The Logic of Forbidden Knowledge
By Pietro Cioni
Hardcover
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By Pietro Cioni
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Why are some ideas declared too dangerous to read?
From banned gospels and heretical philosophies to blasphemy laws and digital outrage campaigns, The Logic of Forbidden Knowledge offers a sweeping, comparative history of how religions police ideas-and why suppression so often backfires. Drawing on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and modern religious movements, Pietro Cioni reveals censorship not as an accidental abuse of power, but as a recurring strategy of knowledge gove...
From banned gospels and heretical philosophies to blasphemy laws and digital outrage campaigns, The Logic of Forbidden Knowledge offers a sweeping, comparative history of how religions police ideas-and why suppression so often backfires. Drawing on Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and modern religious movements, Pietro Cioni reveals censorship not as an accidental abuse of power, but as a recurring strategy of knowledge gove...






















