Interpreting the Satanic Legend
It is argued that recent hysteria about Satanic cults can best be understood as moral panic and urban legend. Data from a wide variety of sources, including the author's own personal experience, are brought forward in support of this thesis. It is then suggested that if we are not to remain at...
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1998]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 1998, Volume: 37, Issue: 3, Pages: 249-266 |
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Recent Outbreak
B Satanic Cult B Personal Experience B Moral Panic B Urban Legend |
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