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Abstract The great Alexandrian Greek poet Constantin Cavafy (1863-1933) continues to fascinate us with the deft, evocative way in which he interweaves ancient Hellenic history with some very modern concerns: sexuality, identity, time, writing. In this …

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Documents and media Download support Abstract As soon as the tribe of Judah rallied to David and he chose Jerusalem as his stronghold, he had the ark of Yhwh brought from Qiryath-Yearim to symbolize Yhwh's presence in Jerusalem. The transfer of the ark is …

Abstract In this seminar we present the new ERC-funded project Education in Graeco-Roman Egypt: An Intercultural Approach (EduGRE, Consolidator Grant no. 101171610, October 2025-September 2030). Based at the University of Exeter, UK, this project aims to …

Abstract In classical Athens, the expression " jurer kata tōn hierōn  " or "  kath ' hierōn   " implies the use of an animal, or even several, in the ritual elaboration of that " vocal gesture " that is the oath. Such manipulation lends greater solemnity …

Vincent Goossaert (EPHE) : Animal sacrifices in China, 16th-20th centuries: which ones, and for whom? Sylvie Peperstraete (ULB / EPHE) : "He who bathed two slaves killed two quails" : practices and actors of animal sacrifice in …

Abstract This session explores the structural tensions between democracy and capitalism. On the one hand, democracy presupposes political equality and collective participation in defining common rules. On the other, capitalism is based on economic …

Abstract Pignus , or pledge, is a legal term with a strong figurative aura. As a guarantee, the pledge inhabits the wait between the present and what is yet to come. Poets from Ovid to Racine and even today have made it the emblem of proof of love. Roman …

Abstract of Philippe Dauban's talk " Rhodium Nitrene and selective C(sp3)-H bond amination The paradigm of a spectator C-H bond in synthesis has been outdated since the emergence of catalytic C-H functionalization reactions. However, these reactions pose …

Documents and media Download support Abstract This lecture will show how functional trait approaches can be used to understand the mechanisms by which biodiversity affects ecosystem functioning, in particