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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 109. Chapters: Salute, Hitchhiking, Handshake, Roman salute, Kuji-in, Nazi salute, List of gestures, V sign, Mudra, Sign of the Cross, Sign of the horns, Bowing, 1968 Olympics Black Power salute, Mooning, Cheek kissing, Three-finger salute, Thumbs signal, Hook 'em Horns, Applause, Genuflection, Hand-kissing, Gator Chomp, Raised fist, Finger gun, Elbow bump, High five, Fist bump, Hand-rubbing, Scout sign and salute, A-ok, Zemnoy poklon, Bellamy salute, War Chant, Obscene gesture, Index finger, Namaste, Handwaving, Vulcan salute, Moutza, Shocker, Fist pump, Scout handshake, Curtsey, Shaka sign, Gang signal, Pollice verso, Anasyrma, Thai greeting, Articulatory gestures, Jazz hands, Kn setja, Dap greeting, Mahamudra, Eskimo kissing, Head bobble, Hat tip, Bras d'honneur, Pitchfork, Two-finger salute, Manual communication, Nod, Mooning the Cog, Crossed fingers, Guns Up, Air quotes, United Macedonia salute, Zogist salute, Sic 'em Bears, Air kiss, Akanbe, Loser, Shrug, ILY sign, Chironomia, Sampeah, Dulya, Puppy face, Phone sign, Victory clasp, Secret handshake, Varadamudra, Poke. Excerpt: The Roman salute (Saluto Romano) is a gesture in which the arm is held out forward straight, with palm down, and fingers touching. In some versions, the arm is raised upward at an angle; in others, it is held out parallel to the ground. The former is a well known symbol of fascism that is commonly perceived to be based on a custom in ancient Rome. However, no Roman text gives this description and the Roman works of art that display salutational gestures bear little resemblance to the modern "Roman salute." Jacques-Louis David's painting The Oath of the Horatii (1784) provided the starting point for the gesture that became later known as the Roman salute. The gesture and its identification with Roman culture was further developed in other French neoclas...
