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=== The Satanic Temple === |
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The Satanic Temple, based in New York, represents a variety of Satanism that uses the [[Devil in popular culture#Literature|literary Satan]] as a mythological foundation for a [[Methodological naturalism|non-supernatural]] religion,<ref>[http://www.thesatanictemple.com/ The Satanic Temple]</ref> which it believes can be used to construct a [[Metanarrative|cultural narrative]] that can usefully contextualize life experiences and promote pragmatic skepticism, rational reciprocity, personal autonomy, and curiosity. |
The Satanic Temple, based in New York what, represents a variety of Satanism that uses the [[Devil in popular culture#Literature|literary Satan]] as a mythological foundation for a [[Methodological naturalism|non-supernatural]] religion,<ref>[http://www.thesatanictemple.com/ The Satanic Temple]</ref> which it believes can be used to construct a [[Metanarrative|cultural narrative]] that can usefully contextualize life experiences and promote pragmatic skepticism, rational reciprocity, personal autonomy, and curiosity. |
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As it lacks the creed of elitism and [[Social Darwinism]] that define the Church of Satan<ref>{{cite web|last=Peter |first=Magus |url=http://www.churchofsatan.com/satanism-the-feared-religion.php |title=Satanism: The Feared Religion |publisher=churchofsatan.com |date=1966-04-30 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> in favor of other characteristics of the literary Satan, it contrasts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.churchofsatan.com/post/69495555098/lets-you-and-him-fight |title=Church of Satan • Let’s You and Him Fight |publisher=News.churchofsatan.com |date=2013-12-09 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> itself by its desire to actively participate in public affairs and provide outreach to the wider public. This has manifested in several public political actions<ref>{{cite web|author=Massoud Hayoun |url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/8/satanists-aim-tobuildamonumentonthebiblebelt.html |title=Group aims to put 'Satanist' monument near Oklahoma capitol | Al Jazeera America |publisher=America.aljazeera.com |date=2013-12-08 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/world-our-backyard/2013/dec/9/satanists-petition-build-monument-oklahoma-state-c/ |title=Satanists petition to build monument on Oklahoma state capitol grounds | Washington Times Communities |publisher=Communities.washingtontimes.com |date=2013-12-09 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> and efforts at lobbying,<ref>{{cite web|last=Bugbee |first=Shane |url=http://www.vice.com/read/unmasking-lucien-greaves-aka-doug-mesner-leader-of-the-satanic-temple |title=Unmasking Lucien Greaves, Leader of the Satanic Temple | VICE United States |publisher=Vice.com |date=2013-07-30 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> with a focus on the separation of Church and State and using satire against religious organizations that it believes interfere with freedom and the pursuit of happiness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesatanictemple.com/the-satanic-temple-performs-ceremony-at-westboro-baptist-church-family-gravesite/ |title=The Satanic Temple Performs Ceremony at Westboro Baptist Church Family Gravesite |publisher=Thesatanictemple.com |date=2013-07-17 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> |
As it lacks the creed of elitism and [[Social Darwinism]] that define the Church of Satan<ref>{{cite web|last=Peter |first=Magus |url=http://www.churchofsatan.com/satanism-the-feared-religion.php |title=Satanism: The Feared Religion |publisher=churchofsatan.com |date=1966-04-30 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> in favor of other characteristics of the literary Satan, it contrasts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.churchofsatan.com/post/69495555098/lets-you-and-him-fight |title=Church of Satan • Let’s You and Him Fight |publisher=News.churchofsatan.com |date=2013-12-09 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> itself by its desire to actively participate in public affairs and provide outreach to the wider public. This has manifested in several public political actions<ref>{{cite web|author=Massoud Hayoun |url=http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/8/satanists-aim-tobuildamonumentonthebiblebelt.html |title=Group aims to put 'Satanist' monument near Oklahoma capitol | Al Jazeera America |publisher=America.aljazeera.com |date=2013-12-08 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/world-our-backyard/2013/dec/9/satanists-petition-build-monument-oklahoma-state-c/ |title=Satanists petition to build monument on Oklahoma state capitol grounds | Washington Times Communities |publisher=Communities.washingtontimes.com |date=2013-12-09 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> and efforts at lobbying,<ref>{{cite web|last=Bugbee |first=Shane |url=http://www.vice.com/read/unmasking-lucien-greaves-aka-doug-mesner-leader-of-the-satanic-temple |title=Unmasking Lucien Greaves, Leader of the Satanic Temple | VICE United States |publisher=Vice.com |date=2013-07-30 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> with a focus on the separation of Church and State and using satire against religious organizations that it believes interfere with freedom and the pursuit of happiness.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesatanictemple.com/the-satanic-temple-performs-ceremony-at-westboro-baptist-church-family-gravesite/ |title=The Satanic Temple Performs Ceremony at Westboro Baptist Church Family Gravesite |publisher=Thesatanictemple.com |date=2013-07-17 |accessdate=2014-03-25}}</ref> |
