Lofton, Kathryn. <br/><br/>
Oprah  the gospel of an icon /  [electronic resource] : 
Kathryn Lofton. 
 - Berkeley :  University of California Press,  2011. 
 - xiii, 288 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Winfrey, Oprah--Influence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Oprah Winfrey show (Television program)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Religion and culture--United States.<br/>Popular culture--Religious aspects.<br/>Celebrities.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Religion.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL2525  / .L65 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.60973/090511