Speak of the Devil (book)
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| Speak of the Devil: tales of satanic abuse in contemporary England | |
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| Author(s) | Jean LaFontaine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Satanic ritual abuse |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date | 1998 |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 0521629349 |
| OCLC Number | 36548968 |
| Dewey Decimal | 364.15/554/0941 21 |
| LC Classification | HV6626.54.G7 L3 1998 |
Speak of the Devil: tales of satanic abuse in contemporary England is a scholarly book by Jean LaFontain published in 1998 that discusses her investigation of allegations of satanic ritual abuse made in the United Kingdom. The book documents a detailed investigation of the accounts of children during a wave of allegations of satanic ritual abuse, as well as the processes within the social work profession that supported the allegations despite a lack of evidence.[1]
[edit] Reception
The book was reviewed by Joel Best,[2] T. M. Luhrmann[3] James Beckford[4] and I. K. Wier.[5] Robin Woffitt of the University of Surrey praised the book for clearly describing the origins of the satanic ritual abuse moral panic in the United Kingdom.[1]
[edit] Publication details
- La Fontaine, J. S. (1998). Speak of the Devil: allegations of satanic abuse in Britain. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-62934-9. http://books.google.com/?id=JBxfvDeQdmoC&printsec=frontcover.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Wooffitt, R. Book review - Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England. 3. Sociological Research Online. http://www.socresonline.org.uk/3/2/wooffitt.html.
- ^ Best, J; Fontaine, J. S. La (1999). "Reviewed work(s): Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England by J. S. La Fontaine". Contemporary Sociology (American Sociological Association) 28 (1): 107–108. doi:10.2307/2653911. JSTOR 2653911.
- ^ LUHRMANN, TM (2000). "Reviews - Speak of the Devil. Tales of satanic abuse in contemporary England. BY J. S. LA FONTAINE". Social Anthropology 8 (1): 79–89. doi:10.1017/S0964028200230085.
- ^ Beckford, JA (1999). "Book Review - J. S. La Fontaine, Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England". Sociology 33 (1): 217–218.
- ^ Weir, IK (1999). "Book Reviews - Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England. By J. S. La Fontaine". Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 40 (5): 829–832.
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