<unk>  is the fear or hatred of books. Such fear often arises from fear of the effect books can have on society or culture.:2<unk>  is a common cause of censorship and book burning.
In his 1999 Matthews lecture at Birkbeck College, Tom Shippey discussed<unk>  in the Middle Ages.  This arose when the literate professions, such as the clergy and beadles, would exploit and terrify the illiterate masses by their command of texts such as religious and legal documents.  He illustrated this with examples from Anglo-Saxon literature such as the The Pardoner's Tale.
Bibliophobia
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Phobia
Claustrophobia
Sapience
Chaetophobia
Psychological mindedness
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