Satanic panic: the creation of a contemporary legend
Again and again we are told - by journalists, police, and fundamentalists - that there exists a secret network of criminal fanatics, worshippers of Satan, who are responsible for kidnapping, human sacrifice, sexual abuse and torture of children, drug-dealing, mutilation of animals, desecration of ch...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Again and again we are told - by journalists, police, and fundamentalists - that there exists a secret network of criminal fanatics, worshippers of Satan, who are responsible for kidnapping, human sacrifice, sexual abuse and torture of children, drug-dealing, mutilation of animals, desecration of churches and cemeteries, pornography, heavy metal lyrics, and cannibalism. This popular tale is almost entirely without foundation, but the legend continues to gather momentum, in the teeth of evidence and good sense. Networks of 'child advocates', credulous or self-serving social workers, instant-expert police officers, and unscrupulous ministers of religion help to spread the panic, along with fabricated survivors' memoirs passed off as true accounts, and irresponsible broadcast 'investigations'. A classic witch-hunt, comparable to those of medieval Europe, is under way. Innocent victims are smeared and railroaded Satanic Panic uncovers the truth behind the satanic cult hysteria, and exposes the roots of this malignant mythology, showing in detail how unsubstantiated rumor becomes transformed into publicly-accepted 'fact' |
| Beschreibung: | XIV, 408 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0812691911 |
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Acknowledgments xii
Chapter One. Rumors, Claims, and Allegations about Satanic
Cult Crimes 1
Some Strange Happenings 1
What s Going On? 3
The Claims and Claims Makers 3
What this Book Provides 4
Chapter Two: The Evolution of the Satanic Cult Legend 7
The Evolution of the Satanic Cult Legend 7
The Power of Contemporary Legends 21
Chronology of the Satanic Cult Scare in the
United States 24
Chapter Three: The Social Dynamics of a Rumor Panic 27
The Community Panic of Friday the Thirteenth 27
How a Rumor Panic Develops: The Rumor
Process in One Community 31
Chronology of Jamestown Area Events 32
Why So Many People Believe Bizarre Rumors:
The Rumor Consensus 42
The Underlying Sources of Shared Stress 47
Interpreting the Hidden Meanings in Rumors:
Rumors as Metaphors 50
Symptoms of a Moral Crisis 55
Chapter Four: Rumor Panics across the Country 57
What Is a Rumor? 57
Community Panics in Response to Satanic Cult
Rumors 59
What Are the Underlying Causes of these
Rumor Panics? 62
How Do the Rumor Panics Get Started? 66
viii Contents
How Do the Rumors Spread? 67
The Contemporary Legend Making Process 70
Chapter Five. Satanic Cult Survivor Stories 79
Survivor Stories 79
The Search for Evidence and Understanding 86
The Psychiatric Communication Network 91
Another Hoax in the Name of Science 99
Chapter Six. Satanism and Alleged Threats to Children 103
Claims about Child Sexual Abuse by Satanists 104
Research on Ritual Sexual Abuse Allegations 107
The Collective Behavior Process in Ritual
Abuse Scares 115
Claims about Kidnappings, Missing Children,
and Ritual Murders 123
Research on the Kidnapping of Children 125
The Collective Behavior Process in Satanic Cult
Kidnapping Scares 127
Conclusions 130
Chapter Seven: Satanism and Teenage Crime 133
Claims about Teenage Satanism 133
Teenage Behavior Labelled as Satanism 136
Juvenile Delinquents Involved in Pseudo
Satanism 140
A Psychological Analysis of Pseudo Satanist
Delinquency 143
Social Influences upon Teenage Pseudo
Satanism 149
What Can Be Done to Help Teenagers? 152
Chapter Eight: Searching for Satanism in Schools, Books,
Music, and Games 155
The Search for Subversive Satanic Influences 155
Searching for Satanism in Schoolbooks and
Libraries 156
Contents ix
Searching for Satanism in Rock Music 161
Searching for Satanism in Dungeons and Drag¬
ons Games 172
Searching for Secret Satanists in Local Commu¬
nities 176
Conclusion 179
Chapter Nine. The Moral Crisis in American Society 181
Disruption and Stress in Family Relationships 181
The Family under Assault by Social Problems 185
The Moral Crisis in American Society 186
Chapter Ten: The Search for Scapegoat Deviants 195
The Social Construction of Imaginary Deviants 195
Social Conflict and the Creation of Scapegoat
Deviants 197
Society and the Problem of Evil 202
Chapter Eleven. The Rhetoric of the Moral Crusade against
Satanism 207
Moral Crusades and Moral Crusaders 207
Rhetorical Claims as Moral Propaganda 212
Basic Assumptions of the Moral Crusaders 217
Conclusions 225
Chapter Twelve: The Organization of the Moral Crusade 229
The Mobilization of Resources 229
Motives, Meanings, and Metaphors 241
The Career of a Moral Crusader 242
Chapter Thirteen: The Politics of the Moral Crusade 247
The Political Development of a Moral Crusade 247
Sources of Opposition to the Moral Crusade
against Satanism 248
The Role of the Mass Media in the Satanism
Scare 253
Science and Conflict over Claims about Satan¬
ism 255
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Government and Conflict over Claims about
Satanism 261
The Courts and Conflict over Claims about
Satanism 265
Religious Conflict and Allegations of Satanism 268
The Struggle to Legitimize Claims about a New
Form of Deviance 270
Chapter Fourteen. The Medieval Origins of Modern
Demonology 273
A Counter Subversion Demonology 274
The Medieval Origins of the Demonology 276
The Origins of the Blood Libel Myth 280
The Beginning of the Great European Witch
Hunt 286
The Impact of Medieval Folklore on the
Modern Mind 289
Chapter Fifteen: Conclusions. The Social Construction of
Imaginary Deviance 291
The Future of the Moral Crusade against
Satanism 291
Practical Implications of the Research Findings 297
The Social Construction of Imaginary Deviance 303
Underlying Social Dynamic Causes 303
The Cognitive Basis 305
The Organizational Basis 307
Rumors of Evil 310
Appendix I. Bibliography of Resource Books, Articles, and
Periodicals 311
Appendix II: Resource Persons Who May Be Contacted for
Assistance 319
Appendix III: Guidelines for Dealing with Satanic Cult Rumors
in a Community 325
Contents xi
Appendix IV: Descriptions of Satanic Cult Rumor Panics in the
United States and Canada, 1982 1992 330
Appendix V: Some Satanic Ritual Abuse Cases, 1983 1987 355
Notes 362
Index 399
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