The Iconoclasts

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historians
gptkbp:are_part_of religious history
the larger context of religious reform
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:created gptkb:conflict
gptkbp:fought_against iconodules
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Iconoclasts
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Christian_theology
art history
gptkbp:involved gptkb:theological_debates
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:the_Eastern_Orthodox_Church
9th century
the 7th century
the 9th century
gptkbp:is_associated_with the theological debates of the time
the Byzantine Iconoclasm period
gptkbp:is_challenged_by gptkb:the_Papacy
the defenders of icons
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gptkb:the_Orthodox_Church
their radicalism
violence against icons
gptkbp:is_divided_into gptkb:Christian_communities
two factions
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:the_writings_of_John_of_Damascus
historical scholars
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Empress_Irene
monastic communities
the clergy
the laity
icon veneration
gptkbp:is_sought_after_by purify worship
gptkbp:led_to Iconoclasm
destruction of icons
the decline of iconography
gptkbp:occurs_in 8th century
gptkbp:promoted gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Council_of_Nicaea_II
gptkb:Council_of_Hieria
gptkbp:sparked cultural debates
gptkbp:was_influenced_by political ideologies
Islamic iconoclasm
gptkbp:was_involved_in political power struggles
theological controversies
the rise of new doctrines
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:Emperor_Leo_III
the military
the imperial court
certain bishops
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Outer_Worlds
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4