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Satanism is a broad term referring to a group of social movements comprising diverse ideological and philosophical beliefs. Their shared features include symbolic association with, or admiration for the character of Satan, and Prometheus, which Satanists see as liberating figures. It was estimated that there were 50,000 Satanists in 1990. There may be as many as one hundred thousand in the world.[1][dead link]
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Particularly after the European Enlightenment, some works, such as Paradise Lost, were taken up by Romantics and described as presenting the biblical Satan as an allegory representing a crisis of faith, individualism, free will, wisdom and enlightenment. Those works actually featuring Satan as a heroic character are fewer in number, but do exist; George Bernard Shaw, and Mark Twain (cf. Letters from the Earth) included such characterizations in their works long before religious Satanists took up the pen. From then on, Satan and Satanism started to gain a new meaning outside of Christianity.[2]
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Although the public practice of Satanism began with the founding of The Church of Satan in 1966, historical precedents exist: a group called the Ophite Cultus Satanas was founded in Ohio by Herbert Arthur Sloane in 1948.[3] Original Satanic practice, however, is intended to be independent.
Satanist groups that appeared after the 1960s are widely diverse, but two major trends are theistic Satanism and atheistic Satanism. Theistic Satanists venerate Satan as a supernatural deity, viewing him not as omnipotent but rather as a patriarch. In contrast, atheistic Satanists regard Satan as merely a symbol of certain human traits.[4]
Despite criticism from a myriad of other religious groups, there are signs that Satanistic beliefs have become more socially tolerated. Satanism is now allowed in the Royal Navy of the British Armed Forces, despite opposition from Christians,[5][6][7] and in 2005, the Supreme Court of the United States debated over protecting the religious rights of prison inmates after a lawsuit challenging the issue was filed to them.[8][9]
Contemporary Satanism is mainly an American phenomenon, the ideas spreading with the effects of globalization and the Internet.[2] The Internet promotes awareness of other Satanists, and is also the main battleground for the definitions of Satanism today.[2] Satanism started to reach Eastern Europe in the 1990s, in time with the fall of the Soviet Union, and most noticeably in Poland and Lithuania, predominantly Roman Catholic countries.[10][11]
Satanism developed in the context of the Christian faith, as an ideological backlash to certain tenets promoted in Christianity. The character of Satan revered by Satanists, therefore, is mainly regarded as the prototypical anti-Christian figure. There have been some Satanists, however, who have shown reverence for the similar, albeit differently-characterized Islamic concept of Satan (Arabic: شيطان Shayṭān), also known as Iblis (Arabic: إبليس ʾIblīs) although this is much more uncommon as Satanist philosophy has primarily flourished in the Occident, and has likely not reached any Muslim-majority countries.[citation needed]
Theistic Satanism
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Theistic Satanism (also known as traditional Satanism, spiritual Satanism or Devil Worship) is a form of Satanism with the primary belief that Satan is an actual deity or force to revere or worship.[12][13] Other characteristics of theistic Satanism may include a belief in magic, which is manipulated through ritual, although that is not a defining criterion, and theistic Satanists may focus solely on devotion. Unlike the LaVeyan Satanism founded by Anton LaVey in the 1960s, theistic Satanism is theistic as opposed to atheistic, believing that Satan is a real being rather than a symbol of individualism.
Luciferianism
Luciferianism can be understood best as a belief system or intellectual creed that venerates the essential and inherent characteristics that are affixed and commonly given to Lucifer. Luciferianism is often identified as an auxiliary creed or movement of Satanism, due to the common identification of Lucifer with Satan. Some Luciferians accept this identification and/or consider Lucifer as the "light bearer" and illuminated aspect of Satan, giving them the name of Satanists and the right to bear the title. Others reject it, giving the argument that Lucifer is a more positive and easy-going ideal than Satan. They are inspired by the ancient myths of Egypt, Rome and Greece, Gnosticism and traditional Western occultism.
