Satanism: A Social History
Satanism: A Social History

Author: Massimo Introvigne

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2016-08-29

Total Pages: 665

ISBN-13: 9004244964

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A 17th-century French haberdasher invented the Black Mass. An 18th-century English Cabinet Minister administered the Eucharist to a baboon. High-ranking Catholic authorities in the 19th century believed that Satan appeared in Masonic lodges in the shape of a crocodile and played the piano there. A well-known scientist from the 20th century established a cult of the Antichrist and exploded in a laboratory experiment. Three Italian girls in 2000 sacrificed a nun to the Devil. A Black Metal band honored Satan in Krakow, Poland, in 2004 by exhibiting on stage 120 decapitated sheep heads. Some of these stories, as absurd as they might sound, were real. Others, which might appear to be equally well reported, are false. But even false stories have generated real societal reactions. For the first time, Massimo Introvigne proposes a general social history of Satanism and anti-Satanism, from the French Court of Louis XIV to the Satanic scares of the late 20th century, satanic themes in Black Metal music, the Church of Satan, and beyond.

The Church of Satan
The Church of Satan

Author: Blanche Barton

Publisher: Hell's Kitchen Productions Incorporated

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780962328626

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A history of the world's most notorious religion, now twenty-five years old. An account of the many strange & sensational events that surrounded the Black Pope, Anton LaVey & his thousands of followers as they ushered in a new era of indulgence & carnality, based on pleasure instead of self-denial. Details the evenings spent with LaVey's Magic Circle, peopled with artists, writers & filmmakers whose names will be familiar, & points out de-facto Satanists throughout history, such as Benjamin Franklin & Mark Twain. Chapters include "Satan's Master Plan" & "How to Perform Satanic Rituals." Appendices list diabolically-inspired books, films & music, as well as a digest of letters the Church has received over the years. Debunks the many myths & misconceptions regarding Satanism that have been promulgated on the talk-show circuit. THE CHURCH OF SATAN is both a history & a handbook, written as a companion volume to LaVey's SATANIC BIBLE, whichoccult book merchants assert is "the all-time occult bestseller."

Devil's Church 2
Devil's Church 2

Author: Lee Pearce

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2023-03-06

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13:

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This is a book about history and religion and wisdom if you are going too be sucked in by Jehovah witnesses and the Vatican you need too read this book it tells all about Jehovah and what priests are doing and what they are making you think. This book is for all people young and wise too old and unwise. This book is too tell you that if you are wise and normal. When you die and are good you will go too heaven. With billions of other beings that have left the earth.so too be a god or goddess. All you. Need too do is not sin.and do or have good thoughts.

The Church of Satan
The Church of Satan

Author: Michael A. Aquino

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 9781494446963

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As a religious institution consecrated by and literally acknowledging the Prince of Darkness, the Church of Satan enjoyed an inspiring, and occasionally either thrilling or terrifying, existence from 1966 to 1975. Beginning as a whimsical and satirical countercultural statement against the social and institutionally-religious hypocrisy of the 1960s, the Church of Satan proceeded to evolve into a positive, sincere, and [to its own surprise] virtuous organization, though not without periodic individual and group growing pains: the consequence of allegiance to a supernatural entity only dimly apprehended and understood by Western Judæo-Christianized civilization. From its 1979 1st Edition to this 2013 8th, _The Church of Satan_ remains the only complete documentary history of that fascinating and bizarre adventure, from Anton & Diane LaVey's founding of the Church in their San Francisco home to its surprising dissolution into a secular business a decade later and metaphysical supersession by the Temple of Set. Ever since its 1981 2nd Edition, _The Church of Satan_'s growing size made it impossible to print. Volume I of this 8th Edition finally fits all of the text and plates into fewer than 500 pages: 285,300 words, 39 chapters, 73 color plates. This companion Volume II contains all 161 Appendices (247,000 words, 460 pages, B&W). Both volumes should be acquired and read together.]

The Devil's Redemption : 2 volumes
The Devil's Redemption : 2 volumes

Author: Michael J. McClymond

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2018-06-05

Total Pages: 1376

ISBN-13: 1493406612

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Will all evil finally turn to good, or does some evil remain stubbornly opposed to God and God's goodness? Will even the devil be redeemed? Addressing a theological issue of perennial interest, this comprehensive book (in two volumes) surveys the history of Christian universalism from the second to the twenty-first century and offers an interpretation of how and why universalist belief arose. The author explores what the church has taught about universal salvation and hell and critiques universalism from a biblical, philosophical, and theological standpoint. He shows that the effort to extend grace to everyone undermines the principle of grace for anyone.

