Satanism and Magic

The mysterious term "satanism" has been attributed with everything: from the ridiculous to the terrifying, from the great to the pathetic, from the worship of Satan to secular life in all its manifestations. Despite the generally understandable origin of the... name, the underlying essence of satanism as a phenomenon, as well as how satanism was perceived centuries ago, is quite murky.
The book "Le satanism et la magie" aims to unravel this mystery and demonstrate the intertwining of magic, history, and satanism, as seen by one of the classics of French occultism.
What is this book about? About the theory and practice of black witchcraft and many of its subspecies. About the commandments of Satan, black masses, sabbats, and Abbot Gibur. And also about the wonders and crimes of witches, as they were seen by contemporaries of Jules Bois, about succubi and John Dee.
After the first publication of his manuscript in 1895, Jules Bois faced not just a flood of criticism - his book was almost immediately included in the Index of Forbidden Books established by the Vatican for good Catholics.