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Satanism Per Faxneld (historian of religions, historian of religions, Sodertorn University)

Satanism By Per Faxneld (historian of religions, historian of religions, Sodertorn University)

Summary

Chronologically structured, Satanism: A Reader can be read as a succinct historical overview of the development of Satanism, with the immediacy that only primary sources can provide. It is ideal for both classroom and research use, as well as a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in the occult, the transgressive, secularization, and the fringes of the religious landscape.

Satanism Summary

Satanism: A Reader by Per Faxneld (historian of religions, historian of religions, Sodertorn University)

Satanism is a current of thought that generates intense feelings. It remains understudied by academics. This selection of key source texts from the period 1841 to 2017 attempts to remedy that gap. Ranging from the esoteric to the anti-clerical, countercultural, and political, the texts span a wide variety of genres, from poetry and polemical religious tracts to ritual instructions and internet FAQ's. All are provided with comprehensive introductions, written by specialists in the field, that offer readers both critical historical context and expert scholarly interpretation. Chronologically structured, the book can be read as a succinct historical overview of the development of Satanism, with the immediacy that only primary sources can provide. It is ideal for both classroom and research use, as well as a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in the occult, the transgressive, secularization, and the fringes of the religious landscape.

About Per Faxneld (historian of religions, historian of religions, Sodertorn University)

Per Faxneld is an historian of religions at Sodertorn University, Sweden, where he is conducting a project on spiritual dimensions of Japanese martial arts. He is the author of the award-winning Satanic Feminism: Lucifer as the Liberator of Woman in Nineteenth-Century Culture and several other books. Johan Nilsson is an historian of religions at Lund university, Sweden, where he is currently working on a research project about the reception of Buddhism in Swedish Theosophy. He is the author of As a Fire Beneath the Ashes: The Quest for Chinese Wisdom within Occultism, 1850-1949.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Per Faxneld & Johan Nilsson 2. Eliphas Levi, La Bible de la liberte (1841) Julian Strube 3. Jules Michelet, La Sorciere (1862) Ruben van Luijk 4. Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (1871) Fredrik Gregorius 5. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (The Theosophical Society), excerpts from The Secret Doctrine (1888) Per Faxneld 6. Leo Taxil, excerpt from Le Palladium regenere et libre (1895) Ruben van Luijk 7. Stanislaw Przybyzewski, excerpt from Die Synagoge des Satan (1897) Per Faxneld 8. Ben Kadosh (aka Carl William Hansen), Den ny morgens gry (1906) Johan Nilsson 9. Maria de Naglowska, excerpts from La Lumiere du sexe (1932) & "Satanisme masculin, Satanisme feminin" (1933) Hans Thomas Hakl & Michele Olzi 10. Aleister Crowley, "Hymn to Lucifer" (undated) & excerpt from The Book of Thoth (1944) Johan Nilsson 11. Kenneth Grant (Typhonian Order), excerpt from "Vinum Sabbati" (1961) Johan Nilsson 12. The Process Church of the Final Judgement, excerpts from "The Gods on War" (1967) & "The Gods and Their People" (1970) Fredrik Gregorius 13. Anton LaVey (Church of Satan), excerpt from interview in John Fritscher's Popular Witchcraft: Straight from the Witch's Mouth (1972) Cimminnee Holt 14. Michael Aquino (Temple of Set), The Book of Coming Forth By Night (1975) Cimminne Holt 15. The Order of the Nine Angles, excerpts from The Black Book of Satan (1984) Fredrik Gregorius 16. ystein "Euronymous" Aarseth (Den Sorte Sirkel / Black Metal Satanism), interview for Close-up Magazine (1992) Per Faxneld 17. The Satanic Reds, "FAQ for Satanic Reds DL Social Realist Organization" (c. 2001) Johan Nilsson 18. Thomas Karlsson (Dragon Rouge), excerpt from Kabbala, kliffot och den goetiska magin (2004) Fredrik Gregorius 19. Michael W. Ford (The Order of Phosphorus, etc), excerpt from The Bible of the Adversary (2007) Olivia Cejvan 20. Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple), "Church of Satan vs. Satanic Temple" (2017) Fredrik Gregorius & Manon Hedenborg White

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NGR9780199913558
9780199913558
0199913552
Satanism: A Reader by Per Faxneld (historian of religions, historian of religions, Sodertorn University)
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Oxford University Press Inc
2023-11-30
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