LEADER 03365nam 22006975 450 001 9910968437403321 005 20240513162430.0 010 $a9786613277503 010 $a9781283277501 010 $a1283277506 010 $a9780520948242 010 $a0520948246 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520948242 035 $a(CKB)2670000000069768 035 $a(EBL)646814 035 $a(OCoLC)701704300 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000471857 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11307829 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000471857 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10433301 035 $a(PQKB)11418380 035 $a(DE-B1597)520730 035 $a(OCoLC)704277688 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520948242 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC646814 035 $a(Perlego)550305 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000069768 100 $a20200424h20112011 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurgn|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOprah $eThe Gospel of an Icon /$fKathryn Lofton 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBerkeley, CA :$cUniversity of California Press,$d[2011] 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (304 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780520259270 311 08$a0520259270 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$tChapter 1. Practicing Purchase: The Prosperity Gospel of a Spiritual Capitalism --$tChapter 2. Celebrity Spirit: The Incorporation of Your Best Life --$tChapter 3. Diverting Conversions: The Makeover as Social Rite --$tChapter 4. Preacher Queen: The Race and Gender of America's Confessor --$tChapter 5. Reading Religiously: The Reformations of Oprah's Book Club --$tChapter 6. Missionary Gift: The Globalization of Inspiration --$tConclusion --$tEpilogue: Political Spirituality, or the Oprahfication of Obama --$tNotes --$tIndex 330 $a"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. 606 $aCelebrities 606 $aReligion and culture$xReligious aspects$zUnited States 606 $aPopular culture 606 $aCelebrities 606 $aNorth & South American Religions$2HILCC 615 0$aCelebrities. 615 0$aReligion and culture$xReligious aspects 615 0$aPopular culture. 615 0$aCelebrities. 615 7$aNorth & South American Religions 676 $a306.60973/090511 700 $aLofton$b Kathryn$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$0610676 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910968437403321 996 $aOprah$91115425 997 $aUNINA