
Elvis People: The Cult of the King
Harrison
1992
Thank you, thank you, anonymous, for this submission. I know, I know, there are a bajillion Elvis fans out there, and they are all banging down the library doors to get at this book. Look at the cover, though! The cover artist has elevated Elvis to god-like status: halo, wings, and all! Creepy.
It’s all about how Elvis fans are so intense – so fanatical about Elvis that it’s like a religion. People collect relics – things he touched, things he wore, etc. People visit his home (Graceland) like a shrine. They treat his music like scripture. Worshipping Elvis, the book implies, is akin to worshipping any other deity.
The same could be said for Michael Jackson. I see a series in the author’s future!
Holly