What is Satanism?

Satanism is a widely misunderstood tradition. Misconceptions about it are influenced, in part, by a moral panic that swept through the US in the 1980s and 1990s. But what really is Satanism? Twitter: @andrewmarkhenry Facebook: Patreon: Instagram: Bibliography: Jenny Reichert and James Richardson, “Decline of a Moral Panic: A social psychological and socio-legal Examination of the Current Status of Satanism,” Nova Religio 16:2 (2012) 47-63. Jesper Aargaard Petersen, “Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology,“ Ashgate Publishing, 2009. David Frankfurter, “Evil Incarnate,“ Princeton University Press, 2008. Geraldo Rivera, “Devil Worship,“ NBC Special Short article on Rivera’s special: Excellent Vox article on the history of the Satanic panic: