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work_5wgmcxajqzfhxp4gvy3vai6z44	Rupert Till	Pop stars and idolatry: an investigation of the worship of popular music icons, and the music and cult of Prince	2010	15	.pdf	application/pdf	6515	451	65	Pop stars and idolatry: an investigation of the worship of popular music icons, and the himself as an icon of consumer culture, as a deified 'rock god' worshipped by his fans, and as a preacher leading his Prince's work and the role of the pop star as an icon within contemporary culture, an icon that contains a physicality Keywords: Prince; popular; iconography; icon; star Consumer culture uses popular icons as examples of idealised consumers, the music industry in worshipper creating the popular icon, as without an audience a star is merely another person. 3 Some popular music stars have renewed and reinvigorated their work by creating new versions of their onstage character, notable Prince is one such star who has managed to progress to the status of popular icon, using an overt culture, Prince and his peers in the world of music are fulfilling roles traditionally played by religious figures 	./cache/work_5wgmcxajqzfhxp4gvy3vai6z44.pdf	./txt/work_5wgmcxajqzfhxp4gvy3vai6z44.txt