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they find to fit their expectations. The _Necronomicon_, published by
Avon Books, is used as an authoritative guide to Satanic practices.
Yet few Satanists take the book seriously in any way, and none follow
it to the letter. This and other things lead some non-Satanists to
see what simply is not there.
It is interesting from a sociological point of view that many of the
heinous crimes presently attributed to Satanists have, in the past,
been applied to jews, midwives, lepers, protestants, moslems, and
essentially anybody the Church or powers that be didn't like. This has
been noted in a number of the books debunking the urban legends associated
with Satanism.
The observant reader may note that there have been a few crimes linked
to Satanism. In all cases the criminal(s) worked alone with no
connections to organized groups. Some cases have been publicized by the
media as being related to Satanism when in fact they involve another
religion, as in the Matamoros case, which involved some elements of
Palo Mayombe (an African religion), and some rituals taken from popular
motion pictures.
The lesson to be learned is that although a book may appear in the
"Non-fiction" section of a bookstore, that doesn't make it so.
There is a copy of an FBI report on "occult crime" archived
at ftp.lysator.liu.se pub/religion/satanism/Crime/satanic_crime
which shows what the FBI thinks of the claims of fundamentalists.
There is also a good file on the subject at the same site
pub/religion/satanism/General/general
The most definitive book to date on the topic of rumors of Satanic
cults involved in ritual murder/abuse is
_Satanic Panic; the Creation of a Contemporary Legend_ by Jeffrey
S. Victor. Open Court Press, 1992
6. Do Satanists have orgies? If so, where do I sign up?
Yes. Buzz off.
7. What is Xian? COS? TOS? TSB?
Do you say "Xian" rather than "Christian" in order to insult
Christianity?
Some users in this and other newsgroups find themselves discussing
Christianity frequently. In order to cut down on keystrokes they type
"Xian" and "Xianity" rather than the longer versions. A few users may
intend it partly as a slur, but most do it only for convenience. The
abbreviation itself is far from insulting; it is accepted and used by
many Christians including (We are told) the Pope, as the first letter
of Christ in Greek is Chi.
A few other abbreviations occur frequently in this newsgroup. They
are normally defined in a conversation, but here they are for your
convenience:
CoS = Church of Satan
CS = Church of Satan
ToS = Temple of Set
TS = Temple of Set
TSB = _The Satanic Bible_
OT = Old Testament
NT = New Testament
OLHP = Order of the Left Hand Path
OSV = Ordo Sinistra Vivendi
ONA = Order of the Nine Angles
WOT = White Order of Thule
TBO = The Black Order
8. Have you considered the message of _The Bible_?
Yes. Most Satanists, along with most other members of Western
cultures, are familiar with the teachings of Christianity and many
have read _The Bible_ or part of it. They simply consider _The Bible_
to be false and disregard it much like Christians would disregard
books which represent the foundation of another religion. Attempting
to discuss Christianity will, in most cases, only get you flamed and
not inform the Satanist of "something they didn't know". If you are
still tempted to post about _The Bible_ because you feel that we may
have missed an important point, I suggest you seek out and read the
alt.atheism FAQ (found in news.answers) before proceeding. Many of
its points are applicable to alt.satanism.
8.1. For the Christians among us: should you feel inclined to preach.
You are all going to hell.
Jesus saves!
Quite often, members of fundamentalist Christian groups see fit to
post various evangelical messages in alt.satanism. The reason for
this is not clear. It has been suggested by various members of this
net, who I shall lump under the convenient category of "Satanist,"
that the reason for this posturing is that many (perhaps most)
Born-Again Christian types are closet masochists. It has also been
suggested that Christians need to save a certain number of souls to
get a good seat in paradise, similar in spirit to selling candy-bars
or magazines to fund various extra-curricular activities in school.
Presumably Satanist souls, being sold to the devil already, are worth
more points.
While these theories have some merit, considering the teachings
of their (allegedly) chosen religion, an attempt should be made to be
open-minded enough to see their side of things.
