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Abstract This lecture is a reflection on the often random processes by which the great literature of the classical past has been preserved for the present - and a reflection too on the fact that most of the great classics have not in fact survived. The …

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Documents and media Download support Abstract God's promise of an eternal dynasty contrasted with David's adultery, when he sent his best general to his death to seize his wife, a behavior condemned by the same prophet Nathan who had promised David an …

Abstract This lecture examines the figure of the medieval copyist, taking the Byzantine world as its main field of observation, without neglecting comparisons with the Latin West. It will highlight the profound diversity of copyist profiles—professionals, …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Leaving Athens behind, this lesson explores the dossier of epigraphically attested oaths all around the Aegean Sea. This investigation attests to the omnipresence of commitment rituals involving animals in all …

Documents and media Download support Abstract The book of Qohelet is a collection of reflections on human beings and their abilities. But the book of Qohelet also deals with the world and its stability and persistence. Thus, Qohelet does not begin his …

Abstract This session looks at the tensions and articulations between nationalism, socialism and cosmopolitanism. It examines how socialist movements have attempted to articulate the struggle for social justice with the national question, oscillating …

Abstract The ancients, too, were keen to research the origins of words in order to shed light on their meaning. Roman jurists, in particular, were passionate about their research. Their hypotheses sometimes took the form of veritable language games, akin …

Chair: Michael Murez Abstract From static diagrams to dynamic animations, humans routinely convey information through depictions-representational stimuli in which visual objects are arranged in spatiotemporal configurations for communicative ends. First, …

Documents and media Download support Abstract This lecture will build on the theoretical framework linking ecosystem responses to environmental change and the effects on their functioning via the functional traits of organisms. These links have been …

Abstract Active Magnetic Bearings (AMB) guide a rotating shaft without mechanical contact by means of magnetic levitation. They enable high speeds without friction, and meet the challenges of energy efficiency and decarbonization. Unlike radial bearings, …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Most scientific studies have independently explored the factors potentially responsible for infectious disease epidemics. But they have rarely considered their interdependencies. We first summarize the links …

Abstract Globalization, international trade, climate change, population growth and rapid urbanization are behind the growing number of invasive exotic species and new interactions between organisms, leading to the emergence of new pathogens. Because of …

Abstract As Gérard Genette rightly pointed out, we don't read books as "  tabulae rasae   ". We never read a text without first going through paratexts, such as the author's name, title, preface or commentary. In other words, the reader is psychologically …

Résumé En guise d’introduction à la problématique du colloque, nous nous proposons d’aborder la question des relations entre cour royale et cour divine au I er  millénaire av. J.-C. sous deux angles. En premier lieu, il s’agit de faire un état des lieux …