The Satanic Rituals (1972) is Anton LaVey's companion volume to The Satanic Bible, presenting a set of ceremonial scripts, some original and some adapted or invented in the guise of translation from historical and literary sources, intended to give LaVeyan Satanists concrete ritual liturgy to enact the philosophy laid out in the earlier book.
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Era of CompositionThe Satanic Rituals is a book by Anton Szandor LaVey, published in 1972 by Avon Books as a companion volume to The Satanic Bible. 1 Attributed Author / Compiler Structure
StructureA set of ceremonial ritual scripts, some original and some adapted or invented in the guise of translation from historical and literary sources, giving LaVeyan Satanists concrete liturgy to enact the philosophy laid out in The Satanic Bible. 2 Status
Canonical StatusIts own record calls it one of "the movement's core LaVey-authored books alongside The Satanic Bible," already canonical. Text
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Source Satanism: A Social HistoryMassimo Introvigne
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The Satanic Rituals is a book by Anton Szandor LaVey, published in 1972 by Avon Books as a companion volume to The Satanic Bible.
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Attributed To: Anton LaVey, Lead section
The Satanic Rituals is a book by Anton Szandor LaVey, published in 1972 by Avon Books as a companion volume to The Satanic Bible.
View the Source2. Satanism: A Social History
Massimo Introvigne, Brill, 2016on The Satanic Rituals and its compositionView the Source Anton LaVey (reference article)
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