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Book burning is the deliberate destruction by fire of books or other written materials, usually carried out in a public context. The burning of books represents an element of censorship and usually proceeds from a cultural, religious, or political opposition to the materials in question. [1]
Qin Shi Huang, the first Chinese emperor, ordered a mass destruction of books for fear of the Confucian ideas that they contained. Bibliophobia is the fear or hatred of books. [1] Such fear often arises from fear of the effect books can have on society or culture. [2]: 2 Bibliophobia is a common cause of censorship and book burning.
According to Richard Price, a professor at Weber State University who studies book censorship, there is a "cycle of anxiety in which book challengers are driven by concerns and fears about a changing world. And so whatever the issue of the day is, then that usually drives and pushes people to try to remove books". [24]
Talking about book burning enough can plant the idea in people's minds so that ”people think it’s actually a righteous thing to do." Ali added: “That’s a pretty dangerous game to play.”
The first mass book burning in Amsterdam took place later, in 1526. Thereafter, public book burning remained part of life in the Habsburg Netherlands for much of the 16th century, Anabaptist and Calvinist writings later joining the Lutheran ones in the flames. Yet despite this relentless campaign, Protestant writings continued to proliferate.
Writing Footloose’s book-burning scene. The memorable scene highlights the evolution of antagonist Rev. Shaw Moore (John Lithgow), who convinces his congregation to shun anything he deems as ...
In 2022, 1,269 people filed demands to censor library books and resources, the highest number of attempted book bans since the ALA began compiling data about censorship in libraries more than 20 ...
The burning of books represents an element of censorship, and usually proceeds from a cultural, religious, or political opposition to the materials in question. Book burning can be an act of contempt for the book's contents or author, intended to draw wider public attention to this opinion, or to conceal the information contained in the text ...