WI/AHC - Satanist movements without a Christian paradigm

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Afraid not. Have read of Yazidism being understood as more a remnant of a pre-Islamic Indo-European Iranian religion or a Ghulat Sufi movement, also Yazidis are accused by others of being devil-worshipers as opposed to actually worshipping the devil.
Is that so?
For a Yezidi to say they worship the Devil is understandably difficult. It is their reputation as infidels - as genuine "devil worshippers" - that has led to their fierce persecution over time, especially by Muslims. Saddam Hussein intensified this suppression.

But some Yezidi do claim that Melek Taus is "the Devil". One hereditary leader of the Yezidi, Mir Hazem, said in 2005: "I cannot say this word [Devil] out loud because it is sacred. It's the chief of angels. We believe in the chief of angels."
 
Your problem is that "Satan" presupposes a reaction to an Abrahamic faith, as Satan only appears (as an evil force) after the Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture/Tanakh was written.

So, no, not possible.

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Edit: OK, technically, COULD be a reaction to Judaism or Islam, but I suspect that's not what you want.
 
From what I understand, older Zoroastrianism is much more monotheistic, but assuming dualist Zoroastrianism survives and becomes more popular you could see worship of Ahriman, especially if it's a sort of Zurvanist gnosticism that identifies Zurvan as something akin to The One in Platonism and has Ohrmuzd be something like the evil demiurge, with Ahriman trying to undermine creation and thus bring about true freedom.
 
In Gnosticism Satan is actually a good angel fighting against Ialdaboath, maybe something could be made from that?

That is one idea.

Edit: OK, technically, COULD be a reaction to Judaism or Islam, but I suspect that's not what you want.

Satanism within a Judaic paradigm would likely be too similar to existing Christian-influenced OTL Satanist movements, however (non-Yazidi) Satanist movements within an Islamic paradigm is distinct enough from Jewish/Christian theology to work.

From what I understand, older Zoroastrianism is much more monotheistic, but assuming dualist Zoroastrianism survives and becomes more popular you could see worship of Ahriman, especially if it's a sort of Zurvanist gnosticism that identifies Zurvan as something akin to The One in Platonism and has Ohrmuzd be something like the evil demiurge, with Ahriman trying to undermine creation and thus bring about true freedom.

Love the idea of potentially gnostic Ahrimanist offshoot of Zoroastrianism.
 
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