[[images-statues-reliefs-figurines]] --- > DICLAIMER: The word "idol" is not intended to be negative. It is used because it's a commonly used term in academia. [Wikipedia: Cult image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult-image) ## Biblio [[w-crooke1897]] [[york2010]], reponses: [[morgan-m2010]] & [[d-wilson2010]] [[y-tsuchiyama2005]] ## Categories ### By Material [[wooden-idols]] [[stone-idols]] ### By Form [[phallic-idols]] `+` face = [[face-idols]] ### By Ritual [[ritual--white-libation-on-idol]] ### By Branch [[germanic-idols]] [[indic-idols]]