Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan: Infernal Wisdom from the Devil's Den by Car

Description: Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan by Carl Abrahamsson, Mitch Horowitz An intimate exploration of the life, philosophy, and lasting occult influence of Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An intimate exploration of the life, philosophy, and lasting occult influence of Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan• Includes never-before-published material from LaVey, including transcripts from his never-released "Hail Satan!" video • Shares in-depth interviews with intimate friends and collaborators, including LaVeys partner Blanche Barton, his son Xerxes LaVey, and current heads of the Church of Satan Peter Gilmore and Peggy Nadramia • Provides inside accounts of the Church of Satan and activities at the Black House, personal stories and anecdotes from the very colorful life of the Black Pope, and firsthand explanations of key principles of LaVeys philosophy With his creation of the infamous Church of Satan in 1966 and his bestselling book The Satanic Bible in 1969, Anton Szandor LaVey (1930-1997) became a controversial celebrity who basked in the attention and even made a successful career out of it. But who was Anton LaVey behind the public persona that so easily provoked Christians and others intolerant of his views? One of privileged few who spent time with the "Black Pope" in the last decade of his life, Carl Abrahamsson met Anton LaVey in 1989, sparking an "infernally" empowering friendship. In this book Abrahamsson explores what LaVey was really about, where he came from, and how he shaped the esoteric landscape of the 1960s. The author shares in-depth interviews with the notorious Satanists intimate friends and collaborators, including LaVeys partner Blanche Barton; his son, Xerxes LaVey; current heads of the Church of Satan, Peter Gilmore and Peggy Nadramia; occult filmmaker Kenneth Anger; LaVeys personal secretary Margie Bauer; film collector Jack Stevenson; and film historian Jim Morton. Abrahamsson also shares never-before-published material from LaVey himself, including discussions between LaVey and Genesis P-Orridge and transcribed excerpts from LaVeys never-released "Hail Satan!" video. Providing inside accounts of the Church of Satan and activities at the Black House, this intimate exploration of Anton LaVey reveals his ongoing role in the history of culture and magic. Author Biography Carl Abrahamsson is a writer, publisher, magico-anthropologist, photographer, and filmmaker, most recently producing the documentary Anton LaVey: Into the Devils Den. The author of Occulture and Reasonances as well as the editor and publisher of the annual anthology of occulture, The Fenris Wolf, he lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Table of Contents FOREWORD "No More Mr. Nice Guy"by Mitch Horowitz PART I Into the Devils Den 1 Step Right Up! 2 Welcome to the Hotel California! 3 Anton LaVey, Magical Innovator 4 Canon Fodder 5 Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered 6 Maybe We Should Watch a Movie Now? PART II The Interviews 7 Kenneth Anger 8 Blanche Barton 9 Margie Bauer 10 Peter Gilmore 11 Mitch Horowitz 12 Bob Johnson 13 Xerxes LaVey 14 Jim Morton 15 Michael Moynihan 16 Peggy Nadramia 17 Jack Stevenson 18 Ruth Waytz 19 Larry Wessel 20 Interview with Carl Abrahamsson by Vanessa Sinclair APPENDIX I Anton LaVey in His Own Words: Excerpts from "Hail Satan!" APPENDIX II Genesis P-Orridge and Anton LaVey in Conversation APPENDIX IIIThere Is No Such Thing as Bad Publicity Acknowledgments NotesIndex Review "In Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan, the Black Pope of modern Satanism finds his most able interpreter and biographer. Carl Abrahamsson, the doyen of occulture, has studied LaVeys life and influence for years, focusing his peculiar instinct for the esoteric and transgressive on a character who brought the two into a piquant and appealing blend. Part showman, part huckster, part prophet, and all devil, LaVeys shaved head, Fu Manchu moustache, kitschy horns, and buxom coven brought a comic touch to a heresy that is more often taken all too seriously. Abrahamsson captures the smoky, saucy flavor of LaVeys devilish humor with gusto. Tempted? You should be." * Gary Lachman, author of Turn Off Your Mind and The Return of Holy Russia *"A rich, engaging, and insightful exploration of one of the most influential and misunderstood thinkers of late twentieth-century occultism. . . . an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of Satanism and late-modern occulture." * Manon Hedenborg White, author of The Eloquent Blood *"Unique insights into the myth and man that was Anton LaVey--a mustread for anyone interested in the history and future of Satanism." * Per Faxneld, Ph.D., senior lecturer at Södertörn University and author of Satanic Feminism *"Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan is an act of magic, for it takes you to the Black House at 6114 California Street where you are invited to a party in the honor of Doktor LaVey. Carl Abrahamsson is the ideal host of the party--not only has he invited all the right people, but he will introduce them to you as he takes you by the arm and leads you through the house, making sure that you are having fun