Palladists
Palladists are an alleged theistic Satanist society or member of that society. The name Palladian comes from Pallas and refers to wisdom and learning. It has no relation to Palladium or the palladian style of Andrea Palladio.
Our Lady of Endor Coven
Our Lady of Endor Coven, also known as Ophite Cultus Satanas (originally spelled "Sathanas"), was a satanic cult founded in 1948 by Herbert Arthur Sloane in Toledo, Ohio. The group was heavily influenced by gnosticism (especially that found in the contemporary book by Hans Jonas, The Gnostic Religion), and worshiped Satanas, their name for Satan (Cultus Satanas is a Latin version of Cult of Satan). Satanas (or Satan) was defined in gnostic terms as the Serpent in the Garden of Eden who revealed the knowledge of the true God to Eve. That it called itself "Ophite" is a reference to the ancient gnostic sect of the Ophites, who were said to worship the serpent.
Atheistic Satanism
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LaVeyan Satanism
LaVeyan Satanism is a philosophy (not considered a religion by many of its followers) founded in 1966 by Anton Szandor LaVey. Its teachings are based on individualism, epicureanism,[14] and "eye for an eye" morality. Unlike theistic Satanists, LaVeyan Satanists are atheists who regard Satan as a symbol of man's inherent nature.[15] According to religioustolerance.org, LaVeyan Satanism is a "small religious group that is unrelated to any other faith, and whose members feel free to satisfy their urges responsibly, exhibit kindness to their friends, and attack their enemies".[16] Its beliefs were first detailed in The Satanic Bible and it is overseen by the Church of Satan.
Accusations of Satanism
Historically, some people or groups have been specifically described as worshiping Satan or the Devil, or of being devoted to the work of Satan. The widespread preponderance of these groups in European cultures is in part connected with the importance and meaning of Satan within Christianity.
Christianity
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- Pagans celebrating Pan, Odin, Perkunas or other pagan deities were often claimed by the Catholic Church to be worshiping the Devil and his crones and minions.[17]
- Many gnostic groups have been regarded as Satanic, with its prominent details implying Lucifer, or the serpent, as being a true god or prophet that liberated Adam and Eve while the god of the Old Testament is regarded as a demiurge. Hegemonius accused Mani, founder of Manicheanism, of being Satanic when Mani said that Jehovah is "the devil god which created the world"[18] and that "he who spoke with Moses, the Jews, and the priests … is the [Prince] of Darkness, … not the god of truth."[19]
- The Witch trials in Early Modern Europe, in particular, the notion that Witches congregated at a Witches' Sabbath in order to serve the Devil.[17]
- Gilles de Rais (15th century, France) was a French nobleman who was tried and executed for the murders of hundreds of children in quasi-Satanic rituals.[17]
- Johann Georg Faust. (16th century, Germany)[17] Many instructions, in German and in Latin, for making a pact with the Devil were attributed to him. These were collected and published in Germany in a few of the volumes of Das Kloster (1845–1849).
- Urbain Grandier (17th century, France). Although set up by the Catholic Church, a very famous document, in Latin, of a pact with the Devil he allegedly wrote has been preserved.[17]
- People involved in the Poison affair, such as Catherine Deshayes and Etienne Guibourg (17th century, France). The documentation from their trial is the principal Medieval source for information on the Black Mass.[20][21]
- The Marquis de Sade (18th century, France), described by Iwan Bloch as being a fanatic Satanist.[22] His works graphically described blasphemy against the Catholic Church, such as an orgy resembling a Black Mass conducted by Pope Pius VI in the Vatican (in his novel Juliette).
- In 1865, the anti-Vatican Italian poet Giosuè Carducci, published his poem Inno a Satana ("Hymn to Satan"), praising Satan as the god of reason and expressing religious hatred towards Christianity.