Many Christians, when asked why they do this, respond something
to the effect that it is charity, something they do out of the
goodness of their hearts, out of concern for people etc. etc. Well,
if the Christian is really concerned with people, why not preach to
those who have not heard the message? Most "Satanists" are well
acquainted with the messages of Christianity. They have been preached
to ad infinitum, and are fed up with it. That is part of the reason
they are Satanists instead of plain old agnostics. Many Satanists are
angered by such posts, and justifiably so.
Now consider this:
You will never convert a Satanist over USENET. You either
1) are too infuriating;
2) look like a fool.
There is NO logical reason to convert to Christianity. The only
appeals are to the emotions, and as stated before they either look
foolish or infuriating. Things like, "But Jesus LOVES you; he died
for your sins!" or "Your soul is in danger!" are appeals to guilt and
fear respectively; not reason. As most Satanists have chosen this
path out of reason, these appeals will never work. As for those
Satanists who are so for emotional reasons, their minds are as closed
as that of the Born-again Christian. Perhaps, if indeed preaching is
done for humanitarian, and not egotistical or masochistic reasons,
your energies are better spent educating those who know little of your
faith: those born atheistic, communists, Buddhist etc. If, as
suspected, your purposes are more egotistical (look reverend; I
converted a Satanist!) forget it. There are no "lost souls," waiting
to be found in this community.
For the masochistically inclined, we suggest self-flagellation.
It costs less disk space, is probably more satisfying, and is
certainly less offensive to the general public.
Otherwise; GROWL! BOOGA BOOGA! HASTUR, ASTAROTH, LEVIATHAN
ISHTAR!!!!!!!!! XILKA XILKA! BESA BESA! go away already...
Note; Though replying with witty barbs may be amusing, a better tactic
is to ignore them entirely; they thrive on attention. Still, if one
should feel so inclined, sending the persistently annoying would-be
evangelist multiple copies of this FAQ often gives the over enthusiastic
Xian sublime discouragement; or at least informs to the point that
the number of particularly trivial discussions are reduced.
9. Satanic Music
9.1 Music written and performed by Satanists
The Order of Nine Angles has composed some interesting music broadly
describable as ritual/trance/ambient
Among these are:
>The Self-Immolation Rite:
"This is an guided path-working through the seven dark spheres of the
Septenary Tree of Wyrd. Side 1 contains the rite, while Side 2 contains the
music only." For a time this was available through Satanasphere Recordings,
though isn't any longer. Vindex Press will be re-releleasing the 'SiR'
sometime in 1999.
>Eorpe:
"Side A : Aperiatur Terra Et Cerminet Atazoth;
Side B : Ad Gaia Qui Laetificat Juventutem Meam - This tape is music,
which may be used in ritual, meditation, path-working, etc."
>Sappho : Fragments:
"Composed and performed by Christos Beest, Sister Lianna, and Wulfran
Hall, with translations of the Greek."
Fragments of Sappho's poetry are available at:
http://www.earthlight.co.nz/users/spock/sappho.html
Radio Werewolf (Nickolas Schreck/Zeena LaVey)
Ranges in style from Dance-Goth to what I suppose is ambient music.
Not my cup o tea. Interesting more because of who made it than any
other reason.
Jonathan Briley "At the Mountains of Madness"
Nightmarish dark ambient musick, with a reading taken from the Book
of Satan from the SB.
Anton LaVey (various)
Organ Musick by the Black pope himself.
Morbid Angel
CoS affiliated death-metal band.
Electric hellfire Club -
Techno/Industrial music from former members of "My Life With the
Thrill Kill Kult" and present members of the CoS.
Merciful Fate/King Diamond
"I am the warrior lord of the 80s" style heavy metal music. King
Diamond is a member of the CoS.
Acheron
Loud Deathy stuff from CoS members.
Deicide (various)
Death Metal from a group of acknowledged masters of the genre.
Other Death Metal Bands rumored to have active Satanists as members:
Bathory, Burzum, Entombed, Incantation, Immolation, Impaler,
Darkthrone, Mercyful Fate, Nocturnus, Banished, Tiamat, Therion,
Agnes Morehead and Unleashed.
Diamanda Galas The Litanies of Satan; Saint of the Pit, others...
