Raising the Devil: Satanism, New Religions, and the Media

353 Pages·2000·25.55 MB·English

by  Bill Ellis

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Satanism, New Religions,
and the Media
Bill Ellis
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'THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTuCKY
Copyright © 2000 by The University Press of Kentucky
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ellis, Bill, 1950-
Raising the devil: Satanism, new religions, and the media / Bill Ellis.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8131-2170-1 Calk. paper)
1. Satanism. 1. Title.
BF1548.E45 2000
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For Elizabeth,
in hopes that she will inherit
a better world
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There is nothing new under the sun.
Is there a thing of which it is said, "See, this is new"?
It has been already in the ages before us.
There is no remembrance of former things,
nor will there be any remembrance of later things
yet to happen among those who come after.
-Ecclesiastes 1: 9-11
I raised the Devil,
and the Devil raised me,
I never shall forget
when the Devil raised me.
-19th-century Derbyshire
conjuring charm
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Qontmts
Acknowledgments
Xl
Introduction:
Demonizing Folklore xv
Christian Magic and Diabolical Medicine:
The Theory behind the Scare 1
The Jesus of Satan:
Deliverance and Spiritualism 32
Speak to the Devil:
Ouija Boards and Deliverance 62
Putting the Pieces Together:
MPD and Ritual Abuse Narratives 87
The One-World Demonology:
Projection and Conspiracy 120
Brits and the Black Mass:
The First "Confessing Witches" 143
Hippie Commune Witchcraft Blood Rites:
Satanic "Confessions" in North America 167
The Highgate Cemetery Vampire Hunt:
Grave-Robbing and Rumor Panic 202
The Great Plains Cattle Mutilation Panic:
Satanism Becomes News 240
Conclusions 279
Notes 289
Bibliography 301
Index 319