Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Illustrations
Prelude
Story One. Raman’s New Flute: Vellore, India
Chapter 1. Flute Types and Stereotypes
Story Two. The Turtle, the Monkey, and the Jaguar: Apinayé (Gê) culture, Brazil
Chapter 2. The Making of World Flutes
Story Three. Manwoldae Is Autumn Grass: Korean Poem from the Late Fourteenth Century
Chapter 3. Flutes That Talk
Story Four. Culture Heroes Discover the First Flutes: Wogeo culture, New Guinea
Chapter 4. Flutes and Gender Roles
Story Five. The Story of the Flutemaker: Lakota culture, United States of America
Chapter 5. Flutes, Sexuality, and Love Magic
Story Six. Aniz the Shepherd: Uyghur culture, China
Chapter 6. Flutes and the Animal Kingdom
Story Seven. The Origin of Maize: Yupa culture, Venezuela
Chapter 7. Flutes and Nature
Story Eight. The Fluteplayer: China
Chapter 8. Flute Origin Myths and Flute-Playing Heroes
Story Nine. Yoshitsune’s Voyage among the Islands: Japan
Chapter 9. Flutes and Protective Power
Story Ten: The Rat Catcher of Korneuburg: Austria
Chapter 10. Flutes and Death
Story Eleven. The Pifuano Flute of the Chullachaqui Rainforest Spirits: Iquitos, Peru
Chapter 11. Flutes and Unethical/Ethical Behavior
Story Twelve. Song of the Flute: The First Eighteen Verses of Rumi’s Masnevi: Persia (Iran)
Chapter 12. Religious Status of Flutes
Story Thirteen. How the Noble Fujiwara no Yasumasa Faced Down the Bandit Hakamadare
Chapter 13. Socioreligious Status of Flute Musicians
Story Fourteen. Hard to Fill: Ireland
Chapter 14. The Aesthetics and Power of Flute Sounds, Timbres, and Sonic Textures
Conclusion
Notes
References
Index of Stories
Index