Church of Satan
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The Church of Satan is a religious organization founded by Anton LaVey in 1966 that promotes atheistic, individualistic philosophy known as LaVeyan Satanism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Church of Satan canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Satanist organization
ⓘ
new religious movement ⓘ religious organization ⓘ |
| classification | atheistic Satanism ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
indulgence over abstinence
ⓘ
personal sovereignty ⓘ responsibility to the responsible ⓘ self-deification ⓘ |
| coreText |
The Satanic Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Satanic Rituals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denominationOf | modern Satanism ⓘ |
| emphasis |
carnal human nature
ⓘ
materialism ⓘ skepticism ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Anton LaVey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Anton LaVey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderTitle | High Priest ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| foundingPlace | San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCritics |
Christian organizations
ⓘ
theistic Satanists ⓘ |
| hasDegreeSystem | five-degree hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
High Priest
ⓘ
High Priestess NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMembershipPolicy | membership by registration and fee ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ideology | rational egoism ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Satanism
ⓘ
popular culture depictions of Satanism ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | The Satanic Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaAttention | high in late 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| name | Church of Satan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
Christian moral values
ⓘ
theistic Satanism ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | hierarchical ⓘ |
| philosophy | individualism ⓘ |
| rejectsBeliefIn |
literal Satan
ⓘ
supernatural deities ⓘ |
| religion | LaVeyan Satanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
psychodramatic rituals
ⓘ
symbolic magic ⓘ |
| theology | atheistic ⓘ |
| usesSymbol | Sigil of Baphomet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewsSatanAs |
symbol of individualism
ⓘ
symbol of liberty ⓘ symbol of pride ⓘ |
| website | https://www.churchofsatan.com ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.