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Taub, Diane E.; Nelson, Lawrence D. (August 1993). "Satanism in Contemporary America: Establishment or Underground?". The Sociological Quarterly. 34 (3): 523–541. doi: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1993.tb00124.x. Temple, Ruth Zabriskie (May 24, 2008). Modern British Literature - Ruth Zabriskie Temple - Google Books. F. Ungar Publishing Company. ISBN 9780804431408 . Retrieved 2022-09-14. Latte per favore.” I turned towards him. “Cardinal, does it all make sense to you? Do you truly believe?” Gallagher, Eugene V. (2005). "New Religious Movements: Scriptures of New Religious Movements". In Lindsay Jones (ed.). Encyclopedia of Religion. Vol.12 (2ed.). Detroit, IL: Macmillan Reference USA. In their study of Satanism, the religious studies scholars Asbjørn Dyrendal, James R. Lewis, and Jesper Aa. Petersen stated that the term Satanism "has a history of being a designation made by people against those whom they dislike; it is a term used for ' othering'". [7] The concept of Satanism is an invention of Christianity, for it relies upon the figure of Satan, a character deriving from Christian mythology. [8]

Brown, Louise (1 October 1989). "Alarming number of teenagers drawn to Satanism, experts say". Toronto Star. Though at some points LaVey refers to Satan as a physical being, this is intended to encourage the Satanist's "rational self-interest." [74] Science [ edit ] Swatos, William H. (December 1992). "Adolescent Satanism: A Research Note on Exploratory Survey Data". Review of Religious Research. Religious Research Association. 34 (2): 161–169. doi: 10.2307/3511132. JSTOR 3511132.

When we were finished, Copia stood up, beaming down at me. “I’m proud of you, bella. You’re taking in a lot. We’ll get a new initiate out of you yet.” Compared to the general population, Satanists are more likely to be male, aged in their 20s or 30s, and not a member of any recognized minority group, although the Japanese are an exception (with the Japanese comprising 0.3% of both Satanists and the population as a whole). The Cardinal brought me a cup, placing it on a wooden coaster upon the desk. “More and more since I arrived here, bella.”The Satanic Bible is composed of four books: The Book of Satan, The Book of Lucifer, The Book of Belial, and The Book of Leviathan. The Book of Satan challenges the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule, and promotes Epicureanism. [9] The Book of Lucifer holds most of the philosophy in The Satanic Bible, with twelve chapters discussing topics such as indulgence, love, hate, and sex. LaVey also uses the book to dispel rumors surrounding the religion. In The Book of Belial, LaVey details rituals and magic. He discusses the required mindset and focus for performing a ritual, and provides instructions for three rituals: those for sex, compassion, or destruction. [10] The Book of Leviathan provides four invocations for Satan, lust, compassion, and destruction. [11] It also lists the nineteen Enochian Keys (adapted from John Dee's Enochian keys), provided both in Enochian and in English translation. [12] Versluis, Arthur (2006). The New Inquisi

van Luijk, Ruben (2016). Children of Lucifer: The Origins of Modern Religious Satanism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190275105.Some historians have claimed English writers Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley to be among the first Satanists [70] [71] but others believe they simply portrayed him positively without actually venerating him. [72] The first person to promote an explicitly "Satanic" philosophy was the Polish writer Stanisław Przybyszewski, who based his ideology on Social Darwinism of the 1890s. [73] The German translation of The Satanic Bible and The Satanic Rituals (re-designed as a single omnibus volume) as well as an audio book version are available from Index Verlag. They have also released a German translation of The Satanic Scriptures.