Celebrity Worship

ISBN-13: 9781138587090 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 168 str.

Peter Ward

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.