Publication details
Satanistické prvky v českém black metalu : Subkulturní styl a identita
| Title in English | Satanic Elements in Czech Black Metal : Subcultural Style and Identity |
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Narodopisna Revue |
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| Web | https://revue.nulk.cz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/r3-2023.pdf#page=25 |
| Keywords | Music subcultures; subcultural style; Czech black metal; Satanism; Paganism |
| Description | The article focuses on satanic elements within the subcultural style of black metal. The text is based on own long-term qualitative research, in particular the analysis of interviews with Czech black metallers aged 21–33, supplemented by ethnographic findings from 2010 to the present. The study shows the function of satanic elements both as a source of resistance through style to what is perceived by the participants as mainstream, and also their connection with the formation of anti-Christian ideology, which must also include an anti-social and anti-cultural aspect. From the point of view of the use of satanic elements, the participants particularly emphasized the period of adolescence, when for them, within their own image, satanic elements played an important role as a subcultural code communicated to the surrounding society. At the same time, Satanic elements played a role in shaping the participants’ own religiosity, specifically Satanic identities. |