03365nam 22006975 450 991096843740332120240513162430.09786613277503978128327750112832775069780520948242052094824610.1525/9780520948242(CKB)2670000000069768(EBL)646814(OCoLC)701704300(SSID)ssj0000471857(PQKBManifestationID)11307829(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471857(PQKBWorkID)10433301(PQKB)11418380(DE-B1597)520730(OCoLC)704277688(DE-B1597)9780520948242(MiAaPQ)EBC646814(Perlego)550305(EXLCZ)99267000000006976820200424h20112011 fg engurgn|---|||||txtccrOprah The Gospel of an Icon /Kathryn Lofton1st ed.Berkeley, CA :University of California Press,[2011]©20111 online resource (304 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780520259270 0520259270 Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Chapter 1. Practicing Purchase: The Prosperity Gospel of a Spiritual Capitalism --Chapter 2. Celebrity Spirit: The Incorporation of Your Best Life --Chapter 3. Diverting Conversions: The Makeover as Social Rite --Chapter 4. Preacher Queen: The Race and Gender of America's Confessor --Chapter 5. Reading Religiously: The Reformations of Oprah's Book Club --Chapter 6. Missionary Gift: The Globalization of Inspiration --Conclusion --Epilogue: Political Spirituality, or the Oprahfication of Obama --Notes --Index"Today on Oprah," intoned the TV announcer, and all over America viewers tuned 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 liked, needed, or believed something, she offered 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 secular age. Lofton's unique approach also situates the Oprah enterprise culturally, illuminating how Winfrey reflects and continues historical patterns of American religions.CelebritiesReligion and cultureReligious aspectsUnited StatesPopular cultureCelebritiesNorth & South American ReligionsHILCCCelebrities.Religion and cultureReligious aspectsPopular culture.Celebrities.North & South American Religions306.60973/090511Lofton Kathrynauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut610676DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910968437403321Oprah1115425UNINA