Christian and secular values for sale: the religious apostasy of celebrity and Disney's "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus
Religious apostasy is a complex phenomenon that becomes even more obscure when it involves public figures in the media industry with economic interests at stake. A paradigmatic case is that of American singer Miley Cyrus, who went from being a famous religious role model for conservative American ev...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2017]
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| In: |
Acta theologica
Year: 2017, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 97-119 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Cyrus, Miley 1992-
/ Apostasy (motif)
/ Evangelical movement
/ Value theory
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture CH Christianity and Society KBQ North America KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Miley Cyrus
Walt Disney
Conservative evangelicals
Theories of value
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Religious apostasy is a complex phenomenon that becomes even more obscure when it involves public figures in the media industry with economic interests at stake. A paradigmatic case is that of American singer Miley Cyrus, who went from being a famous religious role model for conservative American evangelical Christians to becoming a secular and liberal celebrity, playing in highly sexualized live shows and videos. Drawing on a complementary use of sociological, economic and language theories of value, this paper explores Cyrus' religious apostasy as a transformation from a Christian commodity to a secular one. Our study shows that, while for the industry, be it Christian or secular, Cyrus' sociological and language values are always subsidiary to her economic value as a commodity, for Christian consumers, her economic value depends on her social and language values. |
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| ISSN: | 2309-9089 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Acta theologica
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/EJC-a40169b39 |