while generously sharing his profound knowledge about the Doktor. If youre lucky, Doktor LaVey will show you a movie or play on one of his many synthesizers. Enjoy the party!" * Henrik Bogdan, professor of religious studies at the University of Gothenburg *"At a moment when there is increased academic interest in the history of Satanism and the gamut of Satanic religion has fanned out from the radical left to the alt-right, there is great value in revisiting Anton LaVey. With fresh analysis and precious interviews with friends and family, Carl Abrahamsson sheds new light on this controversial and enigmatic figure. The more we learn about LaVey, the more he appears as a node, linking diverse streams of culture from magic to art to politics." * Joseph P. Laycock, associate professor of religious studies at Texas State University and author of *"Abrahamsons work is a personal, sympathetic, yet nuanced portrait of one of the most enigmatic and fascinating figures of the twentieth century. Anton LaVey was a mercurial figure who contained within him paradoxes that continue to defy any simplistic interpretation of him. The diversity of his influence is clearly felt in this work. With several unique interviews and recollections of LaVey, this book will be essential reading for all future studies on Satanism." * Fredrik Gregorius, associate professor of the history of religion at Linköping University *"Through a vivid examination of LaVeys insistence on paving his own road through the pop-cultural landscape of the mid-twentieth century United States, Abrahamsson illuminates a thought-provoking, occultural individual and his circle, ready to shake up any beliefs set in stone to make you think for yourself. Read, and shake!" * Kasper Opstrup, author of The Way Out *"As a whole, Abrahamssons personal and scholarly reflections and the unique assembly of interviews form an archive useful for the newly curious, the jaded occultist, the brazen scholar, and the mostly antagonistic. An impressive work." * Jesper Aagaard Petersen, vice dean of research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology * Review Quote "In Anton LaVey and the Church of Satan , the Black Pope of modern Satanism finds his most able interpreter and biographer. Carl Abrahamsson, the doyen of occulture, has studied LaVeys life and influence for years, focusing his peculiar instinct for the esoteric and transgressive on a character who brought the two into a piquant and appealing blend. Part showman, part huckster, part prophet, and all devil, LaVeys shaved head, Fu Manchu moustache, kitschy horns, and buxom coven brought a comic touch to a heresy that is more often taken all too seriously. Abrahamsson captures the smoky, saucy flavor of LaVeys devilish humor with gusto. Tempted? You should be." Excerpt from Book From Chapter 1. Step right up! In the year of 2019, I released a documentary film called "Anton LaVey - Into the Devils Den." The premise was quite simply to talk to people who had been the notorious Satanists friends and collaborators at his world-infamous "Black House" at 6114 California Street in San Francisco, during the last decade of his life (LaVey was born in 1930, and died in 1997). The reason was simple: I had been one of those people myself, and the experience was in equal parts overwhelmingly mind-boggling and "infernally" empowering. Some people I got to know early on, in the late 1980s; others were added to this Devils Den bouquet as the years - and even decades - progressed. Slightly before the filmmaking was set in motion, there was another project that had got me thinking along similar lines: the book California Infernal - Anton LaVey and Jayne Mansfield as Portrayed by Walter Fischer . It was a lavish volume of photographs I had published on my own Trapart Books imprint in 2016, and which really got my memory lane muscles working. The sometimes candid and sometimes blatantly strategized photos by master paparazzo Walter Fischer became little gateways into the dusty vaults of my memory. Growing up during the 1970s in Stockholm, Sweden, I led a very stable, safe and secure life. No wonder then that I gravitated to the realms of underground comics, weird science fiction and dark occultisms. Many unconventional strains of culture inspired my prurient youth, and they all merged into substantial parts of my being; most of which are in fact very much alive still. American pop culture was one seminal part of this imprint cluster. My parents had friends in the US, and they regularly sent comics, candy and clothes to me that all became parts of my identity. A delightful bookstore called "H Details ISBN1644112418 Author Mitch Horowitz Short Title Anton Lavey and the Church of Satan Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1644112418 ISBN-13 9781644112410 Format Paperback Subtitle Infernal Wisdom from the Devils Den Publisher Inner Traditions Bear and Company Imprint Inner Traditions Bear and Company Place of Publication Rochester Country of Publication United States Pages 392 Publication Date 2022-04-28 NZ Release Date 2022-04-28 US Release Date 2022-04-28 UK Release Date 2022-04-28 Illustrations Includes 8-page b&w insert AU Release Date 2022-05-17 DEWEY 133.422092 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135518197;

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