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Lofton, Kathryn.
Oprah : the gospel of an icon / Kathryn Lofton. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011. - 288 p.
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. HKBU library
YT2025 M09
9780520267527
Winfrey, Oprah--Influence.
Religion and culture--United States.
Popular culture--Religious aspects.
Celebrities.
United States--Religion.
BL2525 / L828 O 2011
Oprah : the gospel of an icon / Kathryn Lofton. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011. - 288 p.
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. HKBU library
YT2025 M09
9780520267527
Winfrey, Oprah--Influence.
Religion and culture--United States.
Popular culture--Religious aspects.
Celebrities.
United States--Religion.
BL2525 / L828 O 2011