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minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoAnthropologically it’s thought to originate from a gesture of homage to a societal superior (which would also include kneeling) In the religion you see a variety of explanations. Some are mundane, like it’s just to stop you fidgeting.
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoThat does explain the kneeling and optional head bowing. Got my theories on the eye-closing, but they’re centred around primal mammal submission or a capacity limitation requiring focus on one task at a time.
Anthropologically it’s thought to originate from a gesture of homage to a societal superior (which would also include kneeling)
In the religion you see a variety of explanations. Some are mundane, like it’s just to stop you fidgeting.
That does explain the kneeling and optional head bowing.
Got my theories on the eye-closing, but they’re centred around primal mammal submission or a capacity limitation requiring focus on one task at a time.