Kings into gods : how prostration shaped Eurasian civilizations / by Vittorio Cotesta ; translated by Matthew D'Auria.

"One might be surprised, astonished or indignant seeing men and women prostrating themselves in front of other men and other women. Or one might feel it is right to bow down before God, Allah, the saints, the Holy Virgin or the gods. Kings into Gods: How Prostration Shaped Eurasian Civilization...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Cotesta, Vittorio, 1944- (Author)
Other Authors:	D'Auria, Matthew (Translator)
Other title:	Prosternarsi. English.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English Italian
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2015.
Series:	International studies in sociology and social anthropology ; 127.
Subjects:	Monarchy > History. Kings and rulers > History. Ritual. Rites and ceremonies. Communication and culture. Gesture in worship. Posture in worship. Kings and rulers. Monarchy. History.