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Satanism & the Left-Hand Path

American Tabloid Media and the Satanic Panic, 1970–2000

by Sarah A. Hughes

A study in the Palgrave witchcraft and magic series examining how American tabloid newspapers and talk shows shaped and amplified fears of Satanism. Hughes analyses coverage from the occult boom of the 1970s through the ritual abuse scare and its aftermath, showing how media formats framed belief, evidence and expertise. Of interest to historians of religion, media and moral panic.

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