obscurantism

The principles or practice of obscurants.

A policy of withholding information from the public.

A style in art and literature characterized by deliberate vagueness or obliqueness.

An example or instance of this style.

Opposition to the advancement and diffusion of knowledge; a tendency or desire to prevent inquiry or enlightenment; the principles or practices of obscurantists.

The system or the principles of the obscurants.

A state of opposition to human progress or enlightenment.

Being deliberately obscure or vague.

a deliberate act intended to make something obscure