"In 1975, after ten years of exploring its identity, the original Church of Satan confronted the limitations of its Judæo-Christian imagery and a dismissal of humanity as a self-indulgent animal species. An ethical crisis in that year resulted in the organizational and metaphysi…
If we are to believe sensationalist media coverage, Satanism is, at its most benign, the purview of people who dress in black, adorn themselves with skull and pentagram paraphernalia, and listen to heavy metal. At its most sinister, its adherents are worshippers of evil incarnat…
Satanism adopts Satan, the Judeo-Christian representative of evil, as an object of veneration. This work explores the historical origins of this extraordinary 'antireligion.' If we are to believe sensationalist media coverage, Satanism is, at its most benign, the purview of peo…
Occultism in a global perspective
Occultism in a global perspective
by Djurdjevic, Gordan, Bogdan, Henrik
fromApproaches to new religions
Occultism in a global perspective
by Djurdjevic, Gordan, Bogdan, Henrik
fromApproaches to new religions
Occultism in a global perspective
by Djurdjevic, Gordan, Bogdan, Henrik
fromApproaches to new religions
Occultism in a global perspective
by Djurdjevic, Gordan, Bogdan, Henrik
fromApproaches to new religions
The study of the ideas and practices associated with occultism is a rapidly growing branch of contemporary scholarship. However, most research has focused on English and French speaking areas and has not addressed the wider spread and significance of occultism. Occultism in a Gl…
