There was the notion in Mongol society that even a person’s breath contained some piece of their soul - close contact was thus very intimate. To share ‘breathing space’ with one’s enemy was thus a highly ‘contaminating’ and repulsive situation.
Certainly the thinking of nomads who have plenty of space, not a tightly-packed urban society!
of course, gotta respect that personal space and not touch the filthy enemy
There was the notion in Mongol society that even a person’s breath contained some piece of their soul - close contact was thus very intimate. To share ‘breathing space’ with one’s enemy was thus a highly ‘contaminating’ and repulsive situation.
Certainly the thinking of nomads who have plenty of space, not a tightly-packed urban society!