American Televangelism and Participatory Cultures Fans, Brands, and Play With Religious "Fakes" /

• Main Author: Bekkering, Denis J. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture
• Subjects: Religion and sociology.; Motion pictures.; Religion and Society.; Sociology of Religion.; Film/TV Industry.

This book examines unintended participatory cultures and media surrounding the American televangelists Robert Tilton and Tammy Faye Bakker-Messner. It brings to light heavily ironic fan followings; print, audio, and video projects; public access television parodies; and other comedic participatory p...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Robert Tilton, Ironic Fans, and Fake Religions
• 3. A Fan Club, a Fart Tape, and a Tabloid Scandal
• 4. From the Margins to the Mainstream: Recreational Christianity and a Viral Rebranding
• 5. Tammy Faye Bakker, Campy Fandom, and Ludicrous Tragedy
• 6. The Eyes of Tammy Faye and a Complicated Rebranding
• 7. Conclusion.