Björn recenserade The Little Book of Satanism av La Carmina
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As long as you know what you're getting into - a book about the history and contemporary practice of Satanism specifically as written by a member of the Satanic Temple, with the last 20 pages basically being a sales pitch to join - this is both informative and interesting. I would have liked some better references (the book has a "selected bibliography", but no actual footnotes on the many claims of historic facts that would have been interesting to dig deeper in), perhaps a bit of self-criticism on the various kooky nutjobs who tend to float to the top in any new religion, and it would probably have been more thorough if an actual LaVeyan Satanist had been given equal time. But like the foreword admits, this is a "little book" that's basically just a "Hey come on, we're not bad people" pamphlet aimed at dispelling a lot of myths. …
As long as you know what you're getting into - a book about the history and contemporary practice of Satanism specifically as written by a member of the Satanic Temple, with the last 20 pages basically being a sales pitch to join - this is both informative and interesting. I would have liked some better references (the book has a "selected bibliography", but no actual footnotes on the many claims of historic facts that would have been interesting to dig deeper in), perhaps a bit of self-criticism on the various kooky nutjobs who tend to float to the top in any new religion, and it would probably have been more thorough if an actual LaVeyan Satanist had been given equal time. But like the foreword admits, this is a "little book" that's basically just a "Hey come on, we're not bad people" pamphlet aimed at dispelling a lot of myths. As such it gets the job done.