| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
"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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Oprah Winfrey show (Television program)
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Oprah Winfrey show (Television program) |
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Winfrey, Oprah -- Influence.
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Winfrey, Oprah. |
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Oprah Winfrey show (Television program) |
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United States -- Religion.
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United States. |
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Religion. |
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Religion and culture -- United States.
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Religion and culture. |
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Popular culture -- Religious aspects.
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Popular culture -- Religious aspects. |
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Celebrities.
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Celebrities. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lofton, Kathryn. Oprah. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011 9780520259270 (DLC) 2010022319 (OCoLC)639940435 |
| ISBN |
9780520948242 (electronic book) |
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0520948246 (electronic book) |
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1283277506 |
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9781283277501 |
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9780520259270 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520259270 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520267527 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520267524 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9786613277503 |
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6613277509 |
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