Celebrity Worship
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Celebrity Worship
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Author : Pete Ward
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-11-21
Celebrity Worship written by Pete Ward and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-21 with Religion categories.
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.
Celebrity Worshippers
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Author : Lynn Ellis McCutcheon
language : en
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Release Date : 2004-07
Celebrity Worshippers written by Lynn Ellis McCutcheon and has been published by Publishamerica Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07 with Social Science categories.
Celebrities are treated like modern religious icons within our media - and entertainment-saturated society. Why? This unprecedented book examines the historical, psychological, and sociological roots of our culture's fascination with famous personalities. The authors are a team of interdisciplinary researchers who have launched the only systematic study of the worldwide phenomenon known as "celebrity worship." They have spent the last four years trying to learn more about how and why some people become celebrity worshippers. Their work has been published in some of the most prestigious psychology journals. Now they have summarized and integrated their findings with classic works on the topic. Written to be accessible to professionals, students, and the general public, this text provides a thoughtful and provocative analysis of why society feeds upon and reinforces the fantasy of celebrities and what variables may turn a healthy respect for celebrities into an unhealthy preoccupation.
Sacred Matters
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Author : Associate Professor of American Religious History and Culture Gary Laderman
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2011-02
Sacred Matters written by Associate Professor of American Religious History and Culture Gary Laderman and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02 with Religion categories.
Widely praised in hardcover as a fascinating and important addition to religious and cultural studies, Sacred Matters reveals the remarkable ways that religious practices permeate American cultural life.In a country where references to God are as normal as proclaiming love of country, support for the military, or security for the nation's children, religion scholar Gary Laderman casts his eye over our deeply hidden spiritual landscape, questioning whether our conventional views even begin to capture the rich and strange diversity of religious life in America. A compelling read, Sacred Matters shows that genuinely religious practices and experiences can be found in the unlikeliest of places-in science laboratories and movie theaters, at the Super Bowl and Star Trek conventions, and in Americans' obsession with prescription drugs and pornography. When devoted fans make a pilgrimage to Graceland because of their love for Elvis, Laderman argues, their behavior doesn't just seem religious, it is religious-enacting a well-known ritual pattern toward saints in the history of Christianity. In a dramatic reframing of what is holy and secular, Sacred Matters makes a powerful and illuminating case that religion is everywhere-and that we have barely begun to reckon with its hold on our cultural life.
Cult Of Celebrity
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Author : Cooper Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2009-01-20
Cult Of Celebrity written by Cooper Lawrence and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-20 with categories.
Celebrity Worship
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Author : Chioma Ovuworie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Celebrity Worship written by Chioma Ovuworie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with categories.
Sacred Matters
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Author : Gary Laderman
language : en
Publisher: The New Press
Release Date : 2009
Sacred Matters written by Gary Laderman and has been published by The New Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Religion categories.
A powerful case to embrace a broad view of religion as genuinely religious practices can be found in the unlikeliest of places - science labs, sports games, cinemas and concert. Religion scholar Laderman shows readers how pilgrimages to Graceland, for example, doesn't just seem relious, it is religious and enacts traditional, ritualistic patterns of Christianity. In a dramatic reframing of the sacred and secular, an American landscape blooming with devotions and mytholgies is exposed.
Ispsy 2023
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Author : Taufik Taufik
language : en
Publisher: European Alliance for Innovation
Release Date : 2024-02-05
Ispsy 2023 written by Taufik Taufik and has been published by European Alliance for Innovation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-05 with Psychology categories.
