Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Introduction : demonizing folklore -- Christian magic and diabolical medicine : the theory behind the scare -- The Jesus of Satan : deliverance and spiritualism -- Speak to the Devil : ouija boards and deliverance -- Putting the pieces together : MPD and ritual abuse narratives -- The one-world demonology : projection and conspiracy -- Brits and the Black Mass : the first "confessing witches" -- Hippie commune witchcraft blood rites : Satanic "confessions" in North America -- The Highgate Cemetery vampire hunt : grave-robbing and rumor panic -- The Great Plains cattle mutilation panic : Satanism becomes news.

Raising the Devil reveals how the Christian Pentecostal movement, right-wing conspiracy theories, and an opportunistic media turned grassroots folk traditions into the Satanism scare of the 1980s. During the mid-twentieth century, devil worship was seen as merely an isolated practice of medieval times. But by the early 1980s, many influential experts in clinical medicine and in law enforcement were proclaiming that satanic cults were widespread and dangerous. By examining the broader context for alleged ""cult"" activity, Bill Ellis demonstrates how the image of contemporary Satanism emerged

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