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====Date: [[:Category:1090, 1244, 1490, 1926|1090, 1244, 1490, 1926]]====
====Dates: [[:Category:1090, 1244, 1490, 1926|1090, 1244, 1490, 1926]]====


====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] [[:Category:Russia and Central Asia|Russia and Central Asia]]====
====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] [[:Category:Russia and Central Asia|Russia and Central Asia]]====
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'''Location:''' Egypt, France, Italy, Spain, Soviet Union.
'''Location:''' Egypt, France, Italy, Spain, Soviet Union.


'''Description of Artwork:''' "The Talmud and Midrash in Judaism commentaries and interpretive writings second in authority only to the Bible. The term Talmud commonly refers to a compilation consisting of the Mishana (oral laws supplementing spiritual laws), the Gemara; and certain auxillary materials. For most scholars, however, Talmud in the precise sense refers only to the materials customarily called Gemara, the commentary on Mishana.[[File:Talmud.jpg]]
'''Description of Artwork:''' ''The Talmud'' and Midrash in Judaism commentaries and interpretive writings second in authority only to the Bible. The term Talmud commonly refers to a compilation consisting of the Mishana (oral laws supplementing spiritual laws), the Gemara; and certain auxillary materials. For most scholars, however, Talmud in the precise sense refers only to the materials customarily called Gemara, the commentary on Mishana.[[File:Talmud.jpg]]


'''The Incident:''' 1190 Egypt-Cairo : With his "Guide for the Perplexed", Maimonides, the Jewish philosopher, aroused the Christian's resentment. 1244 France-Paris : "Talmud" burned on charges of blasphemy and immorality. The book was persecuted in various places for another 100 years. 1244 Italy-Rome : Pope Clement IV appointed a committee of censors who expunged all passages that appeared derogatory of Christianity. (Talmudic references to ancient paganism were widely misrepresented as criticism of the Church.) 1926 Soviet Union : Official directions to libraries stated "The section on religion must obtain solely anti-religious books. Religiously dogmatic books such as the 'Gospel', the 'Koran', the 'Talmud', etc. must be left in the large libraries, but removed from smaller ones².
'''The Incident:''' 1190 Egypt-Cairo : With his "Guide for the Perplexed", Maimonides, the Jewish philosopher, aroused the Christian's resentment. 1244 France-Paris : ''Talmud'' burned on charges of blasphemy and immorality. The book was persecuted in various places for another 100 years. 1244 Italy-Rome : Pope Clement IV appointed a committee of censors who expunged all passages that appeared derogatory of Christianity. (Talmudic references to ancient paganism were widely misrepresented as criticism of the Church.) 1926 Soviet Union : Official directions to libraries stated "The section on religion must obtain solely anti-religious books. Religiously dogmatic books such as the 'Gospel', the 'Koran', the 'Talmud', etc. must be left in the large libraries, but removed from smaller ones².


'''Results of Incident:''' 1190 Egypt-Cairo : First official burning of Hebrew books by orders of Dominicans, Franciscans, and others.
'''Results of Incident:''' 1190 Egypt-Cairo : First official burning of Hebrew books by orders of Dominicans, Franciscans, and others.

Revision as of 20:36, 23 November 2011

Dates: 1090, 1244, 1490, 1926

Region: Europe Russia and Central Asia

Subject: Religious Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Literature


Artist: Various

Confronting Bodies: Dominicans, Franciscans, Pope Clement IV, the Inquisition, USSR State.

Dates of Action: 1190, 1244, 1490, 1926

Location: Egypt, France, Italy, Spain, Soviet Union.

Description of Artwork: The Talmud and Midrash in Judaism commentaries and interpretive writings second in authority only to the Bible. The term Talmud commonly refers to a compilation consisting of the Mishana (oral laws supplementing spiritual laws), the Gemara; and certain auxillary materials. For most scholars, however, Talmud in the precise sense refers only to the materials customarily called Gemara, the commentary on Mishana.Talmud.jpg

The Incident: 1190 Egypt-Cairo : With his "Guide for the Perplexed", Maimonides, the Jewish philosopher, aroused the Christian's resentment. 1244 France-Paris : Talmud burned on charges of blasphemy and immorality. The book was persecuted in various places for another 100 years. 1244 Italy-Rome : Pope Clement IV appointed a committee of censors who expunged all passages that appeared derogatory of Christianity. (Talmudic references to ancient paganism were widely misrepresented as criticism of the Church.) 1926 Soviet Union : Official directions to libraries stated "The section on religion must obtain solely anti-religious books. Religiously dogmatic books such as the 'Gospel', the 'Koran', the 'Talmud', etc. must be left in the large libraries, but removed from smaller ones².

Results of Incident: 1190 Egypt-Cairo : First official burning of Hebrew books by orders of Dominicans, Franciscans, and others. 1490 Spain-Salamanca : In an auto-da-fé, thousands of Hebrew books including biblical texts were burned by order of the Inquisition.

1926 Soviet Union : virtually no printing of the work since then.

Source: Banned Books 387 B.C. to 1978 A.D., by Anne Lyon Haight, and Chandler B. Grannis, R.R. Bowker Co, 1978. [[Catagory:20th century]