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The 47 pages that link to Iconoclasm, each with the reason it gives.

• CommemorationCompared with: Destroying commemorative images contests the meanings they embody.

• RelicCompared with: Disputes over relics reveal broader conflicts about material objects in worship.

• Visual cultureCompared with: Image destruction reveals conflicts over the authority visual culture gives images.

• Christian iconographyCompared with: Iconoclasm contests the legitimacy and use of Christian images.

• Christian artCompared with: Conflicts over images repeatedly altered what Christian art could depict and preserve.

• AltarpieceCompared with: Iconoclastic movements challenged the images and objects that altarpieces brought into worship.

• Damnatio memoriaeCompared with: Iconoclasm targets images for religious reasons rather than a person's civic reputation.

• Second Council of NicaeaCompared with: The council condemned the Byzantine movement that opposed the use of icons.

• Christian pilgrimageCompared with: Disputes over sacred images also questioned objects and sites that drew devotional travel.

• MonumentCompared with: Removing a monument can turn disagreement about memory into public action.

• WorshipCompared with: Iconoclasm reveals conflict over whether images support worship or threaten it.

• Christian symbolismCompared with: Iconoclasts challenged whether Christian images could serve devotion without becoming idols.

• MemorializationCompared with: Removing a memorial can contest the values and power it represents.

• AniconismCompared with: Aniconism limits or avoids images; iconoclasm actively attacks or removes them.

• Susan SontagCompared with: Sontag examined image saturation rather than proposing that images should simply be abolished.

• John of DamascusCompared with: John argues against the rejection of images as incompatible with Christian belief in the incarnation.

• Theodore the StuditeCompared with: Theodore’s arguments directly opposed the imperial campaign against icons.

• Madonna and ChildCompared with: Debates over sacred images shaped how Christians defended, restricted, or venerated depictions of Mary and Jesus.

• Veneration of saintsCompared with: Iconoclasts challenged images and practices central to many forms of saint veneration.

• Church architectureCompared with: Iconoclastic movements changed church interiors by removing or restricting sacred images.

• Erwin PanofskyCompared with: Its focus on images’ contested social power differs from Panofsky’s interpretive emphasis.

• VandalismCompared with: Iconoclasm may resemble vandalism, but is typically driven by a programmatic rejection of images.

• Religious artCompared with: Iconoclastic movements challenge the legitimacy and use of religious images.

• Religious iconographyCompared with: Conflicts over images reveal that their meaning and legitimacy are historically contested.

• CrucifixCompared with: Iconoclastic disputes challenge the devotional use of images such as crucifixes.

• HerostratusCompared with: Unlike many acts of iconoclasm, Herostratus’s arson is traditionally described as fame-seeking.