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There Aren’t Any Rules in Paisley Park: Applying Mark J. P. Wolf’s Theory of World-Building, Sub-Creation, and Secondary Belief to the Music and Career of Prince Cover

There Aren’t Any Rules in Paisley Park: Applying Mark J. P. Wolf’s Theory of World-Building, Sub-Creation, and Secondary Belief to the Music and Career of Prince

By: Marcus Thomas  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/meiea-2024-0005 | Journal eISSN: 2993-0545 | Journal ISSN: 1559-7334
Language: English
Page range: 52 - 64
Published on: Feb 3, 2025
Published by: The Music & Entertainment Industry Educators Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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