Satanism
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Satanism is a philosophical and religious movement that uses symbols like the inverted pentagram and typically rejects traditional religious authority in favor of individualism and critical thinking. It matters because it represents a significant alternative worldview that influences its practitioners' values and beliefs, and because public understanding of it is often clouded by misconceptions and sensationalism.
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- Etymology and definitions
- Etymology
- Definitions
- Related terms
- Devil in society
- Accusations of Satanism
- Medieval and Early Modern Christendom
- Witch trials
- Affair of the Poisons
- 18th- to 20th-century Christendom
- Ritual abuse hysteria
- QAnon
- Precursors of modern Satanism
- Literary
- Occult
- Contemporary tendencies and groups
- Nontheistic Satanism
- LaVeyan Satanism and Church of Satan
- First Satanic Church
- Satanic Reds
- The Satanic Temple
- Theistic Satanism
- First Church of Satan
- Turku Society for the Spiritual Sciences
- Order of Nine Angles
- Temple of Set
- Temple of the Black Light
- Temple of Zeus
- Luciferianism
- Personal Satanism
- Demographics
- 2021 Canadian census
- Legal recognition
- Metal and rock music
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Footnotes
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|The inverted pentagram is a widespread symbol of Satanism.
Satanism refers to a group of religious, ideological, or philosophical beliefs based on Satan—particularly his worship or veneration. Because of the ties to the historical Abrahamic religious figure, Satanism—as well as other religious, ideological, or philosophical beliefs that align with Satanism—is considered a countercultural Abrahamic religion.