The celebrity-icon

Cultural Sociology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-336

  Alexander, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

celebrity; cultural sociology; Durkheim; icon; sacred profane; totem; transitional object

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649253957     PISSN: 17499755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1749975510380316     Document Type: Article

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