The earliest instrument
Subtitle: ritual power and fertility magic of the flute in upper paleolithic culture
By: Lana Neal
Publisher: Pendragon Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781576472217
Subjects: History; Paleolithic period; Prehistoric peoples; Flute; Prehistoric Musical instruments
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index.
Table of contents: title: Flutes in upper paleolithic culture : an introduction; title: Interpretation and classification of artifacts; title: Chronological and geographical distribution of upper paleolithic flutes; title: Engravings on the artifacts; title: Archeological contexts; title: Upper paleolithic art; title: Comparative ethnography; title: Birds and flutes in myth and folktale; title: Birds, flutes, and divinities; title: The flute in mythology; title: The flute in folktales; title: Epilogue.