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127 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1990
About the author
Georges Lapassade
41 books3 followersGeorges Lapassade was a French philosopher, anthropologist and professor emeritus of the universite de Paris VIII. He is one of the most prominent figures of French anthropology and ethnology.
He was also the first anthropologist to study rap music as a social phenomenon.
He wrote numerous studies about ancient and modern mind-altering states (in particular trance), North African and Afro-American cultures, South Italy's taranta, inspired by Ernesto De Martino studies.
He was also the first anthropologist to study rap music as a social phenomenon.
He wrote numerous studies about ancient and modern mind-altering states (in particular trance), North African and Afro-American cultures, South Italy's taranta, inspired by Ernesto De Martino studies.
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