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Satanic Verses. The Satanic Verses are words of "satanic suggestion" which the Islamic prophet Muhammad is alleged to have mistaken for divine revelation. [1] The first use of the expression in English is attributed to Sir William Muir in 1858. [2]
The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel of the British-Indian writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.
The Satanic Witch. The Satanic Bible is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is the central religious text of LaVeyan Satanism, and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma. [1] It has been described as the most important document to influence contemporary Satanism. [2]
Anton Szandor LaVey [1] (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American author, musician, and Satanist. [2] He was the founder of the Church of Satan and the religion of Satanism. He authored several books, including The Satanic Bible, The Satanic Rituals, The Satanic Witch, The Devil's Notebook, and Satan Speaks!
Greaves was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. [5] His mother was a Protestant who took him to Sunday School. [12] He studied neuroscience at Harvard with a speciality in false-memory syndrome. [13] Greaves collaborated with Shane Bugbee in 2003 for a 24-hour internet radio broadcast. The broadcast promoted Bugbee's reprint of the 1891 ...
LaVeyan Satanism is the name given to the form of Satanism promoted by American occultist and author Anton LaVey (1930–1997). LaVey founded the Church of Satan (CoS) in 1966 in San Francisco. Although LaVey is thought to have had more impact with his Satanic aesthetics of "colourful" rituals and "scandalous" clothes that created a "gigantic ...
Satanism refers to a group of religious, ideological, and/or philosophical beliefs based on Satan – particularly his worship or veneration. [1] Satan is commonly associated with the Devil in Christianity, a fallen angel often regarded as chief of the demons who tempt humans into sin. [1] [. Note 1] The phenomenon of Satanism shares ...
Peter Howard Gilmore (born May 24, 1958) is an American writer and LaVeyan Satanist.He is the current High Priest of the Church of Satan. As a representative of the Church of Satan, Gilmore has been interviewed on numerous television and radio programs dealing with the topic of Satanism, including appearances on History, the BBC, Syfy, Point of Inquiry, and Bob Larson's Christian radio show.