Religious Images and Iconoclasm in Reformation Iceland

This work assesses what happened to liturgical objects from Icelandic churches and monastic houses during and after the Lutheran Reformation, through an examination of written sources, such as inventories and Visitation books, and material evidence in museum collections and from archaeological excav...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Religions
Main Author: Sigrún Hannesdóttir
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021
Subjects:
Reformation
devotional objects
iconoclasm
church history
Icelandic history
Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
BL1-2790
Iceland
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/rel12060428
https://doaj.org/article/cf6c4c9963854e89adc0f502386554e0
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Summary:This work assesses what happened to liturgical objects from Icelandic churches and monastic houses during and after the Lutheran Reformation, through an examination of written sources, such as inventories and Visitation books, and material evidence in museum collections and from archaeological excavations. The aim of this work is first, to assess the extent and nature of iconoclasm in Iceland and secondly to re-examine traditional narratives of the Icelandic Reformation in the light of material culture.

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