Devil's Party Satanism in Modernity

Name: Devil's Party Satanism in Modernity
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ISBN: 9780199779246

ISBN-10: 0199779244

ISBN-13: 9780199779246

Edition: 2013

Authors: Per Faxneld, Jesper Aa. Petersen

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Recent years have seen a significant shift in the study of new religious movements. In Satanism studies, interest has moved to anthropological and historical work on groups and inviduals. Self-declared Satanism, especially as a religion with cultural production and consumption, history, and organization, has largely been neglected by academia. This volume, focused on modern Satanism as a practiced religion of life-style, attempts to reverse that trend with 12 cutting-edge essays from the emerging field of Satanism studies. Topics covered range from early literary Satanists like Blake and Shelley, to the Californian Church of Satan of the 1960s, to the radical developments that have taken…

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List price: $63.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/27/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.21" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Contributors


Introduction: At the Devil's Crossroads




The Question of History: Precursors and Currents



'It Is Better to Believe in the Devil': Conceptions of Satanists and Sympathies for the Devil in Early Modern Sweden




Sex, Science, and Liberty: The Resurrection of Satan in Nineteenth-Century (Counter) Culture




Witches, Anarchism, and Evolutionism: Stanislaw Przybyszewski's fin-de-siï¿½cle Satanism and the Demonic Feminine




The Black Pope and the Church of Satan



Categorizing Modern Satanism: An Analysis of LaVey's Early Writings




Sources, Sects, and Scripture: The Book of Satan in The Satanic Bible




Hidden Persuaders and Invisible Wars: Anton LaVey and Conspiracy Culture




The Legacy of Dr. LaVey: The Satanic Milieu Today



Conversion to Satanism: Constructing Diabolical Identities




The Carnival of Dr. LaVey: Articulations of Transgression in Modern Satanism




The Making of Satanic Collective Identities in Poland: From Mechanic to Organic Solidarity




Post-Satanism, Left-Hand Paths, and Beyond: Visiting the Margins



The Left-Hand Path and Post-Satanism: The Temple of Set and the Evolution of Satanism




Luciferian Witchcraft: At the Crossroads between Paganism and Satanism




Secret Identities in the Sinister Tradition: Political Esotericism and the Convergence of Radical Islam, Satanism, and National Socialism in the Order of Nine Angles



Index