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{{Satanism}}
'''Satanic ritual abuse''' (or '''SRA''') is alleged to be the work of a network of [[Satanism|Satanists]] who engage in [[brainwashing]] and [[abuse]] of victims, especially [[child abuse|children]], throughout the world.

Claims of SRA remain [[controversy|controversial]]. [[Law enforcement]] sources<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/ra_rep03.htm Kenneth V. Lanning, "Investigator's Guide to Allegations of Ritual Child Abuse"] (1992 FBI guide for investigators of SRA); URL retrieved 2007-07-23</ref>, [[criminology|criminologists]], [[psychology|psychologists]], and [[Religion|religious affairs]] commentators<ref>[http://www.religioustolerance.org/ra_intro.htm#wid  ] - B.A. Robinson, "Ritual Abuse: 
An introduction to all points of view" 1995-2005; URL retrieved 2007-07-23</ref> generally consider this belief false or at least grossly exaggerated. As of July, 2007, press and media figures and much of the public treats claims of Satanic ritual abuse with great [[scientific skepticism|skepticism]]. Many [[sociology|sociologists]] {{Specify|date=September 2007}} class the public outcry in the [[1980s]] concerning SRA as an example of a publicAccording to [[Mary de Young]], "Its rapid dispersion was unimpeded by sundry international investigations that found no evidence to corroborate the allegations and that warned that it is indeed a [[moral panic]]."

The term ''Satanic Ritual Abuse'' is often used interchangeably with '''sadistic ritual abuse''', a broader term that refers to any and all ritualistic abuse. 

==Prevalence==

There are no firm [[prevalence]] figures on satanic ritual abuse, since its very existence is doubted in many quarters, and the definition of what constitutes satanic ritual abuse vary between researchers. 

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[[Category:Mass hysteria]]

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