Book burning

Book burning is the practice of ceremoniously destroying by fire one or more copies of a book or other written material. In modern times other forms of media, such as gramophone records, CDs and video tapes, have also been ceremoniously burned or shredded. The practice, often carried out publicly, is usually motivated by moral, political or religious objections to the material.

See also

• Banned books
• Censorship
• Fahrenheit 451, a novel by Ray Bradbury, the plot of which centers around the practice of book burning.