The Satanic Rituals is a book by Anton Szandor LaVey published in 1972 by Avon Books as a companion volume to The Satanic Bible. The book outlines nine rituals and ceremonies intended for group performance, with an introductory essay to each. Some of the rites presented are inspired by other groups, such as the Yezidis, Freemasons, Knights Templar and Order of the Illuminati, and some inspired by fictional works.[1]: 85
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Author | Anton LaVey |
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Language | English |
Subjects | Greater magic Satanism |
Published | 1972 |
Publisher | Avon Books |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover & paperback) |
Pages | 224 |
Followed by | The Satanic Witch |
The book includes the child baptism ritual LaVey used for his youngest daughter Zeena at the first publicly recorded Church of Satan baptism.[2]
Rites outlined
edit- Le Messe Noire
- The Ceremony of the Stifling Air
- Das Tirdrama
- Die elektrischen Vorspiele
- Homage to Tchort
- The Statement of Shaitan and Wordless Rite of Dedication
- The Ceremony of the Nine Angles
- The Call to Cthulhu
- The Baptisms: Adult Rite and Children's Ceremony[3]
References
edit- ^ Lap, Amina Olander (2013). "Categorizing Modern Satanism: An Analysis of LaVey's Early Writings". In Per Faxneld; Jesper Aagaard Petersen (eds.). The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 83–102. ISBN 978-0-19-977924-6.
- ^ "Satanist Anton LaVey Baptising Daughter". San Francisco, California, USA: Bettmann/CORBIS. May 23, 1967. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011.
LaVey [...] said the mystic ceremony was the first such baptism in history.
- ^ Vey, Anton La (1976-12-01). Satanic Rituals. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780380013920.
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