Evil and the Malevolent in the Western Tradition

Material collected here looks at the idea of Satan as the source of evil in biblical texts, at the way the idea developed in western christianity, how Satanism became associated with pre-Christian pagan religions, how the designation has been frequently adopted, beginning in the 18th-century, to signify non-conformity, and how conspiracy-theories of organized and nefarious devil worshippers continue to feature in popular culture.