- Many adherents of the Decadent movement, such as the Polish author Stanisław Przybyszewski, the Belgian artist Félicien Rops, and the French poet Charles Baudelaire (who published Les Litanies de Satan in 1857) either called themselves Satanists, or created overtly Satanist artwork and literature.[23]
- Some French movements widely described as being Satanist by French writers of the time (Late 19th to early 20th centuries). The most well-known description available in English is the 1891 novel Là-bas by Joris-Karl Huysmans. However, there were numerous other well-known personalities in France that were related to the circles Huysmans describes, such as Joseph-Antoine Boullan, Stanislas de Guaita, Henri Antoine Jules-Bois, and Joséphin Péladan, who either wrote about Satanism in France, or were accused of being Satanists themselves.[24][25]
- Freemasonry was described as being Satanist in the completely discredited Taxil hoax.[26]
- At least two Satanic (or "Luciferian") sects existed in France in the 1930s. One was led by Maria de Naglowska, and had rituals dedicated to Satan and Lucifer.[27] Another, led by a former Catholic priest, celebrated an inversion of the Latin Mass (a "Luciferian Mass"), which included the phrase "In nomine Domini Dei nostri Satanae Luciferi Excelsi" (a phrase that re-appeared 30 years later in Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible).[28]
Islam
- The Yazidis, a minority religion of the Middle East who worship Melek Taus, are often referred to as Satan worshippers by some Islamic sectors.[29]
- Mandaeism. A branch of Gnosticism generally not referred by the Islamic sectors as Satanic, but in fact a probable example of Sabians as mentioned in the Quran. As a gnostic sect, it shares principles regarded as Satanic in the Muslim world with Yazidism.
Popular music
Black metal has often been connected with Satanism, in part for the lyrical content of several bands and their frequent use of imagery often tied to left hand path beliefs (such as the inverted pentagram). More often than not musicians associating themselves with black metal say they do not believe in legitimate Satanic ideology and often profess to being atheists, agnostics, or religious skeptics. In some instances, followers of right hand path religions use Satanic references for entertainment purposes and shock value.[30] Most of black metal's "first wave" bands only used Satanism for shock value; one of the few exceptions is Mercyful Fate singer King Diamond, who follows LaVeyan Satanism[31] and whom Michael Moynihan calls "one of the only performers of the '80s Satanic Metal who was more than just a poseur using a devilish image for shock value".[32]
Glen Benton, vocalist and bassist of the band Deicide, once openly claimed to be a practitioner of theistic Satanism, and has spoken publicly to profess staunch anti-Christian sentiment. The controversial Dissection frontman Jon Nödtveidt openly spoke about his "chaos-gnostic" satanic beliefs, being a member of the Misanthropic Luciferian Order, and called his band "the sonic propaganda unit of the MLO".[33] Norwegian black metal artists such as Euronymous from Mayhem and Infernus from Gorgoroth have also identified themselves as Satanists and actively promoted their beliefs.[34] Numerous church burnings that covered parts of Norway in the early 1990s were also attributed to youths involved in the black metal movement, which included people promoting theistic Satanic beliefs and strong anti-LaVeyan attitudes.[35] However, the legitimacy of such actions as Satanic endeavors, rather than simply rebellious actions done for publicity, is something that has been doubted by even some of those who contribute to the genre.[36]
Organizations
The Church of Satan
The Church of Satan is an organization dedicated to the acceptance of the carnal self, as articulated in The Satanic Bible, written in 1969 by Anton Szandor LaVey.
First Satanic Church
On Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966, Anton LaVey founded the "The Satanic Church" (which he would later rename "Church of Satan"). After his death in 1997 the Church of Satan was taken over by a new administration and its headquarters was moved to New York. LaVey's daughter, the High Priestess Karla LaVey, felt this to be a disservice to her father's legacy. The First Satanic Church was re-founded on October 31, 1999 by Karla LaVey to carry on the legacy of her father. She continues to run it out of San Francisco, California.
Temple of Set
The Temple of Set is an initiatory occult society claiming to be the world's leading left-hand path religious organization. It was established in 1975 by Michael A. Aquino and certain members of the priesthood of the Church of Satan,[37] who left because of administrative and philosophical disagreements. ToS deliberately self-differentiates from CoS in several ways, most significantly in theology and sociology.[38] The philosophy of the Temple of Set may be summed up as "enlightened individualism" — enhancement and improvement of oneself by personal education, experiment and initiation. This process is necessarily different and distinctive for each individual. The members do not agree on whether Set is "real" or not, and they're not expected to.[38]
Setianism, in theory, is similar to theistic Satanism. The principle deity of Setianism is the ancient Egyptian god Set, or Seth, the god of adversary. Set supposedly is the Dark Lord behind the Hebrew entity Satan. Set, as the first principle of consciousness, is emulated by Setians, who symbolize the concept of individual, subjective intelligence distinct from the natural order as the "Black Flame". (Some people who are not members of the Temple of Set find spiritual inspiration in the Egyptian god Set, and may share some beliefs with the organization. The belief system in general is referred to as Setianism.)
