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The earliest instrument : ritual power and fertility magic of the flute in upper paleolithic culture
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Title
The earliest instrument : ritual power and fertility magic of the flute in upper paleolithic culture / Lana Neal.
ISBN
9781576472217 (alk. paper)
1576472213 (alk. paper)
Publication
Hillsdale, NY : Pendragon Press, [ 2015]
Physical Description
xviii, 208 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 09, 2019
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index.
Contents
Flutes in upper paleolithic culture : an introduction
Interpretation and classification of artifacts
Chronological and geographical distribution of upper paleolithic flutes
Engravings on the artifacts
Archeological contexts
Upper paleolithic art
Comparative ethnography
Birds and flutes in myth and folktale
Birds, flutes, and divinities
The flute in mythology
The flute in folktales
Epilogue.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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