{"title":"Speak of the Devil: How the Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk About Religion","authors":"W. Simpson","doi":"10.3138/jrpc.2021-0020","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"From horror movies and death metal to moral panics and conspiracy theories, Satan holds a powerful place in the cultural imagination. Despite Satan ’ s prevalence in pop culture, real Sata-nists are often relegated to the margins of cultural and religious studies. Over the past half-decade, a new form of socially-engaged Satanism has blossomed in the US and beyond. Founded in 2013, The Satanic Temple (TST) is a “ political and religious movement that advocates pro-gressive values and the separation of church and state ” (1). This fascinating organization is the focus of Joseph Laycock ’ s new book, Speak of the Devil . . ’ s rebellion Milton ” narrative, aspects Devil the largest Satanic community","PeriodicalId":38290,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Religion and Popular Culture","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2022-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Religion and Popular Culture","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jrpc.2021-0020","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"RELIGION","Score":null,"Total":0}
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From horror movies and death metal to moral panics and conspiracy theories, Satan holds a powerful place in the cultural imagination. Despite Satan ’ s prevalence in pop culture, real Sata-nists are often relegated to the margins of cultural and religious studies. Over the past half-decade, a new form of socially-engaged Satanism has blossomed in the US and beyond. Founded in 2013, The Satanic Temple (TST) is a “ political and religious movement that advocates pro-gressive values and the separation of church and state ” (1). This fascinating organization is the focus of Joseph Laycock ’ s new book, Speak of the Devil . . ’ s rebellion Milton ” narrative, aspects Devil the largest Satanic community