LEADER 03891nam 2200661 450 001 9910511795303321 005 20170919031713.0 010 $a90-04-28842-2 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004288423 035 $a(CKB)3710000000479224 035 $a(EBL)4003995 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001555548 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16181000 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001555548 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14446182 035 $a(PQKB)11255141 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4003995 035 $a(OCoLC)918997296 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004288423 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000479224 100 $a20151111h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKings into gods $ehow prostration shaped Eurasian civilizations /$fby Vittorio Cotesta ; translated by Matthew D'Auria 210 1$aLeiden, [Netherlands] ;$aBoston, [Massachusetts] :$cBrill,$d2015. 210 4$d©2015 215 $a1 online resource (164 p.) 225 1 $aInternational Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology,$x0074-8684 ;$vVolume 127 300 $a"First published in Italian by Bevivino Editore as Prosternarsi: Piccola indagine sulla regalita divina nelle civilta euroasiatiche, Milan, 2012." 311 $a90-04-28841-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- Introduction -- Proskżnesis in Herodotus?s Histories -- An Enquiry on Alexander: Apotheosis, Multicultural Empire and Clash of Civilization -- La Dimension Manifestaire du ces. image Identitaire du Groupe -- Proskżnesis at the Centre of the Clash of Civilizations -- Proskżnesis 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. 330 $aOne might be surprised, astonished or indignant seeing men and women prostrating themselves in front of other men and other women. Or one might feel it is right to bow down before God, Allah, the saints, the Holy Virgin or the gods. Kings into Gods: How Prostration Shaped Eurasian Civilizations investigates the reasons why men prostrate themselves before deities or before powerful men. Through an in-depth historical and cultural analysis, this book highlights the connection between rituality and royalty within the Eurasian civilizations. The narrative and iconic documentation gathered and analyzed concerns the Greek and Roman world, the Mongolian civilization during the Middle Ages, the Hindu and Chinese civilizations, the Islamic civilization in India in the fourteenth century, the Mughal civilization and European civilization in the late Middle Ages. The different forms of the rituals in the courts of kings and emperors are tightly connected with the concept of royalty. The prostration is an act of humiliation of defeated enemies, a means to establish a abysmal distance between powerful elite and the people, a way of creating hierarchies within the elite itself. 410 0$aInternational studies in sociology and social anthropology ;$vVolume 127. 606 $aMonarchy$xHistory 606 $aKings and rulers$xHistory 606 $aRitual 606 $aRites and ceremonies 606 $aCommunication and culture 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMonarchy$xHistory. 615 0$aKings and rulers$xHistory. 615 0$aRitual. 615 0$aRites and ceremonies. 615 0$aCommunication and culture. 676 $a321/.6095 700 $aCotesta$b Vittorio$f1944-$0127884 702 $aD'Auria$b Matthew 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910511795303321 996 $aKings into gods$92552123 997 $aUNINA