User:Generalissima/Godnapping

Godnapping is the theft or removal of cult images by a conquering force.

Historiography
The term godnap was coined in 1991 by archaeologist Alasdair Livingstone in a paper presented at the 38th Rencontre Internationale Assyriologique, and further popularized after publication in 1997. However, the Neo-Assyrian Empire's theft of cult images had been discussed at length by earlier authors, such as by Mordechai Cogan in 1974.