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Sacred Art
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 Icons and Iconoclasm
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The word "icon" derives from the Greek "eikon" and means an image, any image or representation, but "in the more restricted sense in which it is generally understood, it means a holy image to which special veneration is given" (Weitzmann 1978). Some religions or movements objected to representational sacred art, particularly to any representation of the Deity, as we can see by the commandment "Thou shall not make unto thee any graven images" (Exodus 20:4)... They feared that images can lead to idol worship. This is a place to discuss religious art and most especially iconoclasm.
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Ikons: Windows into Heaven (* Natalia Burgundian, Nov 26, 2003 - 08:58 )|
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