Iconoclasm
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Byzantine controversy
Christian iconoclastic movement
Christian theological dispute
church council
ecumenical council
phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm
political conflict
religious controversy
theological doctrine
Iconoclasm was a major religious and political controversy in the Byzantine Empire centered on the rejection and destruction of religious images and icons.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Byzantine controversy
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Christian iconoclastic movement → Christian theological dispute → church council → ecumenical council → phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm → phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm → political conflict → religious controversy → religious controversy → theological doctrine → |
| country |
Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine Empire → Byzantine Empire → |
| endTime |
787
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843 → 843 → |
| etymology |
from Greek eikon (image) and klasma (breaking)
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| hasCause |
imperial policy
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theological objections to idolatry → |
| hasEffect |
destruction of religious images
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development of Byzantine theology of images → persecution of iconodules → political conflict between emperor and church → |
| hasPart |
First Iconoclast Period
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Second Iconoclast Period → |
| influenced |
later Protestant iconoclasm
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| location |
Constantinople
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| mainTopicOf |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
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| notableWork |
initiation of imperial iconoclastic policy
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promotion of iconoclasm → renewal of iconoclastic policies → support for restoration of icons → |
| opposedBy |
iconodules
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monastic communities → |
| opposedTo |
religious images
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veneration of icons → |
| positionHeld |
Byzantine emperor
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Byzantine emperor → Byzantine emperor → Byzantine empress → restored veneration of icons → supported iconoclasm → |
| religion |
Eastern Christianity
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Eastern Orthodoxy → |
| significantEvent |
Council of Hieria
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Second Council of Nicaea NERFINISHED → |
| significantPerson |
Constantine V
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Irene of Athens → Leo III the Isaurian → Theophilus (emperor) → |
| startTime |
726
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726 → 814 → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Byzantine Empire
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event |
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Seven Ecumenical Councils
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opposedHeresy |