ABSTRACT
Satanism, it has been argued, is an ideology or a movement focused on the self (Harvey 2002: 55; Petersen 2005: 424ff.). The aim of this chapter is to develop and discuss the concept of Satanism as self-spirituality: What is the Satanist concept of the self, and how is the Satanist self constructed? How does Satanism fit within Paul Heelas’ concept of self-religion (Heelas 1996)? To what degree are Satanist ideologies and ideal practices devoted to topics of self-development? The chapter aims to show the relations between Heelas’ construct of the New Age movement and Satanism, but it will also elaborate on the significant differences within Satanism.
