I: Introdution; 1: Satanism as a Social Problem; II: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on Satanism; 2: The Demonology of Satanism: An Anthropological View; 3: The Historical Satan; 4: Satanism: The New Cult Scare; III: The Satanic Threat to Children; 5: Satanism and Child Molestation: Constructing the Ritual Abuse Scare; 6: Endangered Children in Antisatanist Rhetoric; 7: Satanic Cults, Satanic Play: Is “Dungeons & Dragons” a Breeding Ground for the Devil?; IV: Psychiatry and Occult Survivors; 8: Occult Survivors: The Making of a Myth; 9: Satanism and Psychotherapy: A Rumor in Search of an Inquisition; V: Satanism and The Law; 10: The Police Model of Satanic Crime; 11: Law Enforcement and the Satanism-Crime Connection: A Survey of “Cult Cops”; 12: Satanism in the Courts: From Murder to Heavy Metal; VI: Rumor and News About Satanism; 13: The Dynamics of Rumor-Panics about Satanic Cults; 14: Accusations of Satanism and Racial Tensions in the Matamoros Cult Murders; 15: Devil Worship in Western Montana: A Case Study in Rumor Construction; 16: Caldrons Bubble, Satan's Trouble, but Witches Are Okay: Media Constructions of Satanism and Witchcraft; VII: The Satanists; 17: Legend-Trips and Satanism: Adolescents’ Ostensive Traditions as “Cult” Activity; 18: Social Construction from Within: Satan's Process
Joel Best
-During the 1980s, media sensationalism and the rhetoric of
fundamentalist preachers ushered in a new threat to the US -
satanism. This collection examines the satanism scare as an
emergent social problem grounded in extant belief systems but
constructed through social action. The volume is well organized and
provides an excellent, comprehensive, and readable treatment of the
topic . . . Collectively, the articles in this volume make an
important contribution to this approach to social problems as well
as offering interesting insights into such topics as deviance,
collective behavior, and the mass media. Upper-division
undergraduates and above.- --J. Lynxwiler, Choice -The Satanism
Scare is an important look at one of the most telling and least
understood excitements of our time. A wise and compelling book.-
--Kai Erikson, Yale University -The Satanism Scare is a rare
multidisciplinary look into a currently popular folk belief of
growing cultural and social significance. Folklorists,
anthropologists, sociologists, criminologists, an attorney, and a
journalist all contribute their unique perspectives in this
outstanding effort to understand the most recent manifestation of
the traditional Euro-American witch-hunt. The broad
interdisciplinary range of investigators covers a variety of data
and research strategies. . . . [A] very useful compilation.-
--Linda J. Jencson, The Journal of American Folklore -Let's not
mince words here. This book represents a facile and exemplary use
of the social constructionist perspective. The editors have done an
outstanding job of gathering a set of contributions to their
volume, with a very high level of scholarship evidenced. . . . The
Satanism Scare is an excellent book for use in upper-level classes
in crime, deviance, religion, and social movements. It should also
be required reading for cult cops and mental health workers. Come
to think of it, it's a good read for just about anyone interested
in critical thinking.- --Raymond A. Eve, Social Forces
"During the 1980s, media sensationalism and the rhetoric of
fundamentalist preachers ushered in a new threat to the US -
satanism. This collection examines the satanism scare as an
emergent social problem grounded in extant belief systems but
constructed through social action. The volume is well organized and
provides an excellent, comprehensive, and readable treatment of the
topic . . . Collectively, the articles in this volume make an
important contribution to this approach to social problems as well
as offering interesting insights into such topics as deviance,
collective behavior, and the mass media. Upper-division
undergraduates and above." --J. Lynxwiler, Choice "The Satanism
Scare is an important look at one of the most telling and least
understood excitements of our time. A wise and compelling book."
--Kai Erikson, Yale University "The Satanism Scare is a rare
multidisciplinary look into a currently popular folk belief of
growing cultural and social significance. Folklorists,
anthropologists, sociologists, criminologists, an attorney, and a
journalist all contribute their unique perspectives in this
outstanding effort to understand the most recent manifestation of
the traditional Euro-American witch-hunt. The broad
interdisciplinary range of investigators covers a variety of data
and research strategies. . . . [A] very useful compilation."
--Linda J. Jencson, The Journal of American Folklore "Let's not
mince words here. This book represents a facile and exemplary use
of the social constructionist perspective. The editors have done an
outstanding job of gathering a set of contributions to their
volume, with a very high level of scholarship evidenced. . . . The
Satanism Scare is an excellent book for use in upper-level classes
in crime, deviance, religion, and social movements. It should also
be required reading for cult cops and mental health workers. Come
to think of it, it's a good read for just about anyone interested
in critical thinking." --Raymond A. Eve, Social Forces
"During the 1980s, media sensationalism and the rhetoric of
fundamentalist preachers ushered in a new threat to the US -
satanism. This collection examines the satanism scare as an
emergent social problem grounded in extant belief systems but
constructed through social action. The volume is well organized and
provides an excellent, comprehensive, and readable treatment of the
topic . . . Collectively, the articles in this volume make an
important contribution to this approach to social problems as well
as offering interesting insights into such topics as deviance,
collective behavior, and the mass media. Upper-division
undergraduates and above." --J. Lynxwiler, Choice "The Satanism
Scare is an important look at one of the most telling and least
understood excitements of our time. A wise and compelling book."
--Kai Erikson, Yale University "The Satanism Scare is a rare
multidisciplinary look into a currently popular folk belief of
growing cultural and social significance. Folklorists,
anthropologists, sociologists, criminologists, an attorney, and a
journalist all contribute their unique perspectives in this
outstanding effort to understand the most recent manifestation of
the traditional Euro-American witch-hunt. The broad
interdisciplinary range of investigators covers a variety of data
and research strategies. . . . [A] very useful compilation."
--Linda J. Jencson, The Journal of American Folklore "Let's not
mince words here. This book represents a facile and exemplary use
of the social constructionist perspective. The editors have done an
outstanding job of gathering a set of contributions to their
volume, with a very high level of scholarship evidenced. . . . The
Satanism Scare is an excellent book for use in upper-level classes
in crime, deviance, religion, and social movements. It should also
be required reading for cult cops and mental health workers. Come
to think of it, it's a good read for just about anyone interested
in critical thinking." --Raymond A. Eve, Social Forces
"The Satanism Scare is an important look at one of the most telling
and least understood excitements of our time. A wise and compelling
book."--Kai Erikson, Yale University
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