Encyclopedia of Satanism
Author | : James Lewis |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : |
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ISBN | : 1312360216 |
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Author | : James Lewis |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1312360216 |
Author | : James R. Lewis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 784 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : |
In the public imagination Satanism is associated with bizarre rituals, perverse hedonistic lifestyles, heavy metal music, immature adolescents acting out, horror movies, and rumors of ritual abuse. But what are the facts behind the urban legends and the "moral panics" that periodically sweep the country regarding this countercultural phenomenon? This authoritative reference work gathers together scholarly studies of Satanism and original source material, focusing on two major aspects--organized religious Satanism and the Satanic Ritual Abuse hoax that was prevalent in the 1980s and early 1990s. The contributors first examine modern Satanism, a decentralized movement whose only coherence is based on certain themes that date back to the writings of Anton Szandor LaVey, especially his Satanic Bible. Among other factors, the authors discuss how the emergence of the Internet as a form of communication has created some coherence among disparate groups through cross-reference. Many articles are devoted to the Satanic Ritual Abuse scare, an erroneous belief in a vast underground network of Satanists who were abusing children. For years members of the law enforcement community and numerous therapists, encouraged by the hype of mass media, bought into this panic. Other topics include the role of the media in the perceptions of Satanism and Satanic Ritual Abuse, juvenile delinquency and Satanism, and police pursuit of satanic crime. The volume concludes with primary source material, including a report from the Ritual Abuse Task Force and selections from current Satanism groups. This objective reference work will be useful for professionals in many fields and members of the public interested in sorting out the facts from the myths surrounding this controversial subculture.
Author | : James R. Lewis |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2001-12-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1576077594 |
This authoritative reference work presents a full image of the Prince of Darkness as he appears throughout traditional theology, mythology, art and literature, and popular culture. This nonsensationalist encyclopedia examines contemporary images of the devil and sorts out the many different forms these images take. Although much of the myths relating to Satan derive directly or indirectly from the Christian tradition, the key sources of diabolical images today are horror movies, heavy metal music, and conservative Christian literature. This encyclopedia gives a brief overview depicting the history and transformation of the meaning of the Prince of Darkness, and 300 entries cover subjects like the angel of death, backward masking (messages revealed when songs are played backward), neopagan witchcraft, UFOs, and The Satanic Bible. Extensive appendixes include the l992 FBI study of satanic ritual abuse, the most influential document ever written on the subject, as well as sample satanic scriptures and a satanic wedding ceremony. Satanism Today also includes a chronology, bibliographies, and references.
Author | : Wade Baskin |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 390 |
Release | : 2019-12-17 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1504060164 |
A comprehensive A-to-Z reference guide to the terms, concepts, influential figures, and key events associated with Satanism. Dictionary of Satanism is a concise yet wide-ranging reference guide for the casual reader or student of satanic practices. It features essential information on the important concepts, issues, people, places, and events associated with Satanism, as well as the myriad forms and names that satanic worship has taken from ancient times to the present. Author Wade Baskin also covers a host of unorthodox beliefs and irrational acts, such as the murder of Sharon Tate. Distilled from hundreds of reliable sources, both religious and secular, the entries include men and movements, orders and objects, rites, rituals, incantations, legends, and occult practices that have fascinated the mind of man through the ages.
Author | : James R. Lewis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Satanism |
ISBN | : |
Presents a full image of the Prince of Darkness as he appears throughout traditional theology, mythology, art and literature, and pop culture.
Author | : Michael Newton |
Publisher | : Sphere |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 1994-01 |
Genre | : Satanism |
ISBN | : 9780751506730 |
An encyclopedic guide to occult crime. It includes entries on criminals, major cults, their leaders, victims, ritual implements, and historical background. Topics covered include human sacrifice, cannibalism, sexual perversion, torture and mutilation.
Author | : Salman Rushdie |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 580 |
Release | : 2000-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780312270827 |
Just before dawn one winter's morning, a hijacked jetliner explodes above the English Channel. Through the falling debris, two figures, Gibreel Farishta, the biggest star in India, and Saladin Chamcha, an expatriate returning from his first visit to Bombay in fifteen years, plummet from the sky, washing up on the snow-covered sands of an English beach, and proceed through a series of metamorphoses, dreams, and revelations.
Author | : Bob Passantino |
Publisher | : Zondervan |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2016-09-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 031053500X |
Belief in Satan worship is often viewed as an embarrassing throwback to the superstitions of another time. And "selling your soul to the Devil"? Nothing more than an overworked theme in literature and opera. To the contrary, Bob and Gretchen Passantino show how, in the midst of prevailing attitudes of skepticism and disbelief, Satanism has made unprecedented inroads into our society.
Author | : Candice Black |
Publisher | : Wet Angel Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Magic |
ISBN | : 9781902588759 |
Comprehensive encyclopaedia of that forbidden area where sex, black magic and the Devil meet in an unholy and lascivious fusion. Subjects covered include not only the history of sex and witchcraft, but also sex and Satan in cinema, literature, art and graphics. With its focus on the psycho-sexual deliria of witchcraft and Satanism and heavily illustrated throughout, Satanica Sexualis is a modern manual in the tradition of Krafft-Ebing, an essential reference tool for all those intrigued, inspired or enslaved by the meshing of sex and Satan.
Author | : Wade Baskin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 1987-12-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780806510903 |
A handy, comprehensive guide to the awesome power and cult of Satan. Distilled from hundreds of reliable sources both religious and secular, the entries include men and movements, orders and objects, and rites and rituals.