Consuming Religion.

Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Practicing Commodity -- 1. Binge Religion: Social Life in Extremity -- 2. The Spirit in the Cubicle: A Religious History of the American Office -- Revising Ritual -- 3. Ritualism Revived: From Scientia Ritus to Consumer Rites -- 4. Purifying America: Rites of S...

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Main Author: Lofton, Kathryn (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Chicago, IL University of Chicago Press 2017
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:Class 200: New Studies in Religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Religion / Consumer behavior / Popular culture
Further subjects:B Consumption (Economics) - Religious aspects
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: Lofton, Kathryn: Consuming Religion. - Chicago, IL : University of Chicago Press,c2017. - 9780226481937
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Summary:Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Practicing Commodity -- 1. Binge Religion: Social Life in Extremity -- 2. The Spirit in the Cubicle: A Religious History of the American Office -- Revising Ritual -- 3. Ritualism Revived: From Scientia Ritus to Consumer Rites -- 4. Purifying America: Rites of Salvation in the Soap Campaign -- Imagining Celebrity -- 5. Sacrificing Britney: Celebrity and Religion in America -- 6. The Celebrification of Religion in the Age of Infotainment -- Valuing Family -- 7. Religion and the Authority in American Parenting -- 8. Kardashian Nation: Work in America's Klan -- Rethinking Corporate Freedom -- 9. Corporation as Sect -- 10. On the Origins of Corporate Culture -- 11. Do Not Tamper with the Clues: Notes on Goldman Sachs -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
ISBN:022648212X