ed. (2009). Contemporary Religious Satanism: A Critical Anthology. Farnham: Ashgate Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7546-5286-1. Harvey 1995, p.290; Partridge 2004, p.82; Petersen 2009a, pp.224–225; Schipper 2010, p.108; Faxneld & Petersen 2013, p.79. There have been both positive and negative reactions to The Satanic Bible. It has been described as "razor-sharp" [13] and "influential". [14] Criticism of The Satanic Bible stems both from qualms over LaVey's writing and disapproval of the content itself. LaVey has been criticized for plagiarizing sections, [15] and accusations have been made that his philosophies are largely borrowed. [16] [17] Attempts have been made to ban the book in schools, public libraries, and prisons, [18] [19] [20] though these attempts are somewhat rare. [21] History [ edit ] As a result of the success of the film Rosemary's Baby and the concomitant growth of interest in Satanism, an editor at Avon Books, Peter Mayer, approached LaVey and commissioned him to write a book, which became The Satanic Bible. [163] While part of the text was LaVey's original writing, other sections of the book consisted of direct quotations from Arthur Desmond's right-wing tract Might Is Right and the occultist Aleister Crowley's version of John Dee's Enochian Keys. [164] There is evidence that LaVey was inspired by the writings of the American philosopher Ayn Rand; and while accusations that he plagiarized her work in The Satanic Bible have been denied by one author, [165] Chris Mathews stated that "LaVey stole selectively and edited lightly" and that his "Satanism at times closely parallels Ayn Rand's Objectivist philosophy." [166] The book The Satanic Bible served to present LaVey's ideas to a far wider audience than they had previously had. [167] In 1972, he published a sequel, The Satanic Rituals. [168] Gunn, Joshua (2005). "Prime-time Satanism: Rumor-Panic and the Work of Iconic Topoi". Visual Communication. 4 (1): 93–120. doi: 10.1177/1470357205048939. S2CID 144737058.

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Hodapp, Christopher (2005). "A crash course in Templar history". Freemasons for Dummies. Indianapolis: Wiley Publishing. In some of the rituals, a naked woman serves as the altar; in these cases it is made explicit that the woman's body itself becomes the altar, rather than have her simply lying on an existing altar. [35] In contrast to longstanding stereotypes about Satanists, there is no place for sexual orgies in LaVeyan ritual. [119] Neither animal nor human sacrifice takes place. [120] Children are banned from attending these rituals, with the only exception being the Satanic Baptism, which is specifically designed to involve infants. [35] Strict taxation of all churches – "The productive, the creative, the resourceful should be subsidized. So long as the useless and incompetent are getting paid, they should be heavily taxed."a b de Guaita, Stanislas (30 March 1897). Essais de sciences mandites. Chamuel. p. 387 . Retrieved 31 March 2020– via Internet Archive. Murray, Margaret (1921). The Witch Cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology. Oxford University Press. Satanists and Nuts: The Role of Schisms in Modern Satanism". In James R. Lewis; Sarah M. Lewis (eds.). Sacred Schisms: How Religions Divide. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp.218–247. ISBN 978-0521881470. Lévi believed that the alleged devil worship of the medieval Witches' Sabbath was a perpetuation of ancient pagan rites. A goat with a candle between its horns appears in medieval witchcraft records, [55] and other pieces of lore are cited in Dogme et Rituel:

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Partridge, Christopher (2004). The Re-Enchantment of the West Volume. 1: Alternative Spiritualities, Sacralization, Popular Culture, and Occulture. London: T&T Clark International. ISBN 978-0567084088. Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis (1904). The Gods of the Egyptians: or, Studies in Egyptian Mythology. Vol.II volumes. London: Methuen & Co. Hidden Persuaders and Invisible Wars: Anton LaVey and Conspiracy Culture". In Per Faxneld; Jesper Aagaard Petersen (eds.). The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp.123–40. ISBN 978-0-19-977924-6.Hammer-Purgstall (1818). "Mysterium Baphometis revelatum". Fundgruben des Orients. Vienna. 6: 1–120, 445–99.