They sent him countless letters and postcards, some of which called him a ' living saviour ' or celebrated his ' exalted and godlike benevolence ' (p. 229).
The outsider as leader is neither to be welcomed as a saviour nor shunned as a pariah.
To speak of a saviour who is not fully divine is a contradiction in terms.
High on the list of illusions to be cast off was the image of the radical elite as saviour of the oppressed masses.
Bioprospecting values have been both touted as the saviour of the world's biodiversity, and downplayed as being so small as to create no conservation incentive.
As a result, by the 1970s, the casino resort was no longer a semi-legitimate institution, but was hailed as an urban saviour.
Thus, most scholars tend to view the people joined in civil society as potential saviours and not as culprits.
The combination of these sign-complexes creates a meaningful pattern around the singer that sets him apart as a surrogate saviour.
