A ‘proper’ black mass: the rhetorical struggle over a deviant ritual
This article considers the rhetorical paradoxes surrounding The Satanic Temple (TST) and its interpretation of ‘black mass’ rituals. TST’s conservative critics have framed the movement as part of an ancient tradition of Satanism while also claiming that its members are not Satanists at all but merel...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
2021
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-55 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Satanic Temple
/ Black mass
/ Authenticity
/ Catholic church
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IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements CB Christian life; spirituality RC Liturgy |
Further subjects: | B
Ritual
B Hate Speech B Catholicism B Satanism |
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