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Round table on the theme: Mithra in dialogue in Central Asia, Iran and Rome: 1. the Iranological viewpoint (part 2. Le point de vue des études gréco-romaines , will take place at Sorbonne Université in November or December …

Abstract This course explores spatial metaphors in the language of Roman jurists. The analysis will show that the reification of legal concepts is achieved not only through explicitly corporeal terms such as manus or capitis deminutio , but also through a …

Abstract In the Egyptian context of the first millennium B.C., where gods and goddesses were frequently named king or queen , and where a plethoric and highly hierarchical clergy was at their service, the expression " court of the god ", which constitutes …

Résumé Pendant les XXI e et XXII e  dynasties égyptiennes (1069-730 av. J.-C.), la tendance théocratique de l'état pharaonique est à son apogée. L'affichage de la royauté terrestre du dieu Amon, d'une part, et du pharaon comme son premier serviteur, …

Résumé Ardashīr I, in the third century claimed to be the king of the Iranians, and by the time of Shapur I the realm was known as Ērānšahr , i.e., the “Empire of the Iranians.” During the Sasanian period, not only the idea of Iran took form, but its …

Abstract The teeming multiplicity of Chinese gods, constantly nourished by the decentralized promotion and canonization of the deceased and other entities, requires principles of order. These principles establish modes of relationship between these gods, …

Abstract Mammisi theology in Greco-Roman temples is centered on the image of the child-god. Son of the temple's divine couple, whether Horsamtous at Edfu, Harsiésis at Philae or Ihy at Dendera, the divine child is considered to be his father's successor. …

Abstract In the rich corpus of Demotic narrative texts, there are a considerable number set in the court of a king. The best-known cases are the cycle of Inaros and Petoubastis and the cycle of Setne, but there are many others, such as the story on …

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Abstract The royal court of Jerusalem plays a minor role in the Old Testament ; only that of Solomon is described in greater detail (one king ten). By contrast, the Old Testament takes us to foreign royal courts, those of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar and …

Résumé Suivant les avancées de la sociologie historique, l’étude de la cour pharaonique en tant qu’institution sociale distincte a introduit, depuis quelques années, un courant nouveau dans les recherches égyptologiques. Basés sur le concept de société de …

Abstract For a long time, Egyptology has argued for the existence of a system of appropriateness (decorum), mainly following John Baines. While the existence of this system has been deduced from the very form(s) of artistic representation itself, the …

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Documents et médias Télécharger le support Abstract This lecture will introduce the concept of nature's contributions to human populations, or ecosystem services. It will show how functional ecology approaches enable ecosystem services to be quantified on …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Faced with an alarming ecological diagnosis, we urgently need to change our modes of operation and production towards mutual and harmonious growth of the economy and natural ecosystems. We show how solutions …

Abstract This lecture, based on a new book entitled Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000-2000 will ask the question why Europe and China reversed positions in economic development and technological capabilities …