Chapter Essay 2: Kydd Ch. 5 Debate in Baghdad In chapter 5 Kydd discusses many different topics. He talks about iconoclasm, Muslims and Christians, Chinese Christianity, the Eucharist, Pippin and Charlemagne, etc.. Out of all the things that Kydd discusses I think the two of the more important topics is iconoclasm and the Carolingian empire with Pippin the short and Charlemagne. The first main topic is Iconoclasm. The definition of Iconoclasm is the destruction of religious icons and other images or monuments for religious or political motives. People who support iconoclasm are known as iconoclasts. So in this chapter it discusses whether you can have pictures or paintings of Jesus Christ and whether or not you can use these icons for prayer.
