{"product_id":"season-of-the-witch-how-the-occult-saved-rock-and-roll-paperback","title":"Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Bebergal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis epic cultural and historical odyssey unearths the full influence of occult traditions on rock and roll -- from the Beatles to Black Sabbath -- and shows how the marriage between mysticism and music changed our world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the hoodoo-inspired sounds of Elvis Presley to the Eastern odysseys of George Harrison, from the dark dalliances of Led Zeppelin to the Masonic imagery of today's hip-hop scene, the occult has long breathed life into rock and hip-hop--and, indeed, esoteric and supernatural traditions are a key ingredient behind the emergence and development of rock and roll. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith vivid storytelling and laser-sharp analysis, writer and critic Peter Bebergal illuminates this web of influences to produce the definitive work on how the occult shaped -- and saved -- popular music. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Bebergal explains, occult and mystical ideals gave rock and roll its heart and purpose, making rock into more than just backbeat music, but into a cultural revolution of political, spiritual, sexual, and social liberation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Bebergal\u003c\/b\u003e writes widely on the speculative and slightly fringe. His recent essays and reviews have appeared in \u003ci\u003eNewYorker.com, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoing Boing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Quietus\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eToo Much to Dream: A Psychedelic American Boyhood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Faith Between Us: A Jew and a Catholic Search for the Meaning of God\u003c\/i\u003e (with Scott Korb). Bebergal studied religion and culture at Harvard Divinity School, and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755740528928,"sku":"9780399174964","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3b51a2f10be77e3718116668b54f18c5.webp?v=1780067416","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/season-of-the-witch-how-the-occult-saved-rock-and-roll-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}