On book burnings and book burners: reflections on the power (and powerlessness) of ideas
This article seeks to offer an overview of how in the past books (and even authors of books) have been burned in an effort to eradicate their ideas and also to punish their authors. The article demonstrates that this disposition appears to be a universal trait, not at all confined to the Western (Ch...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2006, Volume: 74, Issue: 3, Pages: 593-614 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Book burning
/ History
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| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture |
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| Summary: | This article seeks to offer an overview of how in the past books (and even authors of books) have been burned in an effort to eradicate their ideas and also to punish their authors. The article demonstrates that this disposition appears to be a universal trait, not at all confined to the Western (Christian) tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 0002-7189 |
| Contains: | In: American Academy of Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfj117 |