Speaking words of wisdom : the Beatles and religion /

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Includes bibliographical references and index.That magic feeling : an introduction to the Beatles and religion / Michael McGowan -- Religion in the Liverpool of the Beatles' childhoods / Melissa Davis -- Born taking sides : religion in the Beatles' Liverpool / David Bedford -- The religious sensibility of Paul McCartney / Kenneth Campbell -- John Lennon, Jesus as a moral model, and imagine no religion / Eyal Regev -- George Harrison's road to India / John Covach -- Don't pass me by : to hell and back with Ringo Starr / Michael McGowan -- Songs of self-emptying in the Beatles / Scott Freer -- Yeah, yeah, yeah : Beatlemania and the cult of Dionysus -- the resurrection of a new consciousness / Sean Macleod -- A religion in fact : the Beatles as religious phenomenon hidden in plain sight / Grant Maxwell -- Helter skelter : Charles Manson's (supposed) apocalyptic reading of the White album / Mark Duffett -- Sanctum or artifact? : the Beatles' music in Yesterday / Christiane Meiser -- Necrolennonolatry : the postmortem adventures of John Lennon / Murray Leeder -- Conclusion : all together now -- seeking and finding meaning in community / Michael McGowan."A collection of essays by scholars of religion, music, philosophy, and culture exploring the Beatles' relationship to religion"--