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Image worship

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the worship of images as symbols; iconolatry distinguished from idolatry; the worship of images themselves.

See also: Image



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It was a paradoxical statement, because Judaism, with its prohibitions against image worship, has no sustained tradition of figurative art.
Since image worship of Ram is based on the former, it is seen by many as unnecessary.
Questioning the simplicity of the common assumption that nineteenth-century Hindu iconoclasm simply borrowed attitudes from Muslim and Protestant traditions, Hindu Iconoclasts delves deeper to explore the lives and words of such prominent figures of the era as Rammohun Roy and Dayananda Sarasvati, who sought to bring about reform by eliminating image worship.
 
 
 
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