Oprah : the gospel of an icon /
Lofton, Kathryn.
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Winfrey, Oprah
Oprah Winfrey show.
Religion and culture
Popular culture
Celebrities.