Angels not souls: Popular religion in the online mourning for british celebrity jade goody

Religion

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-51

  Walter, Tony ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angel; Celebrities; Continuing bonds; Heaven; Mourning; Popular religion; Soul

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051835027     PISSN: 0048721X     EISSN: 10961151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2011.553138     Document Type: Article

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