Book censorship
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But even religious materials have been subject to censorship. For example, various scriptures have been banned (and sometimes burned at several points in history). The Bible, and other religious scriptures have all been subjected to censorship and have been banned by various governments. Similarly, books based on the scriptures have also been banned, such as Leo Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God Is Within You, which was banned in the [[R
Banned books
Book censorship by country
See also
- List of authors and works on the Index Librorum Prohibitorum
- Burning of books and burying of scholars
- Where they burn books, they will in the end also burn people
References
Further reading
- Haight, Anne (1970). Banned books informal notes on some books banned for various reasons at various times and in various places (3d ed. ed.). New York: R.R. Bowker. ISBN 978-0-8352-0204-6.
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