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What is the historical term used to describe the destruction of holy images?
Iconoclasm. A person who does this is an iconoclast.
The Reformation resulted in what?
Protestant iconoclasm.
The protestant condemnation of religious art resulted in iconoclasm across europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries What is iconoclasm?
Iconoclasm comes from the word iconoclast which means a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration. So iconoclasm is the breaking or destroying of (religious) icons/images
What are your views on iconoclasm of the Muslim invaders?
what are your views on iconoclasm of Muslim invaders
Is there ever a case for iconoclasm?
There is often a case for iconoclasm. Orthodoxy often tends toward narrow mindedness, false assumptions, authoritarianism, and other intellectual failings that can be corrected by a good dose of iconoclasm.
The Protestant condemnation of religious art resulted in iconoclasm across Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. What is iconoclasm?
Iconoclasm comes from the word iconoclast which means a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration. So iconoclasm is the breaking or destroying of (religious) icons/images
How do you pronounce iconoclasm?
The word "iconoclasm" is pronounced as eye-kon-uh-klaz-uhm.
What effect did empress Theodora's ban on iconoclasm have on Byzantine empire?
The ban ended iconoclasm in the Byzantine Empire and allowed the art of Christian figures to flourish.
What effect did empress Theodora's ban iconoclasm have on the byzantine empire?
The ban ended iconoclasm in the Byzantine Empire and allowed the art of Christian figures to flourish.
How do you use iconoclasm in a sentence?
Iconoclasm is the belief or practice of destroying or banning images, especially religious ones. An example of using iconoclasm in a sentence could be: "The period of iconoclasm in history saw many religious icons being destroyed in a movement against idolatry."
Is iconoclasm restricted to Christianity?
No, iconoclasm is not restricted to Christianity by any means. By definition, it is a deliberate destruction within the religious icons and beliefs of any culture - not just Christianity.
What did iconoclasm lead to?
The Counter-Reformation, including the Council of Trent and the Inquisition.