Ms. Galas vocal renderings of the Baudelaire poems of the same
name. Ranges from Scary to Scary & Painful.
Diamanda's own words on Satanism:
"Baudelaire described 'Satan' fairly well. I was in Berlin and some
girls came up to me and said, 'Oh, you are Diamanda- please do
another record for us soon. We have witchcraft rituals and shoot
up speed and chant to the Devil and listen to your music.' I
thought, 'Oh _fuck_- you could get a Julie Andrews record and do
this kind of stupid shit.
"When a witch is about to be burned on a ladder in flames, who can
she call upon? I call that person 'Satan', although other people
may have other names, it's the same entity that schizophrenics
call upon to create the essential freedom they need. It's that
subversive voice that can keep you alive in the face of adversity.
If you've ever been institutionalized (and I have), then you know
what a _descent_into_hell_ is. And if you come out of it alive,
then you are so much stronger. I have this text: 'You call me the
shit of God? I am the shit of God! I am the Antichrist, I am
Legba, I am the Holy Fool, I am the Scourge of God' (Legba is the
trickster in West African tradition). So you say, 'Yes, I am the
Antichrist, I _am_ Legba, I _am_ all these things you are afraid
of."
Boyd Rice: (Easy Listening for Iron Youth, ) Boyd is a CoS
priest, associate of Anton LaVey, and arguably one of the most
influential Industrial/Noise artists ever. His most recent title; "Music
Martinis and Misanthropy" is an exploration into Folk music. All his
noise records are classics.
Blood Axis: (Gospel of Inhumanity, ) Mixes of classical music
themes, dark organ music and modern sampling technology. The artist
is associated with the CoS. May be reached through blood@teleport.com
Leatherstrip: (Science for the Satanic Citizen, Underneath the Laughter)
Classic Industrial Dance in general. "Serenade for the Dead" is an
instrumental album inspired by horror film and literature.
My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult: (I See Good Spirits and I See Bad
Spirits, Kooler Than Jesus, Confessions of a Knife)
Classic sexo-Industrial Dance
Electric Hellfire Club (all) -Dance & guitar Goth/Industrial
from CoS members (Email cleopatra@aol.com for more info)
Eric Kauschen: a priest in the Temple of Set is also an accomplished
classical musician. [http://members.aol.com/saundhaus and
http://www.mp3.com/erickauschen; URLs change per his request; ADMIN]
9.2. Music for ritual (not done by Satanists)
There are a number of artists who produce dark ambient music which
may be of interest for use in ritual. The following list represents a
few titles (Selected by Lupo & Cliff); there is much more to choose from:
Artist (Title[s]) Comments
Lustm0rd: (Heresy, ): Everyone should own a copy of Heresy,
the Soundtrack to Dantes Inferno. All other work similarly dark
and ambient.
Legion: () Subterranean rumblings, similar to Lustm0rds
Heresy, at least partially because Lagowski was on the Lustm0rd
team for Heresy.
T.A.G.C.; The Anti Group (works) Audio experimentations; Adi Newton's
(of Clock DVA) experimental music project. Themes have included
psychoacoustics, Human Occult Machines, and the Abbe Boullan among
others.
Nurse With Wound: (Soliloqy for Lilith) Ambient tribute to Cthuloid
water elementals; other NWW ranges from ambience to trippiness to
hilarity to noisiness.
Current 93: (Dogs Blood Rising, Live at the Bar Maldoror, Dawn) Scary
ambient gothic sounds. Other C93 could be considered "Death Folk"
Goth.
Sleep Chamber: (Sex Magick Ritual, others) S&M trance musick; other
titles vary in style from industrial dance to trance music.
Nocturnal Emissions: Invocation of the Beast Gods, Stoneface
-Soundscapes-
Coil: (How to Destroy Angels, others) a grinding soundscape of metal
clattering and noise. Supposedly for the evocation of male-male
tantric energy.
Innana/Archon Satani: (works) Each CD has a variety of styles ranging
from disturbing
dance music, to ambience, to bombastic marches.