Members of the Temple of Set are mostly male, between the ages of twenty and fifty.[38]
Order of Nine Angles
The authors Per Faxneld and Jesper Petersen write that the Order of Nine Angles (ONA, O9A) "represent a dangerous and extreme form of Satanism".[39] The ONA first attracted public attention during the 1980s and 1990s after being mentioned in books detailing fascist Satanism. They were initially formed in the United Kingdom and are presently organized around clandestine cells (which it calls traditional nexions)[40][41] and around what it calls sinister tribes.[42][43]
The Satanic Temple
The Satanic Temple, based in New York what, represents a variety of Satanism that uses the literary Satan as a mythological foundation for a non-supernatural religion,[44] which it believes can be used to construct a cultural narrative that can usefully contextualize life experiences and promote pragmatic skepticism, rational reciprocity, personal autonomy, and curiosity.
As it lacks the creed of elitism and Social Darwinism that define the Church of Satan[45] in favor of other characteristics of the literary Satan, it contrasts[46] itself by its desire to actively participate in public affairs and provide outreach to the wider public. This has manifested in several public political actions[47][48] and efforts at lobbying,[49] with a focus on the separation of Church and State and using satire against religious organizations that it believes interfere with freedom and the pursuit of happiness.[50]
The only requirements to be a member are to support the tenets and beliefs of the organization, and to name yourself a member.[51]
See also
References
- ^ B.A. Robinson (March 2006). "Religious Satanism, 16th century Satanism, Satanic Dabbling, etc". Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
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value (help) - ^ a b c Jesper Aagaard Petersen (2009). "Introduction: Embracing Satan". Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7546-5286-1.
- ^ Lewis, James R. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions. Prometheus Books. p. 553. ISBN 1573922226.
- ^ Gilmore, Peter. "Science and Satanism". Point of Inquiry Interview. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Royal Navy to allow devil worship CNN
- ^ Carter, Helen. The devil and the deep blue sea: Navy gives blessing to sailor Satanist. The Guardian
- ^ Navy approves first ever Satanist BBC News
- ^ Linda Greenhouse (March 22, 2005). "Inmates Who Follow Satanism and Wicca Find Unlikely Ally". New York Times.
- ^ "Before high court: law that allows for religious rights". Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ Alisauskiene, Milda (2009). "The Peculiarities of Lithuanian Satanism". In Jesper Aagaard Petersen (ed.). Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 0-7546-5286-6.
- ^ "Satanism stalks Poland". BBC News. 2000-06-05.
- ^ Partridge, Christopher Hugh (2004). The Re-enchantment of the West. p. 82. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Prayers to Satan
- ^ High Priest, Magus Peter H. Gilmore. "F.A.Q. Drug Abuse". churchofsatan.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ LaVey, Anton (1969). The Satanic Bible. Avon. p. 40.: "It is a common misconception that the Satanist does not believe in God...To the Satanist, "God" - by whatever name he is called, or by no name at all - is seen as a balancing factor..."
- ^ Satanism
- ^ a b c d e Robbins, Rossell Hope, The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft and Demonology, 1959.
- ^ Manichaeism by Alan G. Hefner in The Mystica, undated
- ^ Acta Archelai of Hegemonius, Chapter XII, c. AD 350, quoted in Translated Texts of Manicheism, compiled by Prods Oktor Skjærvø, page 68. History of the Acta Archelai explained in the Introduction, page 11
- ^ Extensively described in: Zacharias, Gerhard, Der dunkle Gott: Satanskult und Schwarze Messe, München (1964).
- ^ Original sources: Ravaisson, François Archives de la Bastille (Paris, 1866-1884, volumes IV, V, VI, VII)
- ^ Dr. Iwan Bloch, Marquis de Sade: His Life and Work, 1899: "The Marquis de Sade gave evidence in his novels of being a fanatic Satanist."
- ^ Jullian, Philippe, Esthétes et Magiciens, 1969; Dreamers of Decadence, 1971.
