Citation

Hjelm T, Bogdan H, Dyrendal A, Petersen JA. Soc. Compass 2009; 56(4): 515-529.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Social Compass, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0037768609345972

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The authors examine the interaction between the practice of Satanism and widespread public concern over Satanism in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. The authors analyse the unique features of Satanism and Satanism scares in the social and cultural context of Nordic "folk church" Lutheranism and the Nordic welfare state. They also discuss how and why in certain periods the fear of Satanism became one of the most visible public issues in the region, and what factors contributed to the decline of public interest in Satanism.

Language: en