Against the backdrop of persecution of Jews in Germany in the early 16th century, the so-called 'Reichlin Debate' took place. Supporters of the Catholic Church insisted on the necessity of destroying Jewish religious publications, as they, according to church officials, contained mockery of Christianity, while humanists opposed this idea.
In the work 'Letters of Dark People,' published by Babel store, philologist Armen Zakaryan illuminates the details of the emergence of an anonymous satirical collection that received the same name and ridiculed obscurantists.
This book was included in the list of candidates for the 'Enlightener' award in 2026. The publication presents a fragment dedicated to Johann Pfefferkorn, who converted to Christianity and had previously stated the need to destroy the books of his former colleagues.