Historical and Theological Context of Byzantine Iconoclasm.
ICONOCLASM: AN OVERVIEW Iconoclasm can be defined as the intentional desecration or destruction of works of art, especially those containing human figurations, on religious principles or beliefs. More general usage of the term signifies either the rejection, aversion, or regulation of images and imagery, regardless of the rationale or intent.
Muslim Iconoclasm: The beginning of Muslim Iconoclasm was marked by the removal and destruction of icons at Kaaba by Muhammad in the 11th centaury. This is marked of great importance and believers tend this activity as religious act (Flood, 2002). Further Muslims do not encourage depiction of human and animal forms in holy places of worship like mosques and madrasahs. These practices are based.
Iconoclasm was a problem in the Byzantine Empire, the inheritors of the Roman Empire, beginning in the 8th century. Like the Romans, the Byzantines were also Christians.
Icons, Iconoclasm, and the Lack of Effect in Western Europe. 2757 Words 12 Pages. The idea of an icon, which represents a figure, has thrived since the creation of the Jewish Torah, or what the Christians call the Old Testament. Icons came in many shapes and sizes to demonstrate stories from both the Old and New Testament. However, sometimes the use of icons was abused by world leaders with.
Conclusion - Iconoclasm had an enormous impact on Byzantium. People had to destroy their personal icons or worship them in secret. This all was a result of the stresses they had to endure, and without them, icons probably would of never gained so much power and importance to begin with and this essay question wouldn't exist!
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TY - JOUR. T1 - Cupid, idolatry, and iconoclasm in Sidney's 'Arcadia' (Philip Sidney) AU - Kingsley-Smith, Jane. PY - 2008. Y1 - 2008. N2 - This essay explores how Sidney's romance-particularly the narrative of Plangus and Erona-engages with the Elizabethan debate on idolatry and reflects the facts of Elizabethan iconoclasm to reveal a much more sympathetic attitude toward the relationship be.