| The Politics of Iconoclasm: Religion, Violence and the Culture of Image-Breaking in Christianity and Islam Contributor(s): Noyes, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848855656 ISBN-13: 9781848855656 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Religion, Politics & State - Religion | Islam - General - Religion | Christianity - General |
| Dewey: 203.7 |
| LCCN: 2013388098 |
| Series: Library of Modern Religion |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.5" (1.01 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From false idols and graven images to the tombs of kings and the shrines of capitalism, the targeted destruction of cities, sacred sites and artefacts for religious, political or nationalistic reasons is central to our cultural legacy. This book examines the different traditions of image-breaking in Christianity and Islam as well as their development into nominally secular movements and paints a vivid, scholarly picture of a culture of destruction encompassing Protestantism, Wahhabism, and Nationalism. Beginning with a comparative account of Calvinist Geneva and Wahhabi Mecca, The Politics of Iconoclasm explores the religious and political agendas behind acts of image-breaking and their relation to nationhood and state-building. From sixteenth-century Geneva to urban developments in Mecca today, The Politics of Iconoclasm explores the history of image-breaking, the culture of violence and its paradoxical roots in the desire for renewal. Examining these dynamics of nationhood, technology, destruction and memory, a historical journey is described in which the temple is razed and replaced by the machine. |
