Aniconism, Images and the Divine: Part 1
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2021
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Examples of aniconism -- the avoidance of images or idols -- can be found across multiple religions But what does it DO? What does it mean to employ religious icons or to avoid them in the contemplation of supernatural or natural objects and beings? In this Stuff to Blow Your Mind two-parter, Robert and Joe look for answers.
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| 1:40.7 | Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam. |
| 1:44.3 | And I'm Joe McCormick. Joe, when I mention God, what do you imagine in your head? What do you see? |
| 1:52.4 | What's the vision that comes to mind? I have to be honest and say it's not a great answer, |
| 1:56.4 | but it is God from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. So it is actually an incredibly, |
| 2:02.9 | an incredibly literal depiction of an old man with a beard wearing a crown sitting in a cloud |
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