Celebrity Worship

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-58708-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 174 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 435 g

Reihe: Media, Religion and Culture

Celebrity Worship provides an introduction to the fascinating study of celebrity culture and religion. The book argues for celebrity as a foundational component for any consideration of the relationship between religion, media and culture. Celebrity worship is seen as a vibrant and interactive discourse of the sacred self in contemporary society.

Topics discussed include:

- Celebrity culture.

- Celebrity worship and project of the self as the new sacred.

- Social media and the democratisation of celebrity.

- Reactions to celebrity death.

- Celebrities as theologians of the self.

- Christian celebrity.

Using contemporary case studies, such as lifestyle television, the religious vision of Oprah Winfrey and the death of David Bowie, this book is a gripping read for those with an interest in celebrity culture, cultural studies, media studies, religion in the media and the role of religion in society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ward, Pete

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Media, Religion and Celebrity; 2. Celebrity, Religion, and the Sacred Self; 3. The Roots and Origins of Celebrity Culture; 4. Celebrity, Lifestyle, and the Self; 5. The Presentational Self; 6. Celebrity and Religious Change; 7. Celebrities as Theologians of the Self; 8. Celebrity Death; 9. Evangelical Celebrity Culture; Bibliography; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Pete Ward is Professor of Practical Theology at Durham University, UK; NLA University College, Bergen, Norway; and MF The Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo, Norway.