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Notably, children's books that deal with death or other [[teenage angst]] or various crimes often find themselves banned perhaps because of parental worries about [[teenage suicide]] or [[copycat]] crimes. Many publications are targeted on the premise that children would be corrupted by reading them. This fear led to the creation of the [[Comics Code Authority]] in [[1954]]. Notably, children's books that deal with death or other [[teenage angst]] or various crimes often find themselves banned perhaps because of parental worries about [[teenage suicide]] or [[copycat]] crimes. Many publications are targeted on the premise that children would be corrupted by reading them. This fear led to the creation of the [[Comics Code Authority]] in [[1954]].
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The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books") is a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored for being a danger to itself and the faith of its members. The various editions also contain the rules of the Church relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of immoral books or works containing theological errors and to prevent the corruption of the faithful.
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The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books") is a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored for being a danger to itself and the faith of its members. The various editions also contain the rules of the Church relating to the reading, selling and censorship of books. The aim of the list was to prevent the reading of immoral books or works containing theological errors and to prevent the corruption of the faithful.

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"The book which most deserved to be banned would be a catalogue of banned books." --Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Aphorisms (G 37 in R. J. Hollingdale's translation and numeration)

Many societies have banned certain books. Grounds for banning are 1)political, 2)religious, 3)sexual and 4)social.

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Religious reasons

Various religious texts have been banned (and sometimes burned) at several points in history. The Bible, the Qur'an, and other religious scriptures have all been subjected to censorship and have been banned in various cities and countries. In Medieval Europe the Roman Catholic Church created a program that lasted until 1966 to deal with dissenting printed opinion; it was called the Index Librorum Prohibitorum (index of prohibited books). Over the years many 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 Russia for being anti-establishment.

Political reasons

Books deemed critical of the state or its interests are another common target for banning.

Social reasons

Books that deal with criminal matter have also been subjected to censorship. Small-press titles that have become infamous by being banned include The Anarchist Cookbook, E for Ecstasy, and Hit Man.

Notably, children's books that deal with death or other teenage angst or various crimes often find themselves banned perhaps because of parental worries about teenage suicide or copycat crimes. Many publications are targeted on the premise that children would be corrupted by reading them. This fear led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority in 1954.

Sexual reasons

sexuality in literature

The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France

Lists




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