The Satanism Scare

Although there is growing concern over Satanism as a threat to American life, the topic has received surprisingly little serious attention

I: Introdution; 1: Satanism as a Social Problem; II: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on Satanism; 2: The Demonology of Satanism: An Anthropological View; 3: The Historical Satan; 4: Satanism: The New Cult Scare; III: The Satanic Threat to Children; 5: Satanism and Child Molestation: Constructing the Ritual Abuse Scare; 6: Endangered Children in Antisatanist Rhetoric; 7: Satanic Cults, Satanic Play: Is "Dungeons & Dragons" a Breeding Ground for the Devil?; IV: Psychiatry and Occult Survivors; 8: Occult Survivors: The Making of a Myth; 9: Satanism and Psychotherapy: A Rumor in Search of an Inquisition; V: Satanism and The Law; 10: The Police Model of Satanic Crime; 11: Law Enforcement and the Satanism-Crime Connection: A Survey of "Cult Cops"; 12: Satanism in the Courts: From Murder to Heavy Metal; VI: Rumor and News About Satanism; 13: The Dynamics of Rumor-Panics about Satanic Cults; 14: Accusations of Satanism and Racial Tensions in the Matamoros Cult Murders; 15: Devil Worship in Western Montana: A Case Study in Rumor Construction; 16: Caldrons Bubble, Satan's Trouble, but Witches Are Okay: Media Constructions of Satanism and Witchcraft; VII: The Satanists; 17: Legend-Trips and Satanism: Adolescents' Ostensive Traditions as "Cult" Activity; 18: Social Construction from Within: Satan's Process