Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend
- ISBN-10
- 081269192X
- ISBN-13
- 9780812691924
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993-01
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Company
- Author
- Jeffrey S. Victor
Description
Offers a history of satanic scares since the 1960s, including a rundown of cattle mutilations, and argues that concerns over satanism are the result of runaway rumors
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