2009
DOI: 10.1177/0037768609345976
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Satanism in America: An Update

Abstract: The Satanism scare was a significant moral panic in America in the 1980s and early 1990s. Scholars analyzed it from a social constructionist perspective, citing a number of factors and developments whose confluence contributed to this high-visibility moral panic. The authors examine those factors that were deemed of importance in the rise of the Satanism scare, to ascertain why the scare seems to have waned in recent years. Particular attention is given to developments within the justice system, the profession… Show more

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“…A decade-long federal investigation yielded no credible evidence to corroborate any allegation of satanic ritual abuse (Lanning, 1992). The editors of The Courage to Heal excised Annette’s story from all subsequent editions and repressed/recovered memory syndrome remains a contested psychological diagnosis (Richardson et al, 2009: 566). Through the publication of Michelle Remembers and the dissemination of his expertise (through seminars, workshops, and distributed materials), Pazder molded Michelle Smith’s memories into a repeatable narrative of ritual abuse, later codified and institutionalized in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).…”
Section: Remembering Michelle: Scripting Satanic Ritual Abusementioning
confidence: 99%
“…A decade-long federal investigation yielded no credible evidence to corroborate any allegation of satanic ritual abuse (Lanning, 1992). The editors of The Courage to Heal excised Annette’s story from all subsequent editions and repressed/recovered memory syndrome remains a contested psychological diagnosis (Richardson et al, 2009: 566). Through the publication of Michelle Remembers and the dissemination of his expertise (through seminars, workshops, and distributed materials), Pazder molded Michelle Smith’s memories into a repeatable narrative of ritual abuse, later codified and institutionalized in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).…”
Section: Remembering Michelle: Scripting Satanic Ritual Abusementioning
confidence: 99%