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Burst of Breath - Indigenous Ritual Wind Instruments in Lowland South America (Paperback, New)
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Burst of Breath - Indigenous Ritual Wind Instruments in Lowland South America (Paperback, New)
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The first in-depth, comparative, and interdisciplinary study of
indigenous Amazonian musical cultures, "Burst of Breath" showcases
new research on the dynamic range of ritual power and social
significance of various wind instruments--including flutes,
trumpets, clarinets, and whistles--played in sacred rituals and
ceremonies in Lowland South America.
The editors provide a detailed overview of the historical
significance, scientific classification, shamanic and cosmological
associations, and changing social meanings of ritual wind
instruments within Amazonian cultures. These essays present a wide
perspective that goes beyond better-documented areas such as the
Upper Xingu and northwest Amazon. Some of the authors explore the
ways ritual wind instruments are used to introduce natural sounds
into social contexts and to cross boundaries between verbal and
nonverbal communication. Others look at how ritual wind instruments
and their music enter into local definitions and negotiations of
relations between men, women, kin, insiders, and outsiders.
Closely considering these instruments in their many roles and
contexts--in curing and purification, negotiating relations,
connecting mythic ancestors and humans today--this volume reveals
the power and complexity of the music at the heart of collective
rituals across lowland South America.
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