Art: Images and Iconoclasm
Jun 22, 2019 · 6 min read
Until recently in the West, art is historically connected to religion. In Hinduism, images are a vital aspect of the religion, and images proliferate. The same was true of ancient Greek and Roman religion — statues of the gods and goddesses could be seen everywhere, and in the Greek plays you could sometimes even see them in action. Yet, Judaism specifically prohibits the creation of idols — which gets interpreted as the creation of images…
