Lullaby Meaning
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The Lullaby’s Outline
This book offers an anthropological exploration of the lullaby, a type of music found in nearly all human societies. The chapters review diverse ethnographic cases, from bedtime routines in Western societies to historical and Indigenous practices. Moving beyond common definitions of the lullaby, the author integrates ‘diverging’ instances of lulling, including mythological narratives, herding songs used to soothe cattle, sleep-inducing music composed for monarchs, electronic musical dolls, and protective spells. The work considers how these varied examples can add layers and depth to our understanding of what it means to lull a child. The investigation displays an innovative approach to musical comparison by investigating the ‘partial connections’ that different traditions display with one another. Positioned at the meeting point of comparative musicology and ethnomusicology, the study combines comparative gestures with original fieldwork and acknowledges both the importance of cross-cultural similarities and ethnographic entanglements that complicate generalisations. Starting from four European traditions (the Irish suantraí, the Georgian iavnana, the Ancient Roman nenia, and the Sámi dovdna), the study delves into themes of power, spirituality, death, magic, technologies, and Indigenous ontologies, which echo across diverse cultural contexts without being quite universal. It will be of interest to scholars of anthropology, music, folklore, and beyond.
Lullabies & Confessions
Author: Louis Hoffman
language: en
Publisher: University Professors Press
Release Date: 2021-03-15
Lullabies & Confessions is an exquisite book of poetry about parenting and being parented. This volume includes over 100 poems by 45 different poets. The contributors include award winning-poets, therapists and counselors, and parents. Lullabies & Confessions is entertaining and growth-facilitating. The 11th book in the Poetry, Healing, and Growth Series, this book is designed to help readers experience personal growth and deepen self-awareness on their own experience of parenting and being parented. Also included are several exercises to help readers engage more deeply with the poems and begin writing their own poems about the parenting experience.
Somali Women’s Poetry. Lullabies, Men and Politics
La poesia femminile somala è stata a lungo emarginata in una società in cui gli uomini hanno tradizionalmente dominato gli spazi pubblici e letterari. In questo libro offro una lettura attenta delle poesie delle donne somale, concentrandomi su tre tipi principali: le ninne nanne, le poesie che esplorano le dinamiche di genere e le relazioni con gli uomini e le poesie che affrontano questioni politiche e sociali. Esploro come queste poetesse usino il linguaggio per esprimere i loro pensieri e rendere i loro messaggi potenti e persuasivi. Sostengo che la poesia femminile somala non è né poco sofisticata né periferica; piuttosto, è una forma di espressione ricca e vitale che sfida le gerarchie di genere prevalenti. Mettendo in evidenza la sua complessità e il suo significato culturale, spero di suscitare un'ulteriore riflessione sul genere, lo status e l'impatto della poesia femminile somala in un mondo di genere. DOI: 10.13134/979-12-5977-550-4