Chapter 1. Segmenting fan communities: toward a taxonomy for researchers and industry -- Chapter 2. Fans and brands: delineating between fandoms, brand communities, and brand publics -- Chapter 3. A hero who never dies: Steve Jobs in his fans' minds -- Chapter 4. The passion that unites us all: the culture and consumption of sports fans -- Chapter 5. Those who rarely attend alone: tribal sport fans -- Chapter 6. I love to see them lose: investigating fan perceptions and behaviors toward rival teams -- Chapter 7. Building the force: enacting fan brand community through the star wars BB-8 droid builders club -- Chapter 8. Charging fandom in the digital age: the rise of social media -- Chapter 9. Diversity of fans on social media: the case of entertainment celebrity in china -- Chapter 10. Brand pathologies: "Monstrous" fan relationships and the media brand "twilight" -- Chapter 11. "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done": attaining divine transcendence through brand fandom, evidence from India -- Chapter 12. Working behind playing: tamed fan labour and Its stabilizing function in the Chinese mobile gaming fan community -- Chapter 13. Living in a virtual reality: anime and manga fandom.