10. What is a Black Mass?
In the strictest Roman Catholic sense of the word, a "Black Mass"
is any Mass performed by someone lacking the authority to do so (i.e.
a defrocked or excommunicated Priest). Thus, a Mass performed by a
Utrecht Catholic (Old Catholic) or Anglican Priest could be called a
"Black Mass." This usage would be very uncommon in today's more
ecumenical world, but was quite common in medieval times. (The
Cathars, an innocuous rather Gnostic sect, were accused of practicing
rather colorful "Black Masses," as were the Moslems; see _Childe
Rolande_ for further details).
One of the earliest records of actual "Black Masses" would be La
Voisin's rituals, performed for Madame de Montespan to win the heart
of King Louis XVI. In those rituals a defrocked Priest chanted
prayers to Astaroth, Belial and various other "Princes of Hell,"
ultimately sacrificing an unbaptized infant over the naked body of
Montespan. (In those days before effective birth control, unbaptized
infants were fairly easy to obtain from the dregs of Parisian
society). For a time these rituals were all the rage among the
decadent members of the French court; investigation into the scope of
La Voisin's excesses was ultimately suppressed by the Crown when it
became clear just how many of Louis XVI's sycophants, supporters, and
courtiers had been witnesses or active participants in these Black
Masses.
A later revival of the Black Mass can be read about in JK Huysmans
"La Bas" -a thinly fictionalized account of the authors encounter
with members of an 18th century group of Satanists headed by the Abbe
Boullan.
In today's functional usage, a Black Mass would typically be seen
as any ritual which uses blasphemy to liberate the practitioners from
belief systems which entrap them. Dennis Wheatley's "The Devil Rides
Out" offers a fictionalized "Black Mass;" as does R.A. Wilson in his
"Illuminatus Trilogy." the instructions for a modern Black Mass can
also be found in Anton LaVey's "The Satanic Rituals."
11. I heard that Procter & Gamble donates money to the CoS!
This is a false rumor, which has been around for years. P&G has a nasty
habit of filing lawsuits against people who spread the rumor, so I'd
be careful about posting it, if I were you.
12. What is the meaning of the number 666 in Revelations 13:18?
The first major persecutor of Christians is often considered to be
Caesar Nero and the Christians used the underground code 666 to refer
to him. This makes sense, because when "Caesar Nero" is translated
into hebrew and is "coded" -- using the traditional Hebrew numerical
values assigned to the letters of the alphabet -- the numbers sum to
666. This would have been rather obvious to Christians living at the
time, but concealed enough so as to avoid being thrown to the lions.
As can be seen, some meaning would be lost in the translation from
latin to hebrew, which perhaps accounts for the "mystery" that seem
to gather around "666". A Christian at the time would probably
consider the matter subtle, but probably not mysterious.
In this interpretation the Bible is shown not to be a prophecy of
things to come but rather a social or political commentary.
Revelations thus refer to the fall of Rome and Nero.
Is this then the _true_ explanation? Well, the explanation is boring,
simple and not really surprising, so it probably is.
13. How can I get more information about Satanism?
13.1 What are the URLs of sites dealing with Satanism?
The nic.funet.fi files are in the path pub/doc/religion/occult/magick/thelema
(this is the original slopoke tree moved to funet)
The biggest and best FTP site for the topic is still
ftp://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/religion/satanism
The lysator site has also got a Web Site, it's:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/ftp/pub/religion/satanism
WWW sites of interest
http;//www.pitt.edu/~wbcurry/nietzsche.html
(Comprehensive Nietzsche homepage)
http://www.darklinks.com/
(Comprehensive resource guide to the dark side of the Internet.)
http://www.satanism.net/
(Unbiased resource for information on the CoS, ToS, ONA, OSV/ODF, WOT/TBO,
and so on)
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9011/index.html
(Satanic parenting resources)
http://www.maledicta.com/lavey/
(Excellent Anton LaVey tribute site)
ULChurch http://ybi.com/ulc
(Provides free & legal online and offline ordinations.)
http://www.necronomi.com/magic/satanism/
(Contains a number of pieces of Satanic literature mentioned in the FAQ as
well as several resources unavailable elsewhere.)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/hpaulis/hmps.htm
(Herbert's Dark Corner of the Web; interesting group of links and files.)
