The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals by Charles Darwin

Author:Charles Darwin [Darwin, Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Health; Fitness & Dieting, Mental Health, Emotions, Science & Math, Biological Sciences, Animals, Biology, Evolution, Nature & Ecology, Fauna, Professional & Technical, Professional Science, Sports & Outdoors, Classics
ISBN: 0312277768
Amazon: B002RI98VK
Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Published: 2009-05-28T05:00:00+00:00

When the suppliant kneels and holds up his hands with the palms joined, he represents a captive who proves the completeness of his submission by offering up his hands to be bound by the victor. It is the pictorial representation of the Latin dare manus, to signify submission.

Hence it is not probable that either the uplifting of the eyes or the joining of the open hands, under the influence of devotional feelings, are innate or truly expressive actions; and this could hardly have been expected, for it is very doubtful whether feelings such as we should now rank as devotional, affected the hearts of men, whilst they remained during past ages in an uncivilised condition.

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