The Devil Goes to Church Too
The Devil Goes to Church Too

Author: Monica Walters

Publisher:

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 9781983092183

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Have you ever wondered why some people in the church can be so mean, judgmental, and holier than thou? Raquel Brooks finds out first-hand when at the tender age of fifteen, her life takes a drastic turn. She grows up, living a sheltered life, thanks to her mother, being naïve to the ways of the world. Due to that, her eyes are closed to the fact that going to church doesn't make a person holy. She learns that from her own parents, then from members at the church she goes to. Raquel's life is nothing short of a roller coaster ride, filled with sadness, depression, but most of all, her desire to be loved. Things happen that could be detrimental to Raquel's future, but she refuses to give up. There is one particular person that needs her to keep her sanity. So, Raquel is determined to succeed, despite the circumstances. Will she be able to overcome adversity or will the people that's supposed to mean her the most good, contribute to her downfall?

Speak of the Devil
Speak of the Devil

Author: Joseph P. Laycock

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020-02-17

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0190948493

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In this book-length study of The Satanic Temple, Joseph Laycock, a scholar of new religious movements, contends that the emergence of "political Satanism" marks a significant moment in American religious history that will have a lasting impact on how Americans frame debates about religious freedom. Though the group gained attention for its strategic deployment of outrage, it claims to have developed beyond politics into a religious movement. Equal parts history and ethnography, Speak of the Devil demonstrates why religious Satanism is significant to larger conversations about the definition of religion, religious freedom, and religious tolerance.

The Devil's Notebook
The Devil's Notebook

Author: Anton Szandor LaVey

Publisher: Feral House

Published: 2000-04-01

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 1932595562

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Wisdom, humor, and dark observations by the founder of the Church of Satan. LaVey ponders such topics as nonconformity, occult faddism, erotic politics, the "Goodguy badge," demoralization and the construction of artificial human companions.

The Satanic War on the Christian Vol.2 The Destruction from Satan & Demons
The Satanic War on the Christian Vol.2 The Destruction from Satan & Demons

Author: Billy Crone

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1948766132

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As a born again Christian, the moment you got saved you entered into a spiritual war against a demonic host whose sole purpose is to destroy you and extinguish your effectiveness for Jesus Christ. This is The Satanic War on the Christian and it's been raging on for the last 6,000 years. But many Churches refuse to talk about this conflict let alone equip others who are in the midst of it. Therefore, this four volume book study, The Satanic War on the Christian, not only reveals the shocking reality of this supernatural battle we are in as Christians, but it also exposes the seductive weapons, traps, and attacks the devil and his evil emissaries use against us to keep us from becoming a mighty army for Almighty God. In this book, The Satanic War on the Christian Vol.2 The Destruction from Satan & Demons you will have your eyes opened to such truths as The Destruction of the Casual Christian, the Cultural Christian, Compromising Christian, Corruptive Christian, Doubting Christian, and Depressing Christian.

Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan
Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan

Author: Carl Abrahamsson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2022-02-01

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1644112426

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• Includes never-before-published material from LaVey, including transcripts from his never-released “Hail Satan!” video • Shares in-depth interviews with intimate friends and collaborators, including LaVey’s partner Blanche Barton, his son Xerxes LaVey, and current heads of the Church of Satan Peter Gilmore and Peggy Nadramia • Provides inside accounts of the Church of Satan and activities at the Black House, personal stories and anecdotes from the very colorful life of the Black Pope, and firsthand explanations of key principles of LaVey’s philosophy With his creation of the infamous Church of Satan in 1966 and his bestselling book The Satanic Bible in 1969, Anton Szandor LaVey (1930-1997) became a controversial celebrity who basked in the attention and even made a successful career out of it. But who was Anton LaVey behind the public persona that so easily provoked Christians and others intolerant of his views? One of privileged few who spent time with the “Black Pope” in the last decade of his life, Carl Abrahamsson met Anton LaVey in 1989, sparking an “infernally” empowering friendship. In this book Abrahamsson explores what LaVey was really about, where he came from, and how he shaped the esoteric landscape of the 1960s. The author shares in-depth interviews with the notorious Satanist’s intimate friends and collaborators, including LaVey’s partner Blanche Barton; his son, Xerxes LaVey; current heads of the Church of Satan, Peter Gilmore and Peggy Nadramia; occult filmmaker Kenneth Anger; LaVey’s personal secretary Margie Bauer; film collector Jack Stevenson; and film historian Jim Morton. Abrahamsson also shares never-before-published material from LaVey himself, including discussions between LaVey and Genesis P-Orridge and transcribed excerpts from LaVey’s never-released “Hail Satan!” video. Providing inside accounts of the Church of Satan and activities at the Black House, this intimate exploration of Anton LaVey reveals his ongoing role in the history of culture and magic.