This proceeding is the outcome of an international seminar organized by the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto in 2023. This international seminar was called "ISPsy 6th" with the theme "Religiosity and Cultural Diversity for Strengthening Mental Well-Being." From this seminar, it is hoped that preventive, curative, and even rehabilitative programs targeting holistic aspects of mental well-being will be present, providing benefits to the wider community. Manuscripts accepted for ISPsy 6th 2023 amounted to 62% of the total articles collected. This seminar featured several topics including Clinical Psychology, Organizational/Industrial Psychology, Educational Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychometrics, Islamic Studies Related to Human Behavior, Social Science, Education, and Neuroscience. The keynote speech was delivered by Prof. Dr. Muhadjir Effendy, M.A.P as the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs. Speakers at this international seminar included Dr. Hanan Dover as the Vice President of the International Association of Muslim Psychologists (IAMP), Dr. Rania Awaad, M.D as the Director of the Stanford Muslim Mental Health & Islamic Psychology Lab, Dr. Nor Akmar Nordin as a lecturer in the Department of Psychology, School of Human Resource Development and Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, and Retno Dwiyanti, M.Si., Ph.D as a lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto. This proceeding was able to proceed smoothly thanks to the support and good communication from all parties involved. We express our gratitude to all parties involved, especially the organizing committee and the call for paper team of the International Seminar of the Faculty of Psychology, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto, who have worked hard. We also want to thank our partners and all authors who submitted manuscripts for the ISPsy 6th 2023 international seminar proceedings. Additionally, we would like to thank EAI for facilitating the publication of these proceedings.
Torn Between Two Masters
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Author : Kimberly Davidson
language : en
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Release Date : 2011-06
Torn Between Two Masters written by Kimberly Davidson and has been published by Tate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06 with Family & Relationships categories.
"In this innovative book, Torn between two masters, Kimberly Davidson explores the captivating, and serious, implications of this culture's obsession with celebrities and the effect is has on adolescents. Drawing on the Word of God, the latest research, ministerial experience, and interviews with teenagers, parents and leaders, Kimberly provides an eye-opening study. She raises important questions about the religion of celebrity and its effect on adolescents today."--Provided by publisher.
Celebrity Mad
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Author : Brett Kahr
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-08-28
Celebrity Mad written by Brett Kahr and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-28 with Psychology categories.
This short book by Professor Brett Kahr provides a psychoanalytic understanding of fame and celebrity in the early twenty-first century, building upon the bedrock foundations of the Freudian corpus. The book is divided into six chapters. Chapter One explores the psychology of the celebrity, questioning narcissistic and exhibitionist psychopathology, while Chapter Two examines the psychological state of those of who revel in the fame of others and in celebrity culture more broadly, and offers a discussion of the "Celebrity Worship Syndrome". Chapter Three provides a very brief history of the concept of celebrity itself, arguing that, contrary to popular opinion, the culture of celebrification cannot be blamed on twenty-first-century media moguls, but, rather, that such a preoccupation with famous personalities can be traced back to ancient times and demonstrates the need to broaden our analysis to include the role of deep, unconscious psychological forces. In Chapter Four, Kahr reviews some important theoretical concepts advanced by Freud and Winnicott, which provide an important foundation for the psychoanalytic study of fame, while Chapter Five provides a more comprehensive theory of the unconscious psychological roots of the need to worship fame and to seek it, drawing upon a multitude of sources, ranging from psychoanalytic theory and developmental psychological research, to film, archaeology, and, perhaps surprisingly, the history of infanticide. The book concludes, in Chapter Six, by studying the psychodynamics of celebrity and fame, arguing that being recognised by one’s family and friends in the intimate context of home life may well be the very best way to become a celebrity. Celebrity Mad outlines a psychoanalytic theory of the roots of our obsession with fame. It will be of great interest to psychoanalytic practitioners and researchers, as well as to readers interested in the psychology of fame.
Gods Behaving Badly
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Author : Pete Ward
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Gods Behaving Badly written by Pete Ward and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Gods Behaving Badly examines the blurred boundary between popular culture and religionùone that has given way to an often confounding fusion of the sacred and the profane. Flipping through pages of tabloid media and looking underneath the veil of Hollywood's glamour, Pete Ward exposes how, in its consumer life, Western society elevates celebrity to the theological and, in so doing, creates a new para-religion. Inevitably, whether despised or extolled, individual celebrities evoke public moral judgment, creating fertile ground for theological innovation. --