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Abstract The aim of this paper is to examine the relevance of the notion of polis-religion for Late Antiquity, and more specifically for the post-Constantinian era. Two aspects will be analyzed : firstly, the possible reorganization of civic religion in …
12:45 - 1:45pm
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Abstract The entrance ceremony ( apantèsis ), a specimen of the cult of rulers in Hellenistic times, has been the subject of readings vacillating between politics and religion : a simple tool of domination according to historiography of the early 20th …
11:45am - 12:45pm
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Abstract Historiography has generally classified the historiettes engraved on Anatolian confession stelae, like the mystical experience (that of initiation at Eleusis, which I'll take as an example), as individual and personal religious experiences, or …
10:30 - 11:30am
Statistical Mechanics of Metals without Quasiparticles and Charged Black Holes
Antoine Georges, chair Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
Statistical Mechanics of Metals without Quasiparticles and Charged Black Holes
Antoine Georges, chair Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
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"A Black Hole in the Palm of Your Hand", School of Science, The University of Tokyo Subir Sachdev is invited by the Collège de France assemblyat the suggestion of Pr Antoine Georges. Subir Sachdev My lectures will begin by reviewing the Gibbons-Hawking …
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Abstract The example of divination enriches the debate on religious polis . The classicists had long since freed the Greek political sphere, and all decision-making power, from the influence of religion. Relying on the " rationalism " of the elites, …
5:30 - 6:30pm
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Abstract The notions of polis-religion and civic religion were first used to characterize the specificity of Greek and Roman polytheistic experience in relation to Christianity. Recent criticisms have highlighted the importance of individual and …
4:30 - 5:30pm
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Abstract The notion polis religion has been the focus of debate in recent decades and its applicability to Greek religion questioned, in particular concerning its relevance for covering the religious activity of individuals. Most discussions have taken …
3:00 - 4:00pm
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Abstract From Cretan mnemonics to Athenian exegetes, the Greek cities of the 6th and 5th centuries frequently entrusted the preservation of their laws to one or more persons charged with verbalizing them on various occasions. The status of these speech …
2:00 - 3:00pm
Emily Kearns
"Learning my instructions, Orestes...": Who Authorises Worship in the Greek World?
Emily Kearns
"Learning my instructions, Orestes...": Who Authorises Worship in the Greek World?
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Abstract Modern scholars discuss the foundation of cults in human terms, often through the opposition of public and private, city and individual. The Greeks themselves could also speak in this way, but on other levels - and not only that of myth - they …
11:30am - 12:30pm
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Abstract The polis-religion model was born to explain the dynamics of authority in a tradition without church and dogma. A good way to test the efficacy of the model is therefore to assess it in the light of the Greek vision of authority understood as …
10:30 - 11:30am
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11:45am - 12:30pm
Night of Ideas 2022
Night of Ideas
Night of Ideas 2022
Night of Ideas
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On the occasion of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Institut français and the Collège de France, in partnership with ARTE, gave a voice to committed young people from the twenty-seven member states at a major evening debate …
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Moderated by Iqbal Dhaliwal, J-PAL Global Executive Director. …
6:00 - 6:30pm
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Moderated by Iqbal Dhaliwal (J-PAL Global Executive Director). …
4:15 - 5:30pm
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Moderated by Iqbal Dhaliwal (J-PAL Global Executive Director). …
3:15 - 3:45pm
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2:15 - 3:15pm
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Moderated by Esther Duflo (Professor, Collège de France, MIT; J-PAL Director). …
12:00 - 1:00pm
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11:05 - 11:40am
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10:30 - 10:45am
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Abstract Food systems are responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and are the main drivers of deforestation, biodiversity loss and unsustainable water use. At the same time, our growing global population suffers from both new and …
3:30 - 4:15pm