Background

With recent attention to the organizational dynamics of contemporary Satanism, updated information on Satanic and Setian organizations is imperative for the field.

Purpose

The purpose of this research note is to update the literature surrounding Satanism and Setianism with new organizational and administrative information, which will help scholars studying these groups in developing new theoretical frameworks and interpretations.

Methods

A snowball sample interview, participant observation, and ethnographic study was conducted. In person field work was done primarily in Austin, TX, and New York, NY, where occult bookstores, wicca stores, online group pages/forums, Satanic gatherings, and goth clothing shops were frequented for a portrayal of “lived Satanism.”

Results

Findings elaborate on the authority structures of five Satanic and Setian organizations, and a long considered defunct Satanic group called the Church of Satanic Brotherhood is uncovered. Participants also elaborate on the previous schisms within the Satanic niche.

Conclusions and Implications

Field note recommendations are given to future researchers working in Satanic studies. The organizational findings inform future research and theoretical innovations, including religious organization ecology (ROE) theory.

中文翻译：

---

美国组织撒旦教和塞提亚教的实地研究更新

背景

随着最近对当代撒旦教组织动态的关注，有关撒旦和 Setian 组织的最新信息对于该领域来说势在必行。

目的

本研究报告的目的是用新的组织和行政信息更新围绕撒旦教和塞提亚教的文献，这将有助于研究这些团体的学者发展新的理论框架和解释。

方法

进行了滚雪球样本访谈、参与观察和民族志研究。现场工作主要在得克萨斯州奥斯汀和纽约州纽约市进行，那里的神秘书店、巫术商店、在线小组页面/论坛、撒旦聚会和哥特服装店经常光顾，以描绘“活生生的撒旦教”。

结果

调查结果详细说明了五个撒旦和塞蒂安组织的权威结构，并发现了一个长期被认为已经解散的撒旦团体，称为撒旦兄弟会教会。与会者还详细说明了撒旦利基市场中以前的分裂。

结论和启示

田野笔记建议提供给未来从事撒旦研究的研究人员。组织发现为未来的研究和理论创新提供了信息，包括宗教组织生态学 (ROE) 理论 。