Talk:Zemnoy poklon

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[edit] Old talk

Looks somewhat Old believer sympathetic, could use some neutrality work. (Don't take this as discouragement, is def. very useful info.) Also, is this the best title/should it be merged somewhere?--Samuel J. Howard 19:14, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

Actually, it seems to me to be a mixed bag. My chief hesitation is no. 6. I have not known this anywhere in the Orthodox Church. Some Eastern Rite Catholics use this during the ordination litany; in the Orthodox Church the ordinand kneels with his head against the Holy Table during the litany. (Sbdn. Sergius R.B. Miller, St Nicholas Cathedral, D.C.)

I did a lot of copy editing and some linking. I can't vouch for _accuracy_, but I don't really see a neutrality issue. More traditional groups have more gestures, so an article explaining gestures will have more about them. I think it's pretty balanced as far as the idea of older traditions, mainstream, and some recent borrowings.

I would agree the title is not the best. I'd like to see it expanded to "gestures" and include crossing, hand lifting, etc. If it were going to be merged, it would go into Eastern_orthodox#The_Services, but that's already a long article, so I think this might be fine on its own.Lisamh 00:55, 14 September 2006 (UTC)

If there are no objections, I'm going to rename this to Bows (liturgical) or even Bows (orthodox), expanding the article somewhat. InfernoXV 19:49, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Please do! 71.245.4.149 16:38, 20 March 2007 (UTC)

To my knowledge, actually Zemnoy poklon also similar to the Muslim salat (if you pay close attention between the two - the difference being the style of prostration with the hands on the ground and the raising of hands prior to the bowing and before commencing the standing prayer) and Jewish prayer [1], which was common for Jews worldwide until recently, where few practise it now. --Zionist Arab 03:49, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Caution

THe description from genuflection maus be moved out and into here. Also, texts there and here have contradictions. References are missing. `'mikka 20:25, 5 May 2007 (UTC)