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An iconoclasm is the destruction or prohibition of religious images in churches or mosques. The term comes from the Greek words eikon (image) and klas (breaker). Iconoclasm has occurred at various times in history, often in periods of religious or political upheaval.
The most famous instances of iconoclasm took place in the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine Iconoclasm was a
Iconoclasm has also occurred in other contexts. During the Protestant Reformation, some reformers destroyed religious art