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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

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1641]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1641]

==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].

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".

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: History]]

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