11:15 - 11:45am
Symposium

The demons of Mesopotamia - foreign powers but also native ?

Nils P. Heeßel
Between gods and men : angels, demons and more..
11:15 - 11:45am
    Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
    Open to all, subject to availability
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    Speaker(s)

    Nils P. Heeßel

    Professor at the University of Marburg (Germany)

    Events

    Opening of the symposium
    Thomas Römer

    Symposium
    9:00 - 9:45am

    Protective genies and agents of evil in art and texts (late 3rd-early2nd mille…
    Michaël Guichard

    Symposium
    9:45 - 10:15am

    Angels or demons ? Divine beings as seen by Assyrian scholars
    Lionel Marti

    Symposium
    10:15 - 10:45am

    Life with ancestral spirits in the Iron Age and Persian period
    Diana Edelman

    Symposium
    10:45 - 11:30am

    The comparative imaginary of the demonic in the traditions of Ancient Israel.…
    Christophe Nihan

    Symposium
    11:30am - 12:00pm

    The comparative imaginary of the demonic in the traditions of Ancient Israel.…
    Anna Angelini

    Symposium
    12:00 - 12:30pm

    Was there a primitive Israelite pandemonium ?
    Brian Schmidt

    Symposium
    12:30 - 1:00pm

    Intercession in Mesopotamian Civilization
    Dominique Charpin

    Symposium
    2:30 - 3:00pm

    Vis-à-vis the divinity, representative of the people (Ex 18,19bα) : Moses' postures bet…
    Daniele Garrone

    Symposium
    3:00 - 3:30pm

    " Heroes " : an intermediary figure ?…
    Matthieu Pellet

    Symposium
    3:30 - 4:15pm

    The angels of heaven and the elements of the universe
    Marc Philonenko

    Symposium
    4:15 - 4:45pm
    Not recorded

    The multiple identities of Metatron in ancient Judaism : man, angel, god
    David Hamidovic

    Symposium
    4:45 - 5:15pm

    The figure of the revealing angel - what's the point ?
    Christoph Uehlinger

    Symposium
    5:15 - 5:45pm

    The personal god of King Amorrite and the success of his subjects
    Jean-Marie Durand

    Symposium
    9:30 - 10:00am

    The king - key figure between God/gods and man
    Hans-Peter Mathys

    Symposium
    10:00 - 10:30am

    The figure of the prophet's leading man in Ezek 40-48
    Dany Nocquet

    Symposium
    10:30 - 11:15am

    The demons of Mesopotamia - foreign powers but also native ?
    Nils P. Heeßel

    Symposium
    11:15 - 11:45am

    On the side of the Infernal Bees
    Youri Volokhine

    Symposium
    11:45am - 12:15pm

    Overflow in the divine world : Paul's pantheon
    Valérie Nicolet-Anderson

    Symposium
    12:15 - 12:45pm

    The scapegoat. Outline of a demonic figure in the Old Testament
    Bernd Janowski

    Symposium
    2:30 - 3:00pm

    Figures of divine subsidiarity in Mazdeanism
    Jean Kellens

    Symposium
    3:00 - 3:45pm

    Divine messages and messengers in some Mamluk historical chronicles
    Bernadette Martel-Thoumian

    Symposium
    3:45 - 4:15pm

    The devil's necessity
    Thomas Römer

    Symposium
    4:15 - 4:45pm

    See also

    Thomas Römer, chair The Hebrew Bible and its Contexts
    Between gods and men : angels, demons and more..