Dancing in My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner (Library of Religious Biography | LRB)

by Ralph H. Craig III

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2023

Overview

If you don’t know Tina Turner’s spirituality, you don’t know Tina.

When Tina Turner reclaimed her throne as the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll in the 1980s, she attributed her comeback to one thing: the wisdom and power she found in Buddhism. Her spiritual transformation is often overshadowed by the rags-to-riches arc of her life story. But in this groundbreaking biography, Ralph H. Craig III traces Tina’s journey from the Black Baptist church to Buddhism and situates her at the vanguard of large-scale movements in religion and pop culture.

Paying special attention to the diverse metaphysical beliefs that shape her spiritual life, Craig untangles Tina’s Soka Gakkai Buddhist foundation; her incorporation of New Age ideas popularized in ’60s counterculture; and her upbringing in a Black Baptist congregation, alongside the influences of her grandmothers’ disciplinary and mystical sensibilities. Through critical engagement with Tina’s personal life and public brand, Craig sheds light on how popular culture has been used as a vehicle for authentic religious teaching. Scholars and fans alike will find Dancing in My Dreams as enlightening as the iconic singer herself.

Key Features

• Engages with Tina’s personal life and public brand
• Sheds light on how popular culture has been used as a vehicle for authentic religious teaching
• Pays special attention to the diverse metaphysical beliefs that shaped her spiritual life

Product Details

• Title: Dancing in My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner
• Author: Ralph H. Craig III
• Series: Library of Religious Biography Series
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Pages: 270
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Turner, Tina › Religion; Singers › United States--Biography; Rhythm and blues musicians › United States--Biography; Rock musicians › United States--Biography; Buddhists › United States--Biography; Turner, Tina
• ISBNs: 9780802878632, 0802878636
• Resource ID: LLS:LRBTINATURNER
• Resource Type: text.monograph.biography
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-11-16T17:08:59Z

About Ralph H. Craig III

Ralph H. Craig III is a PhD candidate in religious studies at Stanford University and a native of New Orleans, LA. He received his BA in theological studies from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. He specializes in Buddhism, with a focus on South Asian Buddhism and American Buddhism. His research interests include comparative religion, religion and popular culture, literature, and African American studies.