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Arguing that the extraordinary force of the image in contemporary life can be traced back to the Byzantine iconoclastic controversy of the 8th and 9th centuries, this text reveals that it was at this time that the church was forced to produce an account of the theological status of the religious image.Mondzain, Marie-Josi is the author of 'Image, Icon, Economy The Byzantine Origins of the Contemporary Imaginary', published 2004 under ISBN 9780804741002 and ISBN 080474100X.
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