A storm of images : iconoclasm and religious reformation in the Byzantine world /
"In the eighth century, the Byzantine Empire began a campaign to remove or suppress sacred images that depicted Christ, the Virgin, or other holy figures, whether in paintings, mosaics, murals, or other media. In some cases, the campaign extended to breaking or wrecking images through what beca...
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| Language: | English |
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Waco, Texas :
Baylor University Press,
[2023]
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| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3704578 |
Table of Contents:
- Map: The heart of the Isaurian Empire
- Map: The Byzantine world under Leo III
- 1. The image struggle: myths and realities
- 2. Roman and Byzantine
- 3. Leo's revolution
- 4. Abraham's children
- 5. Against images
- 6. Images of truth
- 7. Constantine's battles
- 8. Irene's revolution
- 9. The second iconoclasm
- 10. Legacies: East and West
- 11. Iconoclasm(s)