Joel Halldorf: Iconoclasm | Buch

Cover: 9789189425910 | Iconoclasm | Rejecting the Past | Joel Halldorf | Buch | Englisch

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Iconoclasm, the destruction of images, is part of our history - from the destroying of religious images in early Christianity to today's toppling of statues of Confederate generals and slave traders. Images, buildings and objects that violate religious or ideological beliefs must be wrecked. Those who perform such purges - iconoclasts - are convinced they are carrying out an act of purification. The past has been turned upside down in a desire to start over from the very [...] different contributions in the anthology Iconoclasm: Rejecting the Past make the consequences crystal-clear. Not just invaluable cultural treasures but also human lives are lost when fanaticism has free rein. We saw this when the Islamic State destroyed museum artefacts that were thousands of years old, when Mao's Red Guards burned books and persecuted people who did not share their beliefs during China's Cultural Revolution, or when the Russian Bolsheviks dynamited churches and desecrated [...] are countless examples of the damage these destructive forces have wrought over the centuries. The battle cry of iconoclasm, which is so strong today, demonstrates its continued appeal. Iconoclasm: Rejecting the Past is a warning bell, an alarm, alerting readers to the threat against the tolerance and openness of democratic society.

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2024
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9789189425910
ISBN-10:	918942591X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Gebunden
Redaktion:	Halldorf, Joel
Hersteller:	Bokforlaget Stolpe
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	179 x 248 x 24 mm
Von/Mit:	Joel Halldorf
Erscheinungsdatum:	03.06.2024
Gewicht:	0,81 kg