Speak of the Devil
Author | : Joseph P. Laycock |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2020-02-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190948498 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190948493 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Download or read book Speak of the Devil written by Joseph P. Laycock and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-02-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book-length study of The Satanic Temple, Joseph Laycock, a scholar of new religious movements, contends that the emergence of "political Satanism" marks a significant moment in American religious history that will have a lasting impact on how Americans frame debates about religious freedom. Though the group gained attention for its strategic deployment of outrage, it claims to have developed beyond politics into a religious movement. Equal parts history and ethnography, Speak of the Devil demonstrates why religious Satanism is significant to larger conversations about the definition of religion, religious freedom, and religious tolerance.