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Oprah : the gospel of an icon / Kathryn Lofton.

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ISBN	9780520259270 (hbk.)
ISBN	9780520267527 (pbk.)
Name	Lofton, Kathryn
Title	Oprah : the gospel of an icon / Kathryn Lofton.
Published	Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010.
Description	xiii, 288 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes	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	Oprah Winfrey is a media messiah for a secular age. This book is an examination of the religious dimensions of Oprah Winfrey's empire, deploying the idiom of US religious history and metrics of religious studies to assess Winfrey's success on the national and international scene.
Subjects	Winfrey, Oprah -- Influence
	Oprah Winfrey show
	Religion and culture -- United States
	Popular culture -- Religious aspects
	Celebrities
	United States -- Religion
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Celebrities . Oprah Winfrey show . Popular culture -- Religious aspects . Religion and culture -- United States . United States -- Religion . Winfrey, Oprah -- Influence . Authors: Lofton, Kathryn .