Pop stars and idolatry: An investigation of the worship of popular music icons, and the music and cult of Prince

Arts & Humanities

• Pop Star 100%
• Sexuality 96%
• Icon 86%
• Idolatry 78%
• Music 67%
• Popular music 64%
• Worship 57%
• Cult 57%
• Spirituality 52%
• Iconography 39%
• Personality Cult 33%
• Liberation 30%
• Consumer Culture 26%
• Physicality 26%
• Ecstasy 26%
• Musical Culture 25%
• Artist 25%
• Profane 24%
• Public Interest 24%
• Contemporary Culture 23%
• Preacher 22%
• Western Culture 21%
• Congregations 20%
• Religious Traditions 20%
• Rock 20%
• Manipulation 20%
• Religious Practices 20%
• Performer 18%
• Vessel 18%
• Deity 12%

Social Sciences

• ritual 70%
• music 54%
• sexuality 39%
• fan 34%
• spirituality 33%
• god 17%
• liberation 16%
• public interest 15%
• artist 15%
• manipulation 14%
• personality 11%