- ^ Bois, Jules, Le Satanisme et la Magie - avec une étude de J.-K. Huysmans, Paris, 1895.
- ^ Huysmans, J.-K., Là-Bas, 1891
- ^ Waite, A.E., Devil Worship in France, London: George Redway 1896.
- ^ Medway, Gareth (2001). Lure of the Sinister: The Unnatural History of Satanism. p. 18.
- ^ Messe Luciférienne, in Pierre Geyraud, Les Petites Églises de Paris, 1937.
- ^ “The Devil Worshipers of the Middle East : Their Beliefs & Sacred Books” Holmes Pub Group LLC (December 1993) ISBN 1-55818-231-4 ISBN 978-1-55818-231-8
- ^ Baddeley, Gavin (1993). Raising Hell!: The Book of Satan and Rock 'n' Roll.
- ^ Götz Kühnemund: A History of Horror. In: Rock Hard, no. 282, November 2010, pp. 20-27.
- ^ Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind: Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, Feral House 1998, pp. 15f.
- ^ INTERVIEW FOR THE FANS BY THE FANS. - Final Interview with Jon Nödtveidt -.
- ^ Garry Sharpe-Young (2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide.
- ^ Grude, Torstein (Director) (January 1, 1998). Satan rir media (motion picture). Norway: Grude, Torstein.
- ^ Ihsahn Interview
- ^ Aquino, Michael (2002). Church of Satan (PDF). San Francisco: Temple of Set.
- ^ a b c Harvey, Graham (2009). "Satanism: Performing Alterity and Othering". In Jesper Aagaard Petersen (ed.). Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology. Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7546-5286-1.
- ^ Per Faxneld: Post-Satanism, Left Hand Paths, and Beyond in Per Faxneld & Jesper Petersen (eds) The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity, Oxford University Press (2012), p.207. ISBN 9780199779246
- ^ Senholt, Jacob. Secret Identities in The Sinister Tradition: Political Esotericism and the Convergence of Radical Islam, Satanism and National Socialism in the Order of Nine Angles, in Per Faxneld & Jesper Petersen (eds), The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity. Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 9780199779246
- ^ FAQ About ONA
- ^ Angular Momentum: from Traditional to Progressive Satanism in the Order of Nine Angles
- ^ Sinister Tribes Of The ONA
- ^ The Satanic Temple
- ^ Peter, Magus (1966-04-30). "Satanism: The Feared Religion". churchofsatan.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "Church of Satan • Let's You and Him Fight". News.churchofsatan.com. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ Massoud Hayoun (2013-12-08). "Group aims to put 'Satanist' monument near Oklahoma capitol | Al Jazeera America". America.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "Satanists petition to build monument on Oklahoma state capitol grounds | Washington Times Communities". Communities.washingtontimes.com. 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ Bugbee, Shane (2013-07-30). "Unmasking Lucien Greaves, Leader of the Satanic Temple | VICE United States". Vice.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "The Satanic Temple Performs Ceremony at Westboro Baptist Church Family Gravesite". Thesatanictemple.com. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ^ "Join". Thesatanictemple.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
Further reading
- Michelet, Jules (1862). Satanism and Witchcraft: The Classic Study of Medieval Superstition. ISBN 978-0-8065-0059-1. Considered the first modern work to discuss Satanism.
- Cavendish, Richard (1967). The Black Arts: An Absorbing Account of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages. ISBN 978-0-399-50035-0. Summary of the history of Witchcraft, Satanism, and Devil Worship in the last part of the book.
- Passantino, Bob and Gretchen: Satanism: Grand Rapids: Zondervan: 1995.
- Zacharias, Gerhard (1980). The Satanic Cult. ISBN 978-0-04-133008-3. Translated from the 1964 German edition by Christine Trollope.
- Chornyisyn, Mykhailo (2009). Hail Satan. ISBN 978-0-557-06489-2.
- Wlodek, Nikodem (2004). Satans Raw.
- Medway, Gareth (2001). Lure of the Sinister: The Unnatural History of Satanism. ISBN 978-0-8147-5645-4.
- Noctulius, Emperor (2007). The Path to Satan. ISBN 978-1-4348-2055-6.
- Massimo Introvigne, I satanisti. Storia, riti e miti del satanismo, Sugarco, 2010
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