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| {{Short description|Distinct form of handshake or greeting which indicates membership}} | |||
| A '''secret handshake''' is a series of hand gestures that indicate loyalty to a ], ], or ]. The purpose of the secret handshake is to identify exclusive group members, and consequently to prevent inclusion of outsiders. Also, the element of secrecy provides the necessity of loyalty to the exclusive group. To reveal a secret handshake would be ] and would cause the offending individual to be thought of as a ]. | |||
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| A '''secret handshake''' is a distinct form of ] or greeting which indicates membership in or loyalty to a ], ] or ]. The typical secret handshake involves placing one's fingers or thumbs in a particular position, one that will be recognized by fellow members while seeming to be a normal handshake to non-members.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Duncan |first=Malcolm C. |title=Duncan's Masonic ritual and monitor: or, Guide to the three symbolic degrees of the ancient York rite, and to the degrees of mark master, past master, most excellent master, and the royal arch |date=2005 |publisher=Sweetwater Press |isbn=978-1-58173-530-7 |edition=3rd ed. with additions and corrections |location=Florida}}</ref> This is most frequently associated in the popular consciousness with ], ] and ]. | |||
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== Examples == | ||
| In the Roman mystery religion ], members were initiated with a handshake, and members were known as ''syndexioi'' (united by the handshake).<ref name="claussonhandshake">M. Clauss, ''The Roman cult of Mithras'', p. 42: "That the hand-shaken might make their vows joyfully forever"</ref> | |||
| '''The Home slide''' is a corrupt version of a ] handshake that is often seen in movies. | |||
| ] are among the long-standing users of secret handshakes, known as "]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buck |first=Kate |date=2018-02-08 |title=Do Freemasons really have a secret handshake? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/02/08/freemasons-definitely-do-have-a-secret-handshake-but-they-wont-tell-us-what-it-is-7295849/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| It begins with a normal hand shake. The pair move their hands into a 90 degree angle to lock thumbs. They then slide their hands away from each other to form a fist. One person taps a closed fist on top of the other's closed fist and this is reciprocated. Finally, they punch their two fists straight on. | |||
| ] also uses secret handshakes, modeled on the handshakes used in Freemasonry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Temple Ceremony / Masonry |url=https://www.mormonstories.org/home/truth-claims/temple-ceremony-masonry/ |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Mormon Stories |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
| Other elaborations exist including the horizontal clapping of each other's hands with and putting ones hand around the back of another and grasping them in a hug like fashion. | |||
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| Secret handshakes are also used by ] in the United States, and used by members as recognition symbols in later life.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2013 |title=Secret handshakes greet frat brothers as Wall Street women trail |url=https://financialpost.com/executive/executive-women/secret-handshakes-greet-frat-brothers-as-wall-street-women-trail |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=Financial Post}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 14 October 2024
Distinct form of handshake or greeting which indicates membership For other uses, see Secret Handshake.
A secret handshake is a distinct form of handshake or greeting which indicates membership in or loyalty to a club, clique or subculture. The typical secret handshake involves placing one's fingers or thumbs in a particular position, one that will be recognized by fellow members while seeming to be a normal handshake to non-members. This is most frequently associated in the popular consciousness with college fraternities, fraternal orders and secret societies.
Examples
In the Roman mystery religion Mithraism, members were initiated with a handshake, and members were known as syndexioi (united by the handshake).
Freemasons are among the long-standing users of secret handshakes, known as "grips".
Mormonism also uses secret handshakes, modeled on the handshakes used in Freemasonry.
Secret handshakes are also used by college fraternities in the United States, and used by members as recognition symbols in later life.
See also
References
- Duncan, Malcolm C. (2005). Duncan's Masonic ritual and monitor: or, Guide to the three symbolic degrees of the ancient York rite, and to the degrees of mark master, past master, most excellent master, and the royal arch (3rd ed. with additions and corrections ed.). Florida: Sweetwater Press. ISBN 978-1-58173-530-7.
- M. Clauss, The Roman cult of Mithras, p. 42: "That the hand-shaken might make their vows joyfully forever"
- Buck, Kate (2018-02-08). "Do Freemasons really have a secret handshake?". Metro. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- "Temple Ceremony / Masonry". Mormon Stories. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
- "Secret handshakes greet frat brothers as Wall Street women trail". Financial Post. December 23, 2013. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
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