The Celebrity Imprint: Fan–Celebrity Attachments and Religious Work Among Fans of John Lennon and Johnny Cash

Based on in-depth interviews, this article examines the relationships fans develop with John Lennon and Johnny Cash. Fan attachments consist of an initial curiosity, to a more profound emotional bond or relationship with "religious" underpinnings. An externalized sense of self and the conc...

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Auteur principal: Riddell, Kathleen Ann (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: University of Saskatchewan 2022
Dans: Journal of religion and popular culture
Année: 2022, Volume: 34, Numéro: 2, Pages: 113-126
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Lennon, John 1940-1980 / Cash, Johnny 1932-2003 / Fan / Religion / Identification / Liaison affective / Entretien qualitatif
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AE Psychologie de la religion
AG Vie religieuse
AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux
Sujets non-standardisés:B religious work
B extension of the self
B Johnny Cash
B John Lennon
B Fandom
B interpretive drift
B Religion
B the Beatles
B Identity
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Résumé:Based on in-depth interviews, this article examines the relationships fans develop with John Lennon and Johnny Cash. Fan attachments consist of an initial curiosity, to a more profound emotional bond or relationship with "religious" underpinnings. An externalized sense of self and the concept of a product of popular culture doing the work of religion highlight how fans develop relationships because they see more of themselves in the celebrity than do other fans. The notion of gradual development of an interpretive lens helps explain how these shifts happen over time. I conclude by considering what degrees of fan attachment say about the relationship between celebrity fandom and religion.
ISSN:1703-289X
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and popular culture