Diabolical Authority: Anton LaVey, the Satanic Bible and the Satanist "tradition"

The status of The Satanic Bible as an authoritative scripture-or, perhaps more accurately, as a kind of quasi-scripture-within the Satanic subculture was initially brought to my attention during my first face-to-face encounter with Satanists in the Spring of 2000. Via the internet, I had found a sma...

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Main Author: Lewis, James R. 1949-2022 (Author)
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Published: Fachgebiet für Religionswissenschaft im Fachbereich 11, Philipps Universität Marburg [2002]
In: Marburg journal of religion
Year: 2002, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-16
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