Is Elvis a god?: Cult, culture, questions of method

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-210

  Frow, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apotheosis; Celebrity; Cultural studies methodology; Elvis; Fame; Secularization; Sociology of religion; Stardom; Stars; The numinous

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646730966     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13678779980010020301     Document Type: Article

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