Proskynēsis
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Proskynesis — Proskynesis, (Greek polytonic|προσκύνησις) formed from the Ancient Greek words pros and kuneo literally means kissing towards , and refers to the traditional Persian act of prostrating oneself before a person of higher social rank. According to… … Wikipedia
Proskynesis — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un rey persa (tal vez Darío I o Jerjes I), en el trono (centro), junto a sus cortesanos haciendo proskynesis (derecha). Relieve de la Apadana de Persépolis. La proskynesis … Wikipedia Español
Proskynēsis — (griech.), das Anbeten, fußfällige Verehrung der Herrscher im Morgenlande … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Proskynesis — Proskynēsis (grch.), fußfällige Verehrung … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Proskynesis — (Greek for prostration, obeisance. ) The act of full prostration before a Byzantine emperor (q.v.), required as a sign of servility. It was commonly performed by foreign diplomats during interviews with the emperor. For example, when Liutprand of … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
proskynesis — The Greek word for the act of prostrating oneself before a social superior, a common practice in the ancient Near East, including Mesopotamia. The Greek historian Herodotus described the custom (Histories 1.135) among the Persians, indicating… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
Proskynesis — Pros|ky|ne|se, Pros|ky|ne|sis, die; , …nesen [griech. proskýnēsis]: Fußfall, bei dem der Boden mit der Stirn berührt wird. * * * Pros|ky|ne|se, Pros|ky|ne|sis, die; , ...nesen [griech. proskýnēsis]: Fußfall, bei dem der Boden mit der Stirn… … Universal-Lexikon
proskynesis — Проскинесис … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Incidente de la proskynesis — Un rey persa en el trono (centro), junto a sus cortesanos haciendo proskynesis (derecha). Relieve de la apadana de Persépolis. El incidente de la proskynesis fue uno de los sucesos en la vida de Alejandro Magno que más ejemplificó la conversión… … Wikipedia Español
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