Chaos Untold: The Use of Gnosticism in the Misanthropic Luciferian Order (MLO)
This article analyzes the utilization of the concept "Gnosticism" in a form of Satanism that has come to be known as "Chaos Gnosticism," or "Gnostic Satanism." The topic of the study is the Swedish expression of this phenomenon attached to Current 218 and the Temple of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Nova religio
Year: 2023, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-50 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Temple of the Black Light
/ Gnosis
/ Chaos magic
/ Satanism
/ History 1995-2023
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements BF Gnosticism KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia TK Recent history |
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New Religious Movements
B Temple of the Black Light B modern academia B Misanthropic Luciferian Order B Satanism B Chaos Gnosticism B Gnosticism B reception of Gnosticism |
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| Summary: | This article analyzes the utilization of the concept "Gnosticism" in a form of Satanism that has come to be known as "Chaos Gnosticism," or "Gnostic Satanism." The topic of the study is the Swedish expression of this phenomenon attached to Current 218 and the Temple of Black Light, previously named the Misanthropic Luciferian Order (MLO). The group is known as one of the more radical and violent forms of Satanism. The aim here is to show how MLO relates to ancient Gnostic myths and how the particular and at times sinister worldview of MLO is legitimized by the use of Gnosticism. We also argue that the way the concept "Gnosticism" is understood within the group is reminiscent of the way it is constructed in certain scholarly circles. This brings to attention the relationship between modern academic publications and the construction of new religious movements. |
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| ISSN: | 1541-8480 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nova religio
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1525/nr.2023.27.1.29 |