Autoren:	Günther, Christoph
Titel:	Iconic socioclasm : idol-breaking and the dawn of a new social order
Online-Publikationsdatum:	17-Mär-2021
Erscheinungsdatum:	2020
Sprache des Dokuments:	Englisch
Zusammenfassung/Abstract:	The Islamic State articulates its claim for legitimate authority through texts, audio messages, and still and moving images. In addition, among the practices employed to classify “genuine” Islam and its boundaries, the destruction of cultural properties has received much international attention. The movement has framed these sites as manifestations of idolatry and, consequently, their obliteration as a legitimate means for socioreligious purification. In this article, I argue that the Islamic State’s attacks on these properties are embedded in a comprehensive strategy of spatial, material, ideational, and intellectual purification of the socioreligious landscape. By destroying these sites, the movement targets integral elements of social identities of local and transnational communities and their individual members in order to build a new social framework on their ruins. I suggest understanding these acts as strategic “socioclasm.” Visualizations are part of this strategy and help render the Islamic State an effective force because they support the production of images in the minds of both the movement’s followers and adversaries, hence attesting to the Islamic State’s rise, ideology, and actions.
DDC-Sachgruppe:	290 Andere Religionen 290 Other and comparative religions 300 Sozialwissenschaften 300 Social sciences 320 Politik 320 Political science 355 Militär 355 Military science 700 Künste 700 The arts 720 Architektur 720 Architecture 990 Geschichte der übrigen Welt 990 General history of other areas
Veröffentlichende Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Organisationseinheit:	FB 07 Geschichts- u. Kulturwissensch.
Veröffentlichungsort:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5693
Version:	Published version
Publikationstyp:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Weitere Angaben zur Dokumentart:	Scientific article
Nutzungsrechte:	CC BY-NC-ND
Informationen zu den Nutzungsrechten:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Zeitschrift:	International journal of communication 14
Seitenzahl oder Artikelnummer:	1830 1848
Verlag:	The Annenberg Center for Communication
Verlagsort:	Los Angeles, Calif.
Erscheinungsdatum:	2020
ISSN:	1932-8036
URL der Originalveröffentlichung:	https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/9858
Enthalten in den Sammlungen:	JGU-Publikationen