{"product_id":"tarantismo-odyssey-of-an-italian-ritual-9782956967705","title":"Tarantismo: Odyssey of an Italian Ritual","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hysteria of tarantism blurs the boundaries between music, medicine, spirituality and social experience\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA legend of Southern Italy for almost a millennium, tarantism is a form of hysteria brought on by a bite from the \u003ci\u003eLycosa tarantula\u003c\/i\u003e spider, to be cured only by music. The regional folk dance known as tarantella allegedly evolved as a remedy to this convulsive frenzy. \u003ci\u003eTarantismo\u003c\/i\u003e consists of a bilingual (English\/Italian) book and 2xLP conceived as a tribute to \u003ci\u003epizzica\u003c\/i\u003e, a variation of tarantella from Puglia. Bridging anthropology, sound research and visual culture, the book and vinyl each explore the symbolic power of ritual, the physical language of trance and the enduring relationship between rhythm and healing. Rather than approaching tarantism as a closed folkloric past, the project treats it as a living cultural archive, open to reinterpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flee Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782956967705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168","brand":"Alan Marzo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52934059655349,"sku":"9782956967705","price":36.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tarantismo-odyssey-of-an-italian-ritual-9782956967705","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}