http://www.process.org
(Welcome to The Process... Multimedia project associated with the old
Process Church)
[ http://www.luckymojo.com/nagasiva.html
(Homepage of well known net-occultist, nocTifer.... ) -- revised ]
http://ajax.umcs.lublin.pl/~paradise/
(Contains articles on topics ranging from Occultism to Satanism to Martial
Arts to Unix hacking)
http://www.satannet.com/
Webpage published by Satan's PlayGround Grotto
TOKUS FAQ:
[ http://www.luckymojo.com/faqs/faq.astntks.9907
(Interesting & relevant theoretical document) -- revised ]
Balanone's Temple of Set FAQ for alt.satanism
http://www.calweb.com/~reshef/faqs/baltsfaq.html
This FAQ file [without the revisions, apparently] :
http://www.io.com/~ix/heresy/faq23.asc
http://www.feralhouse.com
Feral House Homepage; has online extracts from their books and a catalog
listing.
http://www.crl.com/~tzimon
Tools of Chaos page; Chaos magick and other interesting things.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/9879/laut.html
Lautreamont page (see the section on Satan in Literature)
http:/www.xeper.org/pub/tos/
Official Temple of Set webpage.
http://www.dnaco.net/~raensept/
Links to many Temple of Set related webpages.
http://www.cris.com/~Ranger57/blm.shtml
Bob Larson Fanclub page (exposing Bob for what he is).
http://www.netasia.net/users/xtronix/Satan.HTM
Some excellent links and resources unavailable elsewhere.
http://pharmdec.wustl.edu/juju/surr/surrealism.html
Surrealism page; many parallels exist between the artistic movements of
Surrealism, DaDa, Futurism and Satanism.
http://shoga.wwa.com/~sluggo/futurism/
Futurism page; see the above comments.
http://www.peak.org/~dadaist/
Dada Page; see above comments.
Another interesting site, albeit not primarily focussed on Satanism, is:
Answers in Action
http://www.answers.org/CultsAndReligions/m_Satan.html
This last site is run by John Baskette on behalf of Bob and
Gretchen Passantino, an evangelical Christian couple who wrote some
of the famous _Cornerstone_ articles debunking the SRA scare.
Their most recent book, _Satanism_ (Baker Books), contains an
interview with Anton LaVey.
The Ontario Center for Religious Tolerance has an excellent website
dispelling myths about misunderstood religious groups (such as Satanism). If
forms a sort of online "Encyclopedia of Religion"
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
HTTP Sites relating to SRA (not checked since '95)
Witch Hunt Information Center
(includes detailed info on specific alleged cases)
http://web.mit.edu/harris/www/witchhunt.html
ftp://liquid.mit.edu/pub/witchhunt
info on SRA in the UK by "Feorag"
(includes extensive bibliography)
http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~feorag/sram/sraindex.html
http://www.brad.ac.uk/~kmhether/
Ontario Committee for Religious Tolerance
http://limestone.kosone.com/people/ocrt/sra.htm
http://limestone.kosone.com/people/ocrt/ra.htm
False Memory Syndrome Foundation
(includes info valuable if you're ever accused)
http://iquest.com/~fitz/fmsf/
http://www.vix.com/pub/men/falsereport/satanic/
which includes the following articles (besides some of the
Witch Hunt Information Center stuff already mentioned above):
* San Diego Report on Child Sexual Abuse, Assault, and
Molest Issues
* Report Dismisses Satanic Child Abuse As a Myth, on the
English Health Secretary's report on cases in England.
* Cult Abuse of Children: Witch Hunt or Reality? from the
Journal of Psychohistory.
13.2 References dealing with Satanism?
(Editorial note: while the ISBN number is often touted as an efficient way
of finding references, these were not included in the genesis of the FAQ,
and I have neither the time nor the inclination to look them up for
references given. Besides which, ISBNs only cover one edition, making them
of limited utility; "Books in Print" is probably the best resource for
finding books without an ISBN).
