{"product_id":"baphomet-statue","title":"Baphomet Statue C\/8 - 8\"","description":"\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-pwqcqu\"\u003ePRODUCT SIZE: 6.10\" X 3.89\" X 8\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-pwqcqu\"\u003eMATERIAL: COLD CAST RESIN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"ref1\" data-level=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"topic-paragraph\"\u003eBaphomet is an\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003einvented pagan or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/gnosticism\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003egnostic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/idol-religion\" class=\"md-crosslink autoxref\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eidol\u003c\/a\u003e\/\u003ca class=\"md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off eb\" data-term=\"deity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/dictionary\/deity\" data-type=\"EB\"\u003edeity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. T\u003c\/span\u003ehe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ref1271019\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Templars\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eTemplars\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere accused of worshipping Baphomet and \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003evarious \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/occultism\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eoccult\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/mysticism\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emystical\u003c\/a\u003e writers later embraced this idea\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"marker p1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"marker AM1 am-inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"marker MOD1 mod-inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"topic-paragraph\"\u003eThe first known mention of Baphomet was in a letter written in 1098 by Anselm of Ribemont describing the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Siege-of-Antioch-1097-1098\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eSiege of Antioch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring the First\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/event\/Crusades\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eCrusade\u003c\/a\u003e. Anselm stated that the Turks “called loudly upon Baphomet.” Most scholars believe that the word refers to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Muhammad\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eMuhammad\u003c\/a\u003e, the founder of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Islam\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eIslam\u003c\/a\u003e. In 1307\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ref1271020\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Philip-IV-king-of-France\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003ePhilip IV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/France\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eFrance\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad every Templar in France arrested, accusing them of such heretical acts as idolatrous worship of a bearded male head called Baphomet. By the 19th century\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Freemasonry\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eFreemasons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehad also been (falsely) said to worship Baphomet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"marker p2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"marker AM2 am-inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"one-good-fact-module\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"marker MOD2 mod-inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"topic-paragraph\"\u003eIn his book\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDogme et ritual de la haute magie\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1861;\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranscendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual\u003c\/em\u003e), the influential French occultist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ref1271021\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Eliphas-Levi\" class=\"md-crosslink\"\u003eÉliphas Lévi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecreated the Baphomet, a recognized occult icon. The book’s frontispiece was a drawing of Baphomet imagined as a “Sabbatic Goat”—a hermaphroditic winged human figure with the head and feet of a goat that is adorned with numerous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw\" data-term=\"esoteric\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/esoteric\" data-type=\"MW\"\u003eesoteric\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esymbols. Lévi describes the meaning of each element of the drawing, which is defined by its profound and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"md-dictionary-link md-dictionary-tt-off mw\" data-term=\"pervasive\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/pervasive\" data-type=\"MW\"\u003epervasive\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduality. British occultist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan id=\"ref1271022\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Aleister-Crowley\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eAleister Crowley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealso adopted Baphomet, notably in his “Gnostic Mass.” More recently, the Satanic Temple commissioned a statue of Baphomet, which was unveiled in 2015 and then moved to various places as a protest against displays of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/Ten-Commandments\" class=\"md-crosslink\" data-show-preview=\"true\"\u003eTen Commandments\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emonuments in public spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"marker p3\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"marker AM3 am-inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"marker MOD3 mod-inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Pacific","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44025483559110,"sku":"726549151989","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0497\/3461\/5198\/files\/medbaph1.jpg?v=1723842128","url":"https:\/\/madamemeerkat.com\/products\/baphomet-statue","provider":"Madame Meerkat's Cabinet of Curiosities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}