because the emperor thougth of them as spirits in a different form.
emporer qin shin Huang
Chinese emperors have the power to easily give order to burn books. But the most famous book-burning incident happened during Qin Dynasty (around 221-206BC), when all of the books, except the books of medicine, adivinar and agriculture, got burned.
Qin Shi Huangdi burned all history books. He burned them because they discussed history, or previous regimes, and he did not want 'competition' so to speak. If any rulers or leaders were talked about in books, he had them burned because he was called "The Only First"; which he came up with himself. He was the first emperor of China, and was a cruel leader.
ordered that all books be burned
somewhat, he burned books that did not agree with legalism and buried students who didn't agree with him. He also forced slaves to build the grate wall of china which was bone breaking work.
The Bible.
Burned them.
Charles Darwin's books were burned in Germany by the Nazis because they were considered "un-german"
You may be thinking that Hitler & the Nazis burned books. Yes some books that the Nazis did not like were burned, however this was done for publicity. Actually book burnings were not a major feature of Nazi German life. The Germans valued books & education in general, and would have burned anti-Nazi books & books written by Jews.
Qin Shi Huangdi burned all history books. He burned them because they discussed history, or previous regimes, and he did not want 'competition' so to speak. If any rulers or leaders were talked about in books, he had them burned because he was called "The Only First"; which he came up with himself. He was the first emperor of China, and was a cruel leader.
Adeles books and Angels.
Jews