Satanism Today: An Encyclopedia of Religion, Folklore, and Popular Culture

This authoritative reference work presents a full image of the Prince of Darkness as he appears throughout traditional theology, mythology, art and literature, and popular culture. * Nearly 300 entries ranging from the anticult movement to Zoroastrianism * A chronology of information on earlier manifestations of the Western occult tradition that provided the background for the creation of modern religious Satanism in the 1960s * 66 photos, illustrations, and drawings including depictions of satanic rituals and ingredients used for casting evil spells * Three appendixes including a Satanist survey conducted by the author in August 2000 on basic demographic data on contemporary Satanists