The Index of Prohibited Books: Four Centuries of Struggle over Word and Image for the Greater Glory of God Entertainment_Gift_Guide the Garden District

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The Index of Prohibited Books: Four Centuries of Struggle over Word and Image for the Greater Glory of God Entertainment_Gift_Guide the Garden DistrictThe first comprehensive history of the Catholic Churchs notorious Index, with resonance for ongoing debates over banned books, censorship, and free speech. For more than four hundred years, the Catholic Churchs Index Librorum Prohibitorum struck terror into the hearts of authors, publishers, and booksellers around the world, while arousing ridicule and contempt from many others, especially those in Protestant and nonChristian circles. Biased,