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1、ANALYSISOFTHECHURCHOFSATAN:THEEMPEROR’SNEWRELIGIONBYOLEWOLFTheChurchofSatanhascausedoutrageandexten-providesnoindicationofthesizeoftheorgani-sivemediaattentionsinceitsinceptionastheboldestzation,asallmembershipcardsissuedtodaychampionofSataninthe“occultexplosion”peakingdisplaythenumber100261(see
2、Figure1).Whileinthe1960es,andforbetterorforworsehasbecometheactualmembershipnumberprobablyliessynonymouswithmodernSatanism.ItassertsthatbetweentheguessesofjustafewhundredandSatanismisauniquephilosophydistinctlytailoredseveralmillions,andwhiletheinfluenceofthetoman’slifeonEarthwhich,iffollowed,ha
3、sthepo-ChurchofSatanisprobablylessthanhintedbytentialtoincreasethefollower’searthlysuccess.theorganizationitselfandmorethanreportedThispaperinvestigatestheChurchofSatan,itsbyitsenemies(anti-cultfanaticsexcluded),theideology,anditspractices,andobservesthattheChurchofSatanhasestablisheditselfasthe
4、or-ChurchofSatanincludesthesamedynamicsascanganizationthatisusuallymentionedinbooksbeobservedinmanyotherreligions.Inaddition,thedescribingSatanismregardlessofopinion.An-ChurchofSatanappearstodeliberatelymisleaditstonLaVeyhimselfisusuallymentionedincom-membersviaconflictingpolicystatementsandcom-
5、panywithnamessuchasEliphasLévi,Abbémunication.Boullard,andAleisterCrowley,allofwhomareThepaperconcludesthattheChurchofSatanisaconsideredleadingfiguresinso-called“tradi-personalitycultthatseemstohavelessinterestintional”(or“religious,”or“mythical”)andmaintaininganideologythaningainingmembers,“mod
6、ern”Satanism.andthattheChurchofSatanmaybenomorethanHagiographiessuchasTheSecretLifeofaSa-theinventionofaskilledconartistwhosawanun-tanist[3]andTheChurchofSatan[4],bothbytheusedopportunity.ChurchofSatan’sformerHighPriestessandAntonLaVey’sthirdwife,BlancheBarton‡1.TheChurchofSatanandItsIdeology(Gr
7、andPriestessoftheTemple),provideacol-WhenAntonLaVey(1930-1997,bornHowardStantonLevey)foundedtheChurchofSatanreportingWalpurgisnacht(April31)in1966asitsbirthday,†theorganizationde-scribedtheeventasthe“openingthefloodgatestoar