A large resource for Satanic Books is located at:
http://www.satanism.net/iss/publications/ISS-satanic-books.html
Recommended Reading:
Note: The Temple of Set reading list is an excellent resource; available
online at ftp://ftp.lysator.liu.se/pub/religion/satanism/ToS/Reading_list
(technical stuff/true satanism)
_The Satanic Bible_, by Anton Szander LaVey, Avon Books, 1969.
Presents the Satanic views and doctrines of the Church of Satan,
along with an introduction to its rituals.
_The Compleat Witch_ (the new edition is called _The Satanic Witch_),
by Anton LaVey, Lancer Books, 1971.
_The Satanic Rituals_, by Anton LaVey, University Books, 1972.
More books discussing LaVey's brand of Satanism.
_The Devils Notebook_ by Anton LaVey, Feral House 1992
Several short essays by Anton.
_Satan Speaks_ by Anton LaVey, Feral House 1998
Last book by the Black Pope.
_The Black Arts_, by Richard Cavendish, Perigee Books (Putnam), 1967.
An objective introduction to magic, demonology, and classical
views of Satanism.
_History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil_ by Paul Carus
Lightweight yet broad look at the topic.
(Satanic history)
_The Secret Life of a Satanist_ by Blanche Barton, Mondo Press.
The authorized biography of Anton LaVey, and a basic guide to
Satanic philosophy. This book has been largely discredited as a
serious biography by an article in the 9/5/91 issue of _Rolling
Stone_
_The Church of Satan_ by Blanche Barton
The CoS authorized book on the topic.
_The Second Coming_, by Arthur Lyons, 1970 [out of print]
_Satan Wants you_ by Arthus Lyons
A history of Satanism through the Middle Ages and the modern era.
_Do What You Will_ by Geoffry Ashe
A history of philosophers & groups who use this thelemic motto.
Especially nice history of the "Hellfire Clubs"
_The Prince of Darkness_ by Jeffrey Burton Russell, Cornell University
Press, 1988.
Historians work on the history of Satan from earliest history
through the twentieth century. A summary of a four-book series
(The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, and Mephistopheles, by the same
author) which may be too much reading for casual interest.
_The Satanic Mass_ by H.T.F. Rhodes, Rider 1954 (out of print)
Excellent brief overview of different manifestations of the Satanic
Mass throughout history.
_The Old Enemy_ by Neil Forsyth, Princeton University Press, 1987.
Another history of Satan focusing on the Middle East and early
Christianity.
_Satan Wants You_, by Arthur Lyons, Mysterious Press (Warner), 1988.
Presents an overview of Satanism and the history of Satan, plus
an in-depth look at popular misconceptions.
_The Occult_ by Colin Wilson
An excellent objective introduction to the history of the subject.
_The History of the Church of Satan_ by Michael Aquino
Probably the most voluminous work on the topic; it is unavailable to
the general public. It may be available to historians and scholars
through the Temple of Set, or to scoundrels through the enemies
of the ToS.
_Visions of Heaven and Hell_ by Richard Cavendish, Harmony 1977
Cross cultural examination of devils, heaven and hell in visual
art, literature and religion. Lots of artwork depicting the
underworld.
_The Devil in Legend and Literature_ by Maximillian Rudwin. Open Court
Press, Chicago 1931.
(on and pertaining to Xtian fictions of Satanism)
_Satanic Panic; the Creation of a Contemporary Legend_ by Jeffry
S. Victor. Open Court Press, 1992
This book is an excellent debunking of the many "evil satanist"
rumors and legends that abound in rural and mainstream america.
It shows the similarities between these rumors, and those of
the inquisition, European anti-semetism, and the McCarthy red-scares.
_The Satan Seller_, Mike Warnke's imagination, Logos International,
1972.
A Christian presents his alleged experiences in a Satanic cult
before his conversion to Christianity. Has been exposed by
fundamentalist journalists as a fraud.
_Cornerstone_, Volume 21, number 98, "Selling Satan," Jon Trott & Mike
Hertenstein, 1992.
This gets *highest* recommendation. From a Christian magazine
which does a great job of discrediting Mike Warnke's accounts
mentioned in _The Satan Seller_ and elsewhere
_Satanism: The Seduction of America's Youth_, Bob Larson, Thomas
Nelson Publishers, 1989.
The facts on the *conspiracy* now coming to a lonely town near
you!!! (You're reading the FAQ, so it's already here!)
Following are a number of works recommended dealing with Satanism's
links with crime, multiple personality disorder, etc.
_The Satanism Scare_, ed. James T. Richardson, Joel Best, and David G.
Bromley (NY: Aldine, 1991): 145-172.
[Lupo note; though I have not yet read this book, the authors of the
essays herin are enough to recommend this book]
_Battle for the Mind_, by William Sargent, Harper & Row, 1957.
_In Pursuit Of Satan_, by Robert D. Hicks (Prometheus Books),
_Satanism In America_, issued by the Committee for the Scientific
Examination of Religion.
"Occult Crime: A Law Enforcement Primer"
[To obtain a copy of this report, write to
California Office of Criminal Justice Planning
1130 K Street, Suite 300
Sacramento, CA 95814
(Phone: (916) 324-9100). Request the "Research Update, Special
Edition, Winter 1989-1990, Volume 1, Number 6" issue. No mention
is made of a donation, but it may be useful to inquire
beforehand.]
_Snapping; America's Epidemic of Sudden Personality Change_ by Flo
Conway & Jim Siegelman.
An interesting work utilizing information theory in the study of
sudden personality change as occurs in religious cults, and the
"Born-Again" phenomenon.
Below is a bibliography on the topic contributed by a reader:
*****************************begin SRA bibliography
D. ALEXANDER, "The Devil Didn't Make Her Do It," _The Humanist_ 50.
March/April 1990, pp. 5-14+ Discussion of Lauren Stratford's book.
P. FERRAIUOLO , "Warnke Calls Critics Satanists," _Christianity Today_ 36, 9
November 1992, p. 49+.
M. GARDNER, "The Tragedies of False Memories," _The Skeptical Inquirer_
18, Fall 1994, pp. 464-470
J. C. GRELEN, _Columbia Journalism Review_ 31, November/December 19 92,
pp. 16-17. Discussion of Warnke case, Cornerstone investigation?
Robert D. HICKS,"Police Pursuit of Satanic Crime, Part I," _The Skeptical
Inquirer_ 14:3, Spring 1990, pp. 276-286.
Robert D. HICKS, "Police Pursuit of Satanic Crime, Part II: The Satanic
Conspiracy and Urban Legends," _The Skeptical Inquirer_ 14:4, Summer 1990,
pp. 378-389.
Robert D. HICKS, _In Pursuit of Satan: The Police and the Occult_.
(Prometheus, 1991). ISBN 0-87975-604-7. A Virginia law enforcement
officer discusses the gen eral "occult crime" scare and his take both on
it and the industry which emerged to promote and capitalize on it.
Kenneth LANNING, "Satanic, Occult, Ritualistic Crime: A Law-Enforcement
Perspective," _Police Chief_ 56:10, October 1989, pp. 62-83.
Arthur LYONS, _Satan Wants You: The Cult of Devil Worship in
America_, (New York: Warner Mysterious Press, 1988). ISBN 0-445-40822-7 A
mildly sensational treatment of Satanism in the United S tates, exploring
the origins of literary Satanism, Anton LaVey and the expansion of
"Satanic" imagery through rock music. Includes discussion of "satanic"
crime scares and investigations. Good basic background on U.S.
Satanism.
M. G. MAUDLIN, "Christianity Today talks to Frank Peretti, _Christianity
Today_ 33, 15 December 1989, pp. 58-59. (Peretti wrote _This Present
Darkness_, _Piercing the Darkness_, etc.)
J. MAXWELL, "Article Claims Warnke's Satanic Past a Fraud," _Christianity
Today_ 37, 17 May 1 993, pp. 88-89.
_People_ 39, 21 June 1993, pp. 43-44. 3 teenage boys murder younger
child(ren?) in West Memphis Arkansas, claim Satanic influence. Featured
on Geraldo Rivera.
G. P. POSNER, "The Devilish Barney Media Hoax," _The Skeptical Inquirer_
18, Fall 1994, pp. 453-454.
James T. RICHARDSON, Joel BEST and David BROMLEY (eds), _The Satanism
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