Look up and kneel down before your God: why the position matters

KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ, Eva. Look up and kneel down before your God: why the position matters. In XXI. World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions: "Dynamics of the Religions: Past and Present". 2015.

Základní údaje

• Originální název: Look up and kneel down before your God: why the position matters
• Název anglicky: Look up and kneel down before your God: why the position matters
• Autoři: KUNDTOVÁ KLOCOVÁ, Eva.
• Vydání: XXI. World Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions: "Dynamics of the Religions: Past and Present" 2015.

Další údaje

• Typ výsledku: Prezentace na konferencích
• Utajení: není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
• Organizační jednotka: Filozofická fakulta

Anotace

Most religious traditions emphasize strict power distinctions between the human and superhuman/divine and often demand a submissive attitude towards the superhuman agents. This attitude can be enforced not only directly in teachings and theology of the given religious tradition, but also by ritual practices using embodied states of submission, such as kneeling, prostrating or looking up to the representation of deity. I argue that these practices in religious rituals are not mere expressions of subordination; rather, they establish and modulate submissive attitude and behaviour towards the superhuman agents. Experimental evidence supports this assertion for other bodily postures and the vertical orientation of perception. There is however no exhaustive research program focusing on submissive positions and dominance cues in religious rituals. The proposed paper will present experimental research exploring the influence of posture and location of stimuli on the perceptions and self-perceptions of power and dominance.

Anotace anglicky

Most religious traditions emphasize strict power distinctions between the human and superhuman/divine and often demand a submissive attitude towards the superhuman agents. This attitude can be enforced not only directly in teachings and theology of the given religious tradition, but also by ritual practices using embodied states of submission, such as kneeling, prostrating or looking up to the representation of deity. I argue that these practices in religious rituals are not mere expressions of subordination; rather, they establish and modulate submissive attitude and behaviour towards the superhuman agents. Experimental evidence supports this assertion for other bodily postures and the vertical orientation of perception. There is however no exhaustive research program focusing on submissive positions and dominance cues in religious rituals. The proposed paper will present experimental research exploring the influence of posture and location of stimuli on the perceptions and self-perceptions of power and dominance.

Návaznosti

• EE2.3.20.0048, projekt VaV: Název: Laboratoř pro experimentální výzkum náboženství