{"product_id":"the-politics-of-iconoclasm-religion-violence-and-the-culture-of-image-breaking-in-christianity-and-islam-9781784534790","title":"The Politics of Iconoclasm: Religion, Violence and the Culture of Image-Breaking in Christianity and Islam","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents List of Illustrations\tix Note on Transliteration\txi Acknowledgements\txiii   Introduction\t1  \tPART I: THE PROTOTYPES  1 \tCalvinism and Iconoclasm\t23 2 \tWahhabism and Iconoclasm\t59   \tPART II: THE CASES  3 \tThe French Revolution and Iconoclasm\t95 4 \tThe Bourgeois City and Iconoclasm: Venice\t111 5 \tWorld War Two and Iconoclasm\t125 6 \tThe Balkan Wars and Iconoclasm\t145 7 \tIslamic Iconoclasm Today\t165  Conclusion\t179   Notes\t185 Bibliography\t219 Index of Key Names\t233","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771499512151,"sku":"9781784534790","price":24.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784534790.jpg?v=1758728069","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-politics-of-iconoclasm-religion-violence-and-the-culture-of-image-breaking-in-christianity-and-islam-9781784534790","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}