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020			_a9789004288423 _q(electronic book)
020			_z9789004288416 _q(print)
024	7		_a10.1163/9789004288423 _2DOI
035			_a(OCoLC)918997296
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050		4	_aJC375 _b.C6813 2015
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100	1		_aCotesta, Vittorio, _d1944-
240	1	0	_aProsternarsi : Piccola indagine sulla regalita divina nelle civilta euroasiatiche. _lEnglish
245	1	0	_aKings into gods : _bhow prostration shaped Eurasian civilizations / _cby Vittorio Cotesta ; translated by Matthew D'Auria.
264		1	_aLeiden ; _aBoston : _bBrill.
264		4	_cc2015.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 152 pages) : _bcolor illustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aInternational studies in sociology and social anthropology ; _v127
500			_a"First published in Italian by Bevivino Editore as Prosternarsi: Piccola indagine sulla regalita divina nelle civilta euroasiatiche, Milan, 2012."
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_aPreliminary Material -- Introduction -- Proskýnesis in Herodotus’s Histories -- An Enquiry on Alexander: Apotheosis, Multicultural Empire and Clash of Civilization -- La Dimension Manifestaire du ces. image Identitaire du Groupe -- Proskýnesis at the Centre of the Clash of Civilizations -- Proskýnesis in the Euroasiatic Continent: Unity and Diversity -- Conclusion -- Dialogue between the Old Oligarch and the Neo-illuminist -- A Short Glossary of the Main Terms and the Main Characters -- Bibliography -- Index of Names.
506			_aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520			_aOne 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 Civilizations investigates the reasons why men prostrate themselves before deities or before powerful men. Through an in-depth historical and cultural analysis, this book highlights the connection between rituality and royalty within the Eurasian civilizations. The narrative and iconic documentation gathered and analyzed concerns the Greek and Roman world, the Mongolian civilization during the Middle Ages, the Hindu and Chinese civilizations, the Islamic civilization in India in the fourteenth century, the Mughal civilization and European civilization in the late Middle Ages. The different forms of the rituals in the courts of kings and emperors are tightly connected with the concept of royalty. The prostration is an act of humiliation of defeated enemies, a means to establish a abysmal distance between powerful elite and the people, a way of creating hierarchies within the elite itself.
650		0	_aMonarchy _xHistory.
650		0	_aKings and rulers _xHistory.
650		0	_aRitual.
650		0	_aRites and ceremonies.
650		0	_aCommunication and culture.
650		0	_aGesture in worship.
650		0	_aPosture in worship.
650		7	_aCommunication and culture. _2fast
650		7	_aGesture in worship. _2fast
650		7	_aKings and rulers. _2fast
650		7	_aMonarchy. _2fast
650		7	_aPosture in worship. _2fast
650		7	_aRites and ceremonies. _2fast
650		7	_aRitual. _2fast
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast
700	1		_aD'Auria, Matthew.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tKings into Gods: How Prostration Shaped Eurasian Civilizations _dLeiden, Boston : BRILL, 2015, _z9789004288416
830		0	_aInternational Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology _v127.
830		0	_aSocial Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287488.
856	4		_zDOI: _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004288423
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