Format:
1 online resource (75 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781009057349
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9781009479370
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9781009060295
Series Statement:
Cambridge elements. Elements in new religious movements
Content:
What is Satanism? The word has functioned as a powerful indictment of one's rivals, an expression of rebellion against authority, and sometimes to describe the deliberate worship of dark, supernatural forces. This Element provides a concise overview of Satanism from its origins in early modern Europe through the present. It covers such topics as legends of the black mass, hell-fire clubs, the Romantic Satanism of Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, and nineteenth-century occultists who expressed reverence for Satan. It describes modern Satanic religions including the Church of Satan, The Temple of Set, The Order of Nine Angles, The Satanic Temple, and others. It also addresses contemporary Satanic Panic from the 1980s through QAnon. This Element should prove useful to anyone seeking to learn more about this complicated and frequently misunderstood tradition.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Dec 2023)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009479370
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781009479370
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/9781009057349
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