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Lucien Greaves (The Satanic Temple): "Church of Satan vs. Satanic Temple"
Linköping University, Department of Culture and Society, Division of History, Arts and Religious Studies. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9136-4277
Malmö Universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7383-9857
2023 (English)In: Satanism: A Reader / [ed] Faxneld, Per & Nilsson, Johan, New York: Oxford University Press, 2023, 1, p. 333-341Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This chapter studies The Satanic Temple (TST), which has emerged as one of the most important movements in the history of Satanism. Penned by Lucien Greaves, the national spokesperson for TST in the United States, “Church of Satan vs. Satanic Temple” (2017) presents what Greaves perceives as the essential differences between TST and LaVey’s Church of Satan. Constructing the Church of Satan as a sort of negative “other,” contrasted with TST’s own brand of Satanism, the text serves as an illustrative example of TST’s self-image and presentation vis-à-vis other forms of Satanism. In contrast to the Church of Satan, TST makes limited references to Satan as a symbol for earthly pleasure or egotism. Instead, Satan is presented as a Promethean character, fighting on behalf of the oppressed. While TST does not align itself with any political ideology, its written material, terminology, and symbols frequently reference leftist thought and activism.

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New York: Oxford University Press, 2023, 1. p. 333-341
Keywords [en]
satanism, left hand path, politics, feminism, romanticism, direct action, America
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History of Religions
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-197723DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780199913534.001.0001Libris ID: h04bt45tf95x709zISBN: 9780199913534 (print)ISBN: 9780197650394 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-197723DiVA, id: diva2:1795980
Available from: 2023-09-11 Created: 2023-09-11 Last updated: 2024-01-05Bibliographically approved

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