Search results

Abstract The story of the walls of Jericho, which collapsed without military intervention but as the result of a ritual, emphasizes the importance of divine intervention. Archaeologically, the search for these walls was a failure. No doubt the place was …

Abstract The Homeric Hymn to Demeter depicts the goddess' anger at the abduction of her daughter by Hades, with Zeus' consent. The poem is fully in keeping with the theme of sacrificial culture : the strike by Demeter, withdrawn to her temple at Eleusis, …

Abstract Compartmentalization is generally regarded as one of the key prerequisites for life. To better understand its role, there is a clear need for model systems in which life-like properties can be installed. In this lecture I will discuss a synthetic …

References to works cited in the lecture Oswald de Andrade, Manifeste anthropophage , Dijon, Les presses du réel, 2011 [1928]. David Armitage, The Declaration of Independence: A Global History , Cambridge (MA), Harvard University Press, 2009. Jean …

Round-table discussion moderated by Stéphane Pair, France Info, with the participation of Éric Monnet, EHESS, Denis Cogneau, IRD, EHESS and PSE, Jean-Marie Théodat, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis, Fondasyon …