{"product_id":"the-devils-party-satanism-in-modernity-paperback","title":"The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePer Faxneld\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJesper Aa Petersen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecent years have seen a significant shift in the study of new religious movements. In Satanism studies, interest has moved to anthropological and historical work on groups and inviduals. Self-declared Satanism, especially as a religion with cultural production and consumption, history, and organization, has largely been neglected by academia. This volume, focused on modern Satanism as a practiced religion of life-style, attempts to reverse that trend with 12 cutting-edge essays from the emerging field of Satanism studies. Topics covered range from early literary Satanists like Blake and Shelley, to the Californian Church of Satan of the 1960s, to the radical developments that have taken place in the Satanic milieu in recent decades. The contributors analyze such phenomena as conversion to Satanism, connections between Satanism and political violence, 19th-century decadent Satanism, transgression, conspiracy theory, and the construction of Satanic scripture. A wide array of\u003cbr\u003emethods are employed to shed light on the Devil's disciples: statistical surveys, anthropological field studies, philological examination of \u003cem\u003eThe Satanic Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, contextual analysis of literary texts, careful scrutiny of obscure historical records, and close readings of key Satanic writings. The book will be an invaluable resource for everyone interested in Satanism as a philosophical or religious position of alterity rather than as an imagined other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePer Faxneld\u003c\/strong\u003e is a research fellow at the department of the History of Religions at Stockholm University, Sweden. He has written several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on Satanism and Western Esotericism, co-edited \u003cem\u003eFörborgade Tecken\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Hidden Signs\" H: Ströms, 2010) - a book on Esotericism in literature - and is the author of \u003cem\u003eMörkrets apostlar \u003c\/em\u003e(\"Apostles of Darkness\", Ouroboros, 2006), a study of early Satanism. His research focuses on gender issues in Satanism, and the literary roots of contemporary religious constructions of the Devil as a hero and helper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJesper Aagaard Petersen\u003c\/strong\u003e is associate professor at the Programme for Teacher Education, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He has published extensively on modern Satanism, is the editor of \u003cem\u003eContemporary Religious\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSatanism: A Critical Anthology \u003c\/em\u003e(Ashgate, 2009) and the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eControversial New Religions\u003c\/em\u003e (Oxford, 2005) and \u003cem\u003eThe Encyclopedic Sourcebook of Satanism\u003c\/em\u003e (Prometheus, 2008). He has a Ph.D. from the Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies at NTNU with the thesis \u003cem\u003eBetween Darwin and the Devil: Modern Satanism as Discourse, Milieu, and Self\u003c\/em\u003e (2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.5 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754028040480,"sku":"9780199779246","price":123.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d314b0f2cb99a8876eb71e26640d1cf.webp?v=1780031783","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-devils-party-satanism-in-modernity-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}