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Not Just Sex That Sells: Religious Rhetoric And References In Contemporary Beer Branding, Julie Kappelman
Not Just Sex That Sells: Religious Rhetoric And References In Contemporary Beer Branding, Julie Kappelman
Summer Research
Although explicit references to religion are rare in the marketplace, pictorial representations and rhetoric evocative of religious figures and concepts manifest a unique strategy in contemporary American beer branding. By reflecting societal views, prejudices, and preferences, advertising provides an enclosed narrative of how people think and in turn illustrates the way in which society is structured. This phenomenon discredits the assumption of a strict separation between the secular and the sacred. Beers with religious connotations do not monopolize the market but they do constitute a significant phenomenon in the modern beer industry. Religious references in beer branding often participate in …