Speaking words of wisdom : the Beatles and religion /

"A collection of essays by scholars of religion, music, philosophy, and culture exploring the Beatles' relationship to religion"--

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: McGowan, Michael (Editor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2024]
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5325/jj.22247094
Table of Contents:
  • That magic feeling : an introduction to the Beatles and religion / Michael McGowan
  • Religion in the Liverpool of the Beatles' childhoods / Melissa Davis
  • Born taking sides : religion in the Beatles' Liverpool / David Bedford
  • The religious sensibility of Paul McCartney / Kenneth Campbell
  • John Lennon, Jesus as a moral model, and imagine no religion / Eyal Regev
  • George Harrison's road to India / John Covach
  • Don't pass me by : to hell and back with Ringo Starr / Michael McGowan
  • Songs of self-emptying in the Beatles / Scott Freer
  • Yeah, yeah, yeah : Beatlemania and the cult of Dionysus
  • the resurrection of a new consciousness / Sean Macleod
  • A religion in fact : the Beatles as religious phenomenon hidden in plain sight / Grant Maxwell
  • Helter skelter : Charles Manson's (supposed) apocalyptic reading of the White album / Mark Duffett
  • Sanctum or artifact? : the Beatles' music in Yesterday / Christiane Meiser
  • Necrolennonolatry : the postmortem adventures of John Lennon / Murray Leeder
  • Conclusion : all together now
  • seeking and finding meaning in community / Michael McGowan.