Iconoclast
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An iconoclast is someone who engages in iconoclasm
—destruction of religious symbols or, by extension, established dogma or conventions.
Iconoclast may also refer to:
Iconoclasm
Iconoclasm is the deliberate destruction of religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives. It is a frequent component of major political or religious changes...
—destruction of religious symbols or, by extension, established dogma or conventions.
Iconoclast may also refer to:
- Iconoclasts (TV show), featuring celebrity interviews, shown on the Sundance Channel
- Iconoclast, Texas newspaper edited by William Cowper BrannWilliam Cowper BrannWilliam Cowper Brann was an American journalist known as Brann the Iconoclast.-Biography:Born in Humboldt, Illinois, Brann was a journalist known for the articulate savagery of his writing...
in the 1890s, critical of powerful institutions - Iconoclast, album by goth-rock band Ascension of the WatchersAscension of the WatchersAscension of the Watchers is a band that was started by Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel . They wrote and recorded their first release, Iconoclast at Bechdel's home in rural Pennsylvania...
- Iconoclast, an album by hip-hop artist Ivan IvesIvan IvesIvan Ives is an American hip hop artist born in Leningrad - living in Los Angeles, California. Although from Russia, all of his work has been composed while growing up and living in the United States. He has worked with the likes of The Cool Kids, Black Milk, Percee P , Oh No , Tre Hardson ,...
- Iconoclast (Nazxul album)Iconoclast (Nazxul album)Iconoclast is the second studio album by Australian black metal band Nazxul. The album, released through Moribund Records, was the band's first studio release in more than a decade, as their Black Seed EP was released in 1998.- Track listing :...
, album by black metal band Nazxul - Iconoclast (Symphony X Album)Iconoclast (Symphony X album)Iconoclast is the eighth album by American progressive metal band Symphony X.It was released on June 17, 2011, in Europe, June 21, 2011, in the United States and in June 28, 2011, in Canada.-Theme:...
, album by progressive metal band Symphony X - Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)Iconoclast (Part 1: The Final Resistance)Iconoclast is the fifth studio album by the German metalcore band Heaven Shall Burn. The album was released in Europe on 28 January 2008, followed by an American release on 5 February 2008; both dates through Century Media Records.The album entered the German Media Control chart at No...
, album by the metalcoreMetalcoreMetalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band Heaven Shall Burn - Iconoclasts, a BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
series interviewing different iconoclasts - Iconoclast, a 2008 book by the neuroscientist Gregory BernsGregory BernsGregory S. Berns is a distinguished American neuroeconomist, neuroscientist, professor of psychiatry, psychologist and writer. He lives with his family in Atlanta, Georgia, USA....
- The Swansea DevilSwansea DevilThe Swansea Devil, also called Old Nick is a wood carving of the Devil in Swansea, Wales.-History:In the 1890s it was decided that St. Mary's Church in the centre of Swansea would be rebuilt. The task of designing the new church was put to tender. Among those who applied were a local architect and...
, a Welsh sculpture. - "Ao-Iconoclast", one song on the maxi single "Ao-Iconoclast / Pigeon-The Green-ey'd MonsterAo-Iconoclast / Pigeon-The Green-ey'd Monsteris a maxi single released by the J-pop singer Kotoko and it is her first single which is not produced by I've Sound. This single was released on June 24, 2009, the same release date of her I've Sound single snIpe. Ao-Iconoclast was used as the theme song for game BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger...
" by J-pop singer Kotoko
See also
- "Lisa the IconoclastLisa the Iconoclast"Lisa the Iconoclast" is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons seventh season. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on February 18, 1996. In the episode, Springfield's bicentennial approaches, and Lisa writes an essay on town founder Jebediah Springfield...
", an episode of the animated TV series The Simpsons