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I do not think that hand-clapping as applause is universal, though - in some cultures, stomping feet is the proper practice to symbolize approval after a performance. In fact, you can see this with musicians in orchestras, who will stomp their feet on the stage in lieu of clapping.
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Brief search on internet failed to settle the nature versus nurture origin of clapping but I at least found one more curious person like me. Various references (Ask Yahoo!, MadSci Network, wiseGeek, Birkbeck College) points to the ... Clapping bears origin to primal nature of striking, stomping during excitement.
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Handclapping among churches can generally be placed in two categories: (1) Clapping in appreciation (a) for brethren who are to be honored, (b) when a good point is made during preaching, and (c) at baptisms and(2) ... 4. What is the origin of rhythmic clapping to music in the church? Is it from heaven or from men?
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to applaud (a performance, speech, speaker, etc.) by clapping the hands: The audience clapped the actors at the end of the act. ... to clap the hands, as to express approval; applaud: After the audience stopped clapping, the tenor sang two encores.
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Our ape-like ancestors were not unlike the existing gorilla, chimpanzee, and orang-utang. They lived in large herds and were prolific; polygamy was in vogue, and at the courting season love-duels were fought among the males. ... They chiefly inhabited the ground, but ascended the trees in These animals went on all fours,
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However, clapping to express appreciation is not exactly universal. Some cultures favour foot-stomping, whistling, or simply yelling. And even in clapping cultures, clapping doesn't always mean "bravo!" Sometimes it's done to keep a beat, sometimes it's done to frighten away animals.
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On the Origin of the World, from The Nag Hammadi Library. This site includes the entire Nag Hammadi Library, as well as a large collection of other primary Gnostic scriptures and documents. ... Seeing that everybody, ... How well it suits all men, on the subject of chaos, to say that it is a kind of darkness! But in fact it...
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