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Speak of the Devil: tales of satanic abuse in contemporary England

Author	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 pubilshed 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]

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]

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/books?id=JBxfvDeQdmoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s.

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 (1999). "Reviewed work(s): Speak of the Devil: Tales of Satanic Abuse in Contemporary England by J. S. La Fontaine". Contemporary Sociology 28 (1): 107–108. http://www.jstor.org/stable/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.
^ 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 (5): 829–832.

Satanic ritual abuse

Cases and accused	List of satanic ritual abuse allegations Cleveland child abuse scandal • Fells Acres Day Care Center preschool trial (Violet Amirault) • McMartin preschool trial (Peggy McMartin, Ray Buckey) • Kern County child abuse cases (Alvin and Debbie McCuan) • Martensville satanic sex scandal (unnamed) • Faith Chapel Church ritual abuse case (Dale Akiki) • Thurston county ritual abuse case (Paul Ingram) • Oak Hill satanic ritual abuse trial (Fran and Dan Keller)

Notable people	Gerald Amirault • Anne Johnson Davis • Mary de Young • Paul and Shirley Eberle • Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis • Stephen A. Kent • Kee MacFarlane • Debbie Nathan • Cathy O'Brien • Richard Ofshe • Lawrence Pazder • Valerie Sinason • Ralph Underwager • Mike Warnke

Publications and media	Michelle Remembers (1980) • The Courage to Heal (1988) • Pace memorandum (1990) • Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1990) • Treating Survivors of Satanist Abuse (1994) • Cult and Ritual Abuse (1995/2000) • Speak of the Devil (1998) • No Crueler Tyrannies (2004) • Witch Hunt (2009)

Related concepts	Believe the Children • Blood libel • Children's Institute International • Conspiracy theory • Day care sex abuse hysteria • Dissociative identity disorder • False memory syndrome • Moral panic • National Center for Reason and Justice

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