia (Iran)
- Chapter 12 . Religious Status of FlutesStory Thirteen. How the Noble Fujiwara no Yasumasa Faced Down the Bandit HakamadareChapter
- 13. Socioreligious Status of Flute MusiciansStory Fourteen. Hard to Fill: IrelandChapter
- 14. The Aesthetics and Power of Flute Sounds, Timbres, and Sonic TexturesConclusionNotesReferencesIndex of StoriesIndex