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Bitter Winter

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Abbath Doom Occulta, a Norwegian Black Metal musician, at a concert in 2010.

05/25/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Is Satanism Dangerous? 5. The “Anti-Cosmic” Satanism of Black Metal Music

While most Satanists worship Satan believing he is a “good” character, bringing liberation to humanity, some musicians hails him as Pure Evil.

Anton LaVey with Jayne Mansfield. From Facebook.

05/24/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Is Satanism Dangerous? 4. Contemporary Satanism: “Rationalist” and “Theistic”

While “theistic” Satanism worships the Devil as a person, Anton LaVey’s “rationalist” Satanism regards Satan as a metaphor.

Aleister Crowley.

05/23/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Is Satanism Dangerous? 3. Early 20th Century Satanism

Small groups existed in various countries. Although not technically a Satanist, Aleister Crowley greatly influenced most subsequent Satanism.

Satanism: not originally a Satanist symbol, Éliphas Lévi’s Baphomet was later used by Satanists.

05/21/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Is Satanism Dangerous? 2. 19th-Century Satanic Tales: From Huysmans to Taxil

Small circles of Satanists may, or may not, have existed in 19th-century France. A largely fraudulent anti-Satanism accused them of controlling Freemasonry.

The first Black Mass in Louis XIV’s France, 19th-century engraving.

05/20/2022 Massimo Introvigne

Is Satanism Dangerous? 1. The Origins of Satanism

Is Satanism dangerous? Should legal measures be introduced against it? Or is even Satanism protected by freedom of religion or belief?

Sister Maria Laura Mainetti.

06/14/2021 Andrea Menegotto

Sister Mainetti and Father Govoni: When Tall Tales About Satanism Kill

The nun has been beatified, 21 years after three wannabe Satanists killed her. A TV series celebrates the priest who died of a heart attack after a false accusation of Satanic ritual abuse.

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