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The Satanic Bible

Author: Anton Lavey
Creator: Peter H. Gilmore
Publisher: Avon Books
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

146 reviews
Sales Rank: 8669

Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1

ISBN: 0380015390
Dewey Decimal Number: 133.422
EAN: 9780380015399
ASIN: 0380015390

Publication Date: April 30, 1992
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
One might expect The Satanic Bible at least to offer a few prancing demons or a virgin sacrifice, but if you're looking for a tour of the house of horrors, this is the wrong book. Far from a manual for conquering the realms of earth, air, fire and water, The Satanic Bible is Anton LaVey's manifesto of a new religion separate from the "traditional" Judeo-Christian definitions of Satanism. While LaVey rails against the deceit of the Christian church and white magicians, he busily weaves his own deceptions.

The Satanic Bible claims the heritage of a horde of evil deities--Bile', Dagon, Moloch, and Yao Tzin to name a few--but these ancient gods have no coherent connection between each other or to Satanism, except that all have been categorised by Christianity as "evil". Calling on these ancient names like a magician shouting, "Abracadabra", LaVey attempts to shatter the classical depiction of Satanism as a cult of black mass and child sacrifice. As the smoke clears, he leads us through a surprisingly logical argument in favour of a life focused on self-indulgence. The Satanic Bible is less bible and more philosophy (with a few rituals thrown in to keep us entertained), but this philosophy is the backbone of a religion that, until LaVey entered the scene, was merely a myth of the Christian church. It took LaVey, and The Satanic Bible, to turn this myth into a legitimate public religion.--Brian Patterson, Amazon.com

Customer Reviews: Read 141 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Apparently... June 24, 2008
Well basically I got this as a present for someone because I knew they'd find it interesting/informative/whatever. So I can't vouch personally for it, but it's supposedly a brilliant read; Neither myself nor the recipient are religious people but this is recommended for anyone that wants to get some information on the subject without any propaganda or other general crap fogging up the facts.

3 out of 5 stars

How Much is My Soul Worth Satan?????????????Sold!!!!! May 11, 2008
As a proud Heathen (I like the warrior culture of my English/Germanic ancestors) I am extremely Anti-Christian so I had to read this book. I believe that the Jewish/Roman cult of Jesus is the true EVIL that has stolen a great deal from humanity. Therfore I have always had sympathy for the Devil as I have always viewed him as the good guy, wanting us to enjoy the simple pleasures in life, cursed by the evil Christians to look half man, half goat after the Greek Pagan God of mischieve 'Pan'. Older pagan religions have always had a God of fun and/or sex and the Christians have moulded those traits together into our modern view of the Devil to frighten us away from our true nature to make us easier to manipulate. So I view the Devil has a fun figure and the Christian God as a control freak, denying us the pleasure of life for a slavery in death.

I would review this book as one guys attempt to tell you how to live your life. It was written in America in the 60's during the 'Hippie Age' and is full of sex and rebelllion. He tells us how to have a 'black mass' which is basically having sex infront of people whilst sticking 2 fingers up at Jesus and society. I found myself agreeing with his preaching but he didnt tell me anything i didnt already know. 'Do what thy wilt' is the biggest message in the book.

This is not a dark evil book that you would expect, the author whom is the founder of the church of Satan doesnt even care or believe in the Devil himself and seems only concerned with weird sex rituals. This is a very small book that is okay to read and does have some very good chapters, but a little boring and preachy at times, but it is probably worth a quick read.

5 out of 5 stars

This book understands me! March 24, 2008
I bought myself a copy of this book 4 years ago from amazon. The front cover is the first thing that interested me...dark and evil...brandishing a pentagram in front of me! So, I bought it, it arrived a few days later and I started to read. And, oh what a read it was. So different to anything else, I thought at last a book that understands me. I've done the church thing - it just didn't cut it for me - but the Satanic Bible is something else. LaVey's persepective is so very different and is so worth reading. The book isn't telling you to do certain things, it's more like a set of guidelines for you to follow. He was a very intelligent man and his books were very much the same.

5 out of 5 stars

this product January 13, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful

i ordered this product and it still hasnt arrived i ordered it a while ago now

1 out of 5 stars

A load of rubbish. October 19, 2007
3 out of 14 found this review helpful

Does anyone actually know what 'Satanism' is or means? Apparently not. This book sadly fulfills every stereotypical idea the average person may have about Satanism and it's not even well written. Gives the Occult a bad name and makes it an object of ridicule simply by existing.
A load of rubbish, don't waste your time.