The most famous instance of this was encouraged by the Khalifa at Damascus and was first proposed at the synod of Elvira and was later discussed at the synod of Hieria.
This practice was enforced by the Edict of Yazid and a noted opponent of it was the monk, Mansur. The Beeldenstorm was an example of this practice that occurred in Flanders and it resulted in the sacking of the Monestary of St. Anthony. The most famous instance of this was encouraged by the Khalifa at Damascus and was first proposed at the synod of Elvira and was later discussed at the synod of Hieria. The Roman Practice of (*) Damnatio Memoriae is closely equated with this practice as is the raid of Bai Chongxi, a Muslim Kuomintang General. One of the opponents of this practice was the Empress Irene who summoned councils at Nicaea and Constantinople to try and restore the veneration of the pictures that this Byzantine Church Practice ordered to be destroyed. FTP, name this practice, begun by Leo III of Constantinople, which advocated the destruction of Religious images, and more generally refers to any attack on established beliefs or dogmas.
This practice was enforced by the Edict of Yazid and a noted opponent of it was the monk, Mansur.
Iconoclasm [accept forms such as Iconoclast; DO NOT accept Iconoclast Controversy]