What is Satanism?

Satanism is a widely misunderstood tradition. Misconceptions about it are influenced, in part, by a moral panic that swept through the US in the 1980s and 1990s. But what really is Satanism?

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Bibliography:

Jenny Reichert and James Richardson, “Decline of a Moral Panic: A social psychological and socio-legal Examination of the Current Status of Satanism,” Nova Religio 16:2 (2012) 47-63.

Jesper Aargaard Petersen, "Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology," Ashgate Publishing, 2009.

David Frankfurter, "Evil Incarnate," Princeton University Press, 2008.

Geraldo Rivera, "Devil Worship," NBC Special

Short article on Rivera's special: https://io9.gizmodo.com/5829171/when-...

Excellent Vox article on the history of the Satanic panic: https://www.vox.com/2016/10/30/134138...