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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462802303321

Titolo

Studying the Dead [[electronic resource]] : the Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus, an informal history / / edited by Nicholas G. Meriwether

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, c2013

ISBN

0-8108-9125-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MeriwetherNicholas G

Disciplina

782.42166092/2

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; The Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus; I: Voices; 1 "The Sound of Thick Air"; 2 The Taoist Perspective in "Weather Report Suite"; 3 "In and Out of the Garden"; 4 Who Is Dionysus and Why Does He Keep Following Me Everywhere?; 5 The Grateful Dead Parallax; 6 "Sometimes You Get Shown the Light"; 7 Remembering the Dead; 8 "Trouble with You Is the Trouble with Me"; II: Conversations; 9 Coming Out to Raise the Dead; 10 Deadhead Word Jam; 11 By Popular Demand; 12 "Raise That Flag"; 13 "Got to Callin' It Home"; 14 "With Thought Jewels Polished and Gleaming"

15 "Spinning That Curious Sense of Our Own"16 "Shall We Go?"; 17 "Never Had Such a Good Time"; 18 "When the Secrets All Are Told"; 19 "Seeking All That's Still Unsung"; 20 "More Than Words Can Tell"; 21 "Can't Talk to You without Talking to Me"; 22 "The Secret of This Tie That Binds"; 23 "All the Years Combine"; Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; The Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus Area Chairs; Credits; Index; About the Contributors; About the Editor

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides an informal history of the Grateful Dead Caucus and explores its significance as a scholarly community, focusing on its increasing self-awareness, its ability to span diverse disciplinary and theoretical perspectives, and most of all, its contribution to our understanding of the Grateful Dead phenomenon.