ABSTRACT
The following chapter is a short overview of Satanism in Estonia during the end of the twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century. Like in many other societies, the Satanism scare has had its place in the popular mind in Estonia. It is interesting that no other religious milieu or movement has succeeded in attracting such a strong reaction from both mainline churches and politicians as have Satanists. But both the analytical term “Satanism” as well as the phenomenon known as Satanism are quite complex. Traditionally in the popular mind, Satanism is connected to a certain outlook, behavior and beliefs considered deviant by mainstream society. Thus it may be difficult to define who is a Satanist in the religious sense or who is a follower of certain sub-cultural trends.1
