Taika-Kim Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 http://books.google.com/books?id=KZvCAAAAC...white&hl=sv Seems pretty interesting, the first sociological approach to the trance culture... Quote
Basilisk Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 It's right at the top of my "to read" list I've been looking forward to checking this out for some time now. Quote
sammyhkhan Posted January 11, 2008 Posted January 11, 2008 I have not read the book, but 2-3 of his published papers which you can download here and there online. Check out his personal webpage. I visited Goa just last year and have to say that he got much of it right in my opinion... Quote
devious Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 I know Arun personally! He's a professor at a school here in Minnesota. He moved here from Belgium and I took him to his first psytrance party here in the states when he arrived. He's a wonderful soul, I knew that was written by him as soon as I saw the topic. He's published other great Goa information too in times past. Cool to see psynewsers paying attention to him Aaron Quote
devious Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 http://ias.umn.edu/fellowsprofile.php?UID=saldanha Heehee! Told you Minnesota rocks! Terrence McKenna's brother, Dennis, teaches Ethnobotany at the U of MN too! Really though, I met Arun, he bought me a beer, we drank some new castles together, decided it was cool, picked up another dude, travelled south, and had a fun night! I won't get into more details, but it was beyond awesome :)))) The other dude is now living on the west coast and he just called after not having spoken to him in months! I should return his call! Weeeeeeee, you all should know Arun from other discussions on Isratrance and such! I'm just happy he continues to push out his writings like he does. And the best part about his work, it's all so very true -d Quote
supergroover Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 sounds interesting.. anyone know where to get it? Quote
devious Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 sounds interesting.. anyone know where to get it? Hardcover edition is 60 dollars, softcover is 20 dollars, you can order it directly from the university of minnesota press or you can purchase it at amazon.com http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/S/saldanha_psychedelic.html -d Quote
Late Posted January 12, 2008 Posted January 12, 2008 Looks interesting, thx kim and devious, I think I'll order it. Quote
thorn726 Posted January 17, 2008 Posted January 17, 2008 Today, rave tourists travel to Goa to take part in round-the-clock dance parties and lose themselves in the crowds, the music, and the drugs. But do they really escape where they come from and who they are? hehheeh sounds like an interesting read Quote
panda-hugger Posted January 18, 2008 Posted January 18, 2008 sounds like an intellectual wank to me. :wank: but then i've always thought sociology was the human science of the bleeding obvious... w00t! middle class psy hippies' professed 'all is one' idealizations a fashion accessory? well, i never! Quote
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