Satanism: A Social History

Introvigne, Massimo

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“…In their music, Satan is seen as a literal entity and associated with terror and destruction, and in extreme cases, they view Christianity as something that must be eradicated. Between 1992 and 1996 this particular strain was the catalyst to a series of arson attacks in which around fifty church buildings in Norway were destroyed (Introvigne 2016).…”

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The Devil’s Music: Satanism and Christian Rhetoric in the Lyrics of the Swedish Heavy Metal Band Ghost

Paulissen¹

2021

Religions

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This paper is an inquiry into a contemporary heavy metal band from Sweden called Ghost. Ghost released its first studio album in 2010 and, while there is some discussion as to what their genre is exactly, they immediately became a rising star in the metal scene. Yet what is of particular interest from a storytelling point of view, especially with regard to theological answers to philosophical questions in popular culture, is that the band presents itself as a satanic version of the Catholic Church through their stage act and lyrics. This made me curious whether they are trying to convey a message and, if yes, what that message might be. For the present paper, I have focused on the latter by performing a non-exhaustive textual analysis of the lyrics in a selection of songs from each of the four studio albums released so far. Ghost turns Christian liturgy on its head by utilizing devout language that is normally reserved for God and Christ to describe Satan and the Antichrist, a strategy I have called the ”satanification” of Christian doctrine, and in doing so their songs evoke imagery of a satanic faith community at prayer. The band then uses this radical inversion of traditional Christian themes to criticize certain elements of society, especially those aspects they associate with organized religion.

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Section: Historical Backgroundmentioning

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The Devil’s Music: Satanism and Christian Rhetoric in the Lyrics of the Swedish Heavy Metal Band Ghost

Paulissen¹

2021

Religions

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“…Toutefois, l'iconographie satanique qu'utilise ce genre musical est variée, puisqu'elle va du satanisme laveyen -individualiste et laïque -aux formes de satanisme théistes, ritualistes et symboliques. Ces formes extrêmes de transgression et de symbolisme satanique (quelle que soit la sincérité de la croyance) semblent avoir motivé les quelque 50 incendies qui ont été allumés dans d'anciennes églises chrétiennes en Norvège (Introvigne 2016 ;Patterson 2013 ;Moynihan 2003). Ce mode de transgression et ce rapport avec le satanisme ont été à l'origine de la valorisation par la mise en récit des mythes et des histoires scandinaves par les groupes suédois Bathory et Amon Amarth, ainsi que par le groupe norvégien Enslaved.…”

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Ode à un Dieu agonisant

Unger

2019

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“…Because of the official and social hostility to them, members of NRMs may be falsely accused of crimes perpetrated by others. One case where an NRM, heavily persecuted by the authorities, was accused of a crime in fact perpetrated 30 Introvigne 2016;Victor 1993;La Fontaine 1998. 31 For contemporary Russia, see Kravchenko 2018. by another, smaller NRM was the McDonald's murder in Zhaoyuan, China in 2014, discussed in my own article in this issue of the JRV.…”

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Introduction—New Religious Movements and Violence: A Typology

Introvigne¹

2018

Journal of Religion and Violence

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This issue of the JRV is dedicated to case studies illustrating the multiple relationships between new religious movements and violence. In this introduction, I propose a typological investigation of these relationships, distinguishing between acts of violence really perpetrated by NRMs-against their own members, opponents and critics, rival religionists, and the State or society at large-and episodes of violence of which the NRMs are the victims. Finally, I also propose a typology of acts of violence ascribed to NRMs, but of which they are in fact innocent, as the crimes are either imaginary, are not really "crimes, " or have been perpetrated by others, including the public authorities themselves.

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Satanism: A Social History

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The Devil’s Music: Satanism and Christian Rhetoric in the Lyrics of the Swedish Heavy Metal Band Ghost

The Devil’s Music: Satanism and Christian Rhetoric in the Lyrics of the Swedish Heavy Metal Band Ghost

Ode à un Dieu agonisant

Introduction—New Religious Movements and Violence: A Typology

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