iconoclasm
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Iconoclasm was a movement in Byzantine history in which religious images and icons were destroyed, which was eventually opposed and overturned by the Orthodox Church under the Byzantine empress Theodora and her son Michael III. The conflict between iconoclasm and the defense of religious images was significant enough in Byzantine religious and political life that its resolution came to be commemorated as the "Triumph of Orthodoxy."
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- Early religious iconoclasm
- Ancient era
- Judaism
- Iconoclasm in Christian history
- Byzantine era
- The first iconoclastic period: 730–787
- Second Council of Nicaea 787
- Views in Byzantine iconoclasm
- Pre-Reformation
- Reformation era
- Other instances
- Early Islam in Arabia
- Egypt
- Ottoman conquests
- Contemporary events
- Iconoclasm in India<span class="anchor" id="Destruction_of_Hindu_temples"></span>
- During Hindu-Buddhist era
- During the Muslim era
- The Somnath temple and Mahmud of Ghazni
- During Goa inquisitions
- Contemporary iconoclasm against Hindu temples and monuments
- In India
- In Bangladesh
- In Pakistan
- In Malaysia
- In Saudi Arabia
- In Fiji
- From the Mamluk dynasty onward
- During the Goa Inquisition
- In modern India
- Iconoclasm in East Asia
- China
- South Korea
- Angkor
- Political iconoclasm
- ''Damnatio memoriae''
- During the French Revolution
- Other examples
- In the Soviet Union
- In the United States
- 2020 demonstrations
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.2|Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy depicting the "[[Triumph of Orthodoxy" over iconoclasm under the Byzantine empress Theodora and her son Michael III, late 14th to early 15th century]]
Iconoclasm () is the belief in the importance of the destruction of icons and other images or monuments, often for religious or political reasons. Those who engage in or support iconoclasm are called iconoclasts, a term that has come to be applied figuratively and more broadly to anyone who challenges "cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the grounds that they are erroneous or pernicious".