Christian and secular values for sale: The religious apostasy of celebrity and disney’s “hannah montana” star miley cyrus

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Religious apostasy is a complex phenomenon that becomes even more obscure when it involves public figures in the media industry with economic interests at stake. A paradigmatic case is that of American singer Miley Cyrus, who went from being a famous religious role model for conservative American evangelical Christians to becoming a secular and liberal celebrity, playing in highly sexualized live shows and videos. Drawing on a complementary use of sociological, economic and language theories of value, this paper explores Cyrus’ religious apostasy as a transformation from a Christian commodity to a secular one. Our study shows that, while for the industry, be it Christian or secular, Cyrus’ sociological and language values are always subsidiary to her economic value as a commodity, for Christian consumers, her economic value depends on her social and language values.

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Sabate, R. S., Gelabert Santané, R. C., Badilla Briones, Y. A., & del Valle Rojas, C. (2017). Christian and secular values for sale: The religious apostasy of celebrity and disney’s “hannah montana” star miley cyrus. Acta Theologica, 37(1), 97–119. https://doi.org/10.18820/23099089/actat.v37i1.7

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