Talk:Iconoclasm
From Academic Kids
to be integrated
- Serapeum - Christian destruction (388) of temple in Alexandria
- Anglesey - Roman destruction of Druid shrine
- Adalbert of Prague - Christian vs. Sacred Oaks
- Martin of Tours - Christian vs. Sacred Tree
- Leo IV and Irene (and the unfortunate Constantine VI)
- Tarasius
I think Douglas Rushkoff's definition of Jewish iconoclasm ought to be integrated into this explaination, whereas iconoclasm is an integral part of Jewish theology, the act of which (on forefather Abraham's part) was the defining moment that gave rise to Jewish monotheism. -- Mobius1
- By all means, work it in. Sounds appropriate for the topic. Wesley 16:10, 12 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Islamic influence
I was going to write in Christo-Islamic tradition that Iconoclasm was an influence of Islam in Eastern Orthodoxy, but I read here that Iconoclasm happened outside of Islamic rule. Did Islamic theology have some influence in Byzantine Iconoclasm? And the reverse?
Afghanistan
Just wondering if the following article is relevant to this topic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban#Buddhas_of_Bamiyan
Actual Artwork Destroyed
Many of the original artwork destroyed in Europe during the Iconoclasm Period were images of the original depictions of Mary and Christ. The Orthodox had Images of 'semi-Africans' The artists were not fully sure of what african features were, besides dark skin and curly black hair, thus the paintings and coins had european shaped faces with dark skin and curly black hair. Western Europe destroyed these original depictions. In Russia, the images survived destruction. This link shows a range of artwork from the times. [1] (http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/icons/misc_in.html) http://www.ocf.org/OrthodoxPage/icons/misc_in.html Or just search for Orthodox artwork. There are tons of sites, and the artwork is for sale in some places.
