Oprah : the gospel of an icon /
Lofton, Kathryn.
Oprah : the gospel of an icon / Kathryn Lofton. - Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Practicing purchase : the prosperity gospel of a spiritual capitalism -- Celebrity spirit : the incorporation of your best life -- Diverting conversions : the makeover as social rite -- Preacher queen : the race and gender of America's confessor -- Reading religiously : the reformations of Oprah's Book Club -- Missionary gift : the globalization of inspiration -- Conclusion -- Epilogue : political spirituality, or the Oprahfication of Obama.
"Today on Oprah," intones the TV announcer, and all over America viewers tune in to learn, empathize, and celebrate. In this book, Kathryn Lofton investigates the Oprah phenomenon and finds in Winfrey's empire--Harpo Productions, O Magazine, and her new television network--an uncanny reflection of religion in modern society. Lofton shows that when Oprah likes, needs, or believes something, she offers her audience nothing less than spiritual revolution, reinforced by practices that fuse consumer behavior, celebrity ambition, and religious idiom. In short, Oprah Winfrey is a media messiah for a se.
English.
9780520948242 (electronic bk.) 0520948246 (electronic bk.) 1283277506 9781283277501 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9786613277503 6613277509
22573/cttt5qzb JSTOR 8C39DCB5-531F-4779-950A-DCC9ADAA7DE6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Winfrey, Oprah--Influence.
Winfrey, Oprah.
Oprah Winfrey show (Television program)
Oprah Winfrey show (Television program)
Religion and culture--United States.
Popular culture--Religious aspects.
Celebrities.
Famous Persons
Religion et culture--États-Unis.
Culture populaire--Aspect religieux.
Célébrités.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Celebrities.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Popular culture--Religious aspects.
Religion.
Religion and culture.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
North & South American Religions.
United States--Religion.
États-Unis--Religion.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL2525 / .L65 2011eb
306.60973/090511
Oprah : the gospel of an icon / Kathryn Lofton. - Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Practicing purchase : the prosperity gospel of a spiritual capitalism -- Celebrity spirit : the incorporation of your best life -- Diverting conversions : the makeover as social rite -- Preacher queen : the race and gender of America's confessor -- Reading religiously : the reformations of Oprah's Book Club -- Missionary gift : the globalization of inspiration -- Conclusion -- Epilogue : political spirituality, or the Oprahfication of Obama.
"Today on Oprah," intones the TV announcer, and all over America viewers tune in to learn, empathize, and celebrate. In this book, Kathryn Lofton investigates the Oprah phenomenon and finds in Winfrey's empire--Harpo Productions, O Magazine, and her new television network--an uncanny reflection of religion in modern society. Lofton shows that when Oprah likes, needs, or believes something, she offers her audience nothing less than spiritual revolution, reinforced by practices that fuse consumer behavior, celebrity ambition, and religious idiom. In short, Oprah Winfrey is a media messiah for a se.
English.
9780520948242 (electronic bk.) 0520948246 (electronic bk.) 1283277506 9781283277501 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper) 9786613277503 6613277509
22573/cttt5qzb JSTOR 8C39DCB5-531F-4779-950A-DCC9ADAA7DE6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Winfrey, Oprah--Influence.
Winfrey, Oprah.
Oprah Winfrey show (Television program)
Oprah Winfrey show (Television program)
Religion and culture--United States.
Popular culture--Religious aspects.
Celebrities.
Famous Persons
Religion et culture--États-Unis.
Culture populaire--Aspect religieux.
Célébrités.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Sociology of Religion.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Celebrities.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Popular culture--Religious aspects.
Religion.
Religion and culture.
Religion.
Philosophy & Religion.
North & South American Religions.
United States--Religion.
États-Unis--Religion.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL2525 / .L65 2011eb
306.60973/090511