Stanisław Przybyszewski
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Stanisław Przybyszewski was a Polish novelist, dramatist, and poet of the decadent naturalistic school. His drama is associated with the Symbolist movement. He wrote both in Polish and in German.
Dagny and Stanisław Przybyszewski in 1897/1898
Satanism
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Satanism is a group of religious, ideological, or philosophical beliefs based on Satan—particularly his worship or veneration. Because of the ties to the historical Abrahamic religious figure, Satanis
Stanisław Przybyszewski
…first studied architecture and then medicine. It was there that he became fascinated by the philosophy of Nietzsche, began referring to himself as a Satanist, and immersed himself into the bohemian life of the city. In Berlin, he lived with—but did not marry—Martha Foerder. They had had three children together…
The Fallen Angel (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel
Devil mask from Portugal
Francisco de Goya's Witches' Sabbath (1789), which depicts the Devil flanked by Satanic witches. The witch-cult hypothesis states that such stories are based upon a real-life pagan cult that revered a horned god.
The torture used against accused witches, 1577. Estimates of the number of people executed for witchcraft in Europe vary between 40,000 and 60,000.