Dancing in My Dreams: A Spiritual Biography of Tina Turner (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780802878632)

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 shaped 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.

Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year Award in Biography Finalist (2023)

Author: Ralph H. Craig
ISBN-10: 0802878636
ISBN-13: 9780802878632
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 11/07/2023
Pages: 291
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.41w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/04/2023
Booklist 10/15/2023 pg. 16
Library Journal 10/27/2023 pg. 1