Peter H. Gilmore

For other people named Peter Gilmore, see Peter Gilmore (disambiguation).

Peter Howard Gilmore
Gilmore in October 2007
Title	High Priest; Magus
Personal life
Born	Peter Howard Gilmore (1958-05-24) May 24, 1958 (age 67) New York, U.S.
Spouse	Peggy Nadramia
Education	New York University (BS, MA)
Known for	The Satanic Scriptures
Religious life
Religion	LaVeyan Satanism
Denomination	Church of Satan
Profession	Priest, writer

Peter Howard Gilmore (born May 24, 1958) is an American writer and LaVeyan Satanist. He is the current High Priest of the Church of Satan, and was appointed to the position after the death of Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey. ^[1] As a representative of the Church of Satan, Gilmore has been interviewed on numerous television and radio programs dealing with the topic of Satanism, including appearances on History, the BBC, Syfy, Point of Inquiry , and Bob Larson's Christian radio show. ^[2]

Biography

Gilmore was raised in upstate New York. He read The Satanic Bible at age thirteen and has described The Church of Satan as "the motivating philosophical force in my life" ever since. ^[2]

He and his wife Peggy Nadramia published a Satanic journal, The Black Flame , from 1989 to 2005. ^[3] In 2005, Gilmore wrote the new introduction to Anton LaVey's The Satanic Bible , and his essay on Satanism was published in The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. ^[4]

The Satanic Scriptures

A hardcover edition of The Satanic Scriptures, a collection of essays and other writings by Gilmore, was released on Walpurgis Night of 2007, with a subsequent paperback edition ( ISBN   0976403595) released on October 13, 2007. The book includes rituals that were previously not public, such as marriages and Satanic burials.

References

Citations

1. Rodrigues 2010, p. 12.
2. Rodrigues 2010, p. 125.
3. "Black Flame Magazine #16". WorthPoint. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
4. Taylor 2008, p. ^{[ page needed ]}.

Works cited

• Rodrigues, Luís F. (2010). Open Questions: Diverse Thinkers Discuss Religion, and Faith. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-0313386442.
• Taylor, Bron, ed. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   978-1441122780.

Further reading

Interviews

• Alas, Babylon, article on the gentrification of New York City by Jim Knipfel in New York Press
• Halloween special (4:46-8:14) (October 29, 2010), video interview with George Stroumboulopoulos on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight (CBC Television)
• Science and Satanism (August 10, 2007), audio interview on Point of Inquiry

External links

• Satanism: An interview with Church of Satan High Priest Peter Gilmore at Wikinews
• Peter H. Gilmore at IMDb

Religious titles
Preceded by Anton LaVey, then vacancy	High Priest of the Church of Satan 2001-present	Succeeded by Current incumbent