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[[File:TheSatanicBible.jpg|400px|thumb|Cover of ''The Satanic Bible'']]
'''''The Satanic Bible''''' is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by [[Anton LaVey]] in 1969. It is the central religious text of [[LaVeyan Satanism]], and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma. It has been described as the most important document to influence contemporary Satanism.
'''''The Satanic Bible''''' is a collection of essays, observations, and rituals published by [[Anton LaVey]] in 1969. It is the central religious text of [[LaVeyan Satanism]], and is considered the foundation of its philosophy and dogma. It has been described as the most important document to influence contemporary Satanism.


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Originally published in paperback by Avon in 1969, ''The Satanic Bible'' has had thirty printings and has never gone out of print. A hardcover edition was published by University Books that same year but has now been out of print for decades.
Originally published in paperback by Avon in 1969, ''The Satanic Bible'' has had thirty printings and has never gone out of print. A hardcover edition was published by University Books that same year but has now been out of print for decades.


In 2015, William Morrow published a new hardcover edition of the book combined in a single volume with its companion work, ''The Satanic Rituals'', and marketed under a special arrangement by Rabid Crow Arts and Graphics. The main content has not changed throughout the editions, although the dedication was removed after several printings and the introduction has changed several times. The Sigil of [[Baphomet]] has been printed on the cover since the original publication.
In 2015, William Morrow published a new hardcover edition of the book combined in a single volume with its companion work, ''The Satanic Rituals'', and marketed under a special arrangement by Rabid Crow Arts and Graphics. The main content has not changed throughout the editions, although the dedication was removed after several printings and the introduction has changed several times. The [[sigil]] of [[Baphomet]] has been printed on the cover since the original publication.


It has been translated into Danish, Swedish, German, Spanish, Finnish and Turkish.
It has been translated into Danish, Swedish, German, Spanish, Finnish and Turkish.