The secret history of rock 'n' roll
Subtitle: the mysterious roots of modern music
By: Christopher Knowles
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Viva Editions
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781573444057
Subjects: Rock music; Religious aspects; History and criticism
Other titles: Secret history of rock and roll
Description: "...tells the story of the Mysteries [e.g. Mystery religions]--their rise, fall and eventual rebirth in the New World, where rhythms and melodies from the West African and the Celtic diasporas collided with the sound of popular music forever."--P. 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: A brief prehistory of rock 'n' roll; title: Vox populi: the new Apollos; title: Party animals: The new Dionysians; title: Earth mothers: the new Eleusinians; title: Gender benders: the new Galloi; title: Witchy women: the modern mysteries of Isis; title: Art damage: hermetic rock; title: Metal militias: the new Korvbantes; title: Going underground: Mithraic rock; title: Princes of darkness: the new Plutononians; title: Woe is me: the modern mysteries of Orpheus; title: Coda; title: A future history of rock 'n' roll.