TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lofton,Kathryn
TI  - Oprah: the gospel of an icon 
SN  - 9780520948242
AV  - BL2525 .L65 2011eb
U1  - 306.60973/090511 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Winfrey, Oprah
KW  - Winfrey, Oprah.
KW  - Oprah Winfrey show (Television program)
KW  - fast
KW  - Religion and culture
KW  - United States
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Celebrities
KW  - Famous Persons
KW  - Religion et culture
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Culture populaire
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - Célébrités
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Sociology of Religion
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - General
KW  - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
KW  - Religion
KW  - hilcc
KW  - Philosophy & Religion
KW  - North & South American Religions
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
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