This website will explore the life and religious views of Elvis Presley; it will also chronicle how by some he is viewed as a religion or cult. The site will focus primarily on whether or not Elvis and his fans can be considered a religion. I will explore religion in some of his songs as well as address whether or not his music is classified as a cult. I will talk about the religious controversy over whether or not Elvis's fans pilgrimage to Graceland counts as a religious path. This website will also look at whether or not icons count as a form of religious figure and lastly is Elvis a false faith?I plan on including different picture of "The King" on each page so as to give a better understanding of his persona and the impact he has on his fans. I will use websites, books on religion, music videos, photos, quotes and interviews to prove the above.
The first section is a brief biography of Elvis's life and how he got into music. It will explore Elvis's life and how religion played a role in it, as well as religion in some of his songs. In my opinion it was a great influence on him and later on his music.
The second topic will look at whether or not Elvis Presley and his fans can be considered a cult. An argument can be made for him being both a cult and religion given how his fans reacted to him as well as his nickname The King. I intend to find an article that explores the religious controversy around the cult idea of Elvis.
In addition to that, the site will discuss The King's fan pilgrimages to Graceland and the use of shrines to pay homage to him. Many fans view both of these as both religious and spiritual journeys.
This websites third heading will be on the topic of icons and whether they constitute a form of religious figure. This topic is widely debated and to varying degrees. Elvis without question was and still is an icon; all that remains is to determine whether or not icons can be considered religious figures or deities.
Before concluding I will do my best to accurately tackle whether Presley and his music are considered false faith. Arguments can be made stating that music and pop culture with a focus on Elvis is to many people a faith; others would counter saying it isn't a faith in the traditional sense.
In my conclusion I will restate both cases then summarize why I took the stance I did and the evidence for it.
My argument is that celebrities and icons by todays standard can be considered a form of religion or faith. My reason for arguing this is because of the following: many icons have during life and even after death. Many fans appear to worship celebrities and icons; In the case of Elvis, fans go as far as to create shrines and go on pilgrimages to Graceland, where his career started. I've also noticed that some people have religious experiences when listening to gospel and faith based music.
The first section is a brief biography of Elvis's life and how he got into music. It will explore Elvis's life and how religion played a role in it, as well as religion in some of his songs. In my opinion it was a great influence on him and later on his music.
The second topic will look at whether or not Elvis Presley and his fans can be considered a cult. An argument can be made for him being both a cult and religion given how his fans reacted to him as well as his nickname The King. I intend to find an article that explores the religious controversy around the cult idea of Elvis.
In addition to that, the site will discuss The King's fan pilgrimages to Graceland and the use of shrines to pay homage to him. Many fans view both of these as both religious and spiritual journeys.
This websites third heading will be on the topic of icons and whether they constitute a form of religious figure. This topic is widely debated and to varying degrees. Elvis without question was and still is an icon; all that remains is to determine whether or not icons can be considered religious figures or deities.
Before concluding I will do my best to accurately tackle whether Presley and his music are considered false faith. Arguments can be made stating that music and pop culture with a focus on Elvis is to many people a faith; others would counter saying it isn't a faith in the traditional sense.
In my conclusion I will restate both cases then summarize why I took the stance I did and the evidence for it.
My argument is that celebrities and icons by todays standard can be considered a form of religion or faith. My reason for arguing this is because of the following: many icons have during life and even after death. Many fans appear to worship celebrities and icons; In the case of Elvis, fans go as far as to create shrines and go on pilgrimages to Graceland, where his career started. I've also noticed that some people have religious experiences when listening to gospel and faith based music.