Practicing Oprah; or, the prescriptive compulsion of a spiritual capitalism

Journal of Popular Culture

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 599-621

  Lofton, Kathryn ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33745601670     PISSN: 00223840     EISSN: 15405931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5931.2006.00281.x     Document Type: Review

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