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What are some pros of the Iconoclastic Controversy in the Byzantine Empire?
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What name do historians use to describe the battle over images of Jesus Mary and other holy figures that raged in the Byzantine Empire?
the Iconoclastic Controversy
What was an effect of the Iconoclastic Controversy?
I don’t know
What effect did the Iconoclast controversy have?
The iconoclast controversy affected the Byzantine empire in several ways. It created a divide in the imperial court and weakened the Orthodox Church.
The reason for the absence of the monumental scale stone carving in European churches was due to the?
Iconoclastic Controversy
What is the iconoclast controversy?
The iconoclastic controversy was a religious debate which raged for most of the eighth century in the Byzantine Empire. The iconophiles favoured the use of icons--representations of Jesus and the saints--in worship. The iconoclasts opposed the use of icons and tended to have them destroyed. The debate was resoved in favour of the icons under the Empress Irene.
What is The Book of Kells is an example of A. an iconoclastic masterpiece. B. a Byzantine religious text. C. a Greco-Roman myth. D. an illuminated manuscript.?
D
Why did byzantine artists favor abstract hieratic style art?
Byzantine artist favored the hieratic style because religious figures were not real, therefore it makes sense to portray them in a non-naturalistic manner. This style was not iconic. It could exist to the iconoclastic Byzantine Period.
What was the iconoclastic controversy?
The iconoclast controversy icon is a holy image of a revered holy figure such as Jesus Christ.The iconoclast controversy icon is a holy image of a revered holy figure such as Jesus Christ.
In 726 under the reign of Leo III what were considered unholy and ordered destroyed?
Icons or images of saints. This led to the Iconoclastic Controversy and helped speed up the Schism.
What century did The Iconoclast Controversy rocked the Byzantine world?
8th-9th centuries
What was the result of the iconoclastic controversy?
Short answer: it was one of the causes of the split between the western and eastern Christian churches. The result of the split (schism) is the Catholic church (western) and Orthodox church (eastern).
