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  2. The Satanic Bible - Wikipedia

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    The Satanic Bible is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by Anton LaVey in 1969. It is the central religious text of LaVeyan Satanism, and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma. [1] It has been described as the most important document to influence contemporary Satanism. [2]

  3. Anton LaVey - Wikipedia

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    His books The Satanic Bible and The Satanic Rituals have been cited as having "an influence far beyond" the Church of Satan's membership. [6] In 1995, the religious studies scholar Graham Harvey wrote that although the Church had no organized presence in Britain, LaVey's writings were widely accessible in British bookshops. [58]

  4. LaVeyan Satanism - Wikipedia

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    Following the success of the film Rosemary's Baby, LaVey wrote the book The Satanic Bible, [118] borrowing from Arthur Desmond, Aleister Crowley [119] and Ayn Rand. [120] [121] The Satanic Bible spread LaVey's ideas to a wide audience, [122] and led to a 1972 sequel, The Satanic Rituals. [123]

  5. Might Is Right - Wikipedia

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    Portions of Might Is Right comprise the vast majority of The Book of Satan in Anton LaVey's 1969 The Satanic Bible, the founding document of the Church of Satan. [11] Though it is no longer included in current printings of The Satanic Bible , early printings included an extensive dedication to various people whom LaVey recognized as influences ...

  6. Codex Gigas - Wikipedia

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    The Codex Gigas opened to the page with the distinctive portrait of the Devil from which the text received its byname, the Devil's Bible. [1]The Codex Gigas ("Giant Book"; Czech: Obří kniha) is the largest extant medieval illuminated manuscript in the world, at a length of 92 cm (36 in). [2]

  7. The Satanic Verses - Wikipedia

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    The Satanic Verses is the fourth novel from the Indian-British writer Salman Rushdie. First published in September 1988, the book was inspired by the life of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters.

  8. Daemonologie - Wikipedia

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    King James wrote a dissertation titled Daemonologie that was first sold in 1597, several years prior to the first publication of the King James Authorized Version of the Bible. Within three short books James wrote a philosophical dissertation in the form of a Socratic dialogue for the purpose of making arguments and comparisons between magic ...

  9. Satanic Verses - Wikipedia

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    Shahab Ahmed, author of a book on the satanic verses in early Islam, observed that in the era of early tafsirs and sīrah/maghazi literature, the satanic verses incident was near universally accepted by the early Muslim community and illustrative of a concept of prophethood involving an ongoing struggle. Later, the logic of the era of hadith ...