Why it was banned
Sigmund Freud's 1899 foundational work of psychoanalysis, prohibited in New Zealand under the Indecent Publications Act 1963, presumably on grounds relating to its frank analysis of sexual symbolism in dreams. The ban is among the most widely noted examples of scientific literature suppressed under broad obscenity provisions.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1899lifted | Other | ||
| Classified as objectionable under the New Zealand Indecent Publications Act 1963. The Act was superseded by the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993; classification status treated as historical. | ||||