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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Medieval [[Latin]] iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, [[literally]], image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break | | Medieval [[Latin]] iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, [[literally]], image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: a [[person]] who destroys [[religious]] images or [[oppose]]s their [[veneration]] | | *1: a [[person]] who destroys [[religious]] images or [[oppose]]s their [[veneration]] |
| *2: a person who [[attacks]] settled [[beliefs]] or [[institutions]] | | *2: a person who [[attacks]] settled [[beliefs]] or [[institutions]] |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Iconoclasm''' is the [[deliberate]] destruction of [[religious]] icons and other [[symbols]] or [[monuments]], usually for religious or [[political]] [[motives]]. It is a frequent component of major [[political]] or [[religious]] [[changes]]. The term [[encompasses]] the more specific destruction of images of a ruler after his [[death]] or overthrow (damnatio memoriae), for example, following [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten Akhenaten]'s [[death]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Ancient Egypt]. | + | '''Iconoclasm''' is the [[deliberate]] destruction of [[religious]] icons and other [[symbols]] or [[monuments]], usually for religious or [[political]] [[motives]]. It is a frequent component of major [[political]] or [[religious]] [[changes]]. The term [[encompasses]] the more specific destruction of images of a ruler after his [[death]] or overthrow (damnatio memoriae), for example, following [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten Akhenaten]'s [[death]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Ancient Egypt]. |
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− | People who [[engage]] in or [[support]] iconoclasm are called "''iconoclasts''", a term that has come to be applied figuratively to any person who [[challenges]] established [[dogma]] or [[conventions]]. Conversely, people who revere or [[venerate]] religious images are (by iconoclasts) called "iconolaters". In a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconoclasm#Byzantine_iconoclasm Byzantine] [[context]], they are known as "iconodules", or "iconophiles". | + | People who [[engage]] in or [[support]] iconoclasm are called "''iconoclasts''", a term that has come to be applied figuratively to any person who [[challenges]] established [[dogma]] or [[conventions]]. Conversely, people who revere or [[venerate]] religious images are (by iconoclasts) called "iconolaters". In a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconoclasm#Byzantine_iconoclasm Byzantine] [[context]], they are known as "iconodules", or "iconophiles". |
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− | Iconoclasm may be carried out by people of a [[different]] [[religion]], but is often the result of [[sectarian]] disputes between factions of the same [[religion]]. The two Byzantine outbreaks during the 8th and 9th centuries were unusual in that the use of images was the main issue in the dispute, rather than a by-product of wider concerns. In [[Christianity]], iconoclasm has generally been [[motivated]] by a [[literal]] [[interpretation]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments Ten Commandments], which forbid the making and [[worship]]ing of "graven images", though the [[application]] of Biblical law in Christianity has always been in dispute.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconoclasm] | + | Iconoclasm may be carried out by people of a [[different]] [[religion]], but is often the result of [[sectarian]] disputes between factions of the same [[religion]]. The two Byzantine outbreaks during the 8th and 9th centuries were unusual in that the use of images was the main issue in the dispute, rather than a by-product of wider concerns. In [[Christianity]], iconoclasm has generally been [[motivated]] by a [[literal]] [[interpretation]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments Ten Commandments], which forbid the making and [[worship]]ing of "graven images", though the [[application]] of Biblical law in Christianity has always been in dispute.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iconoclasm] |
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| [[Category: Religion]] | | [[Category: Religion]] |
| [[Category: History]] | | [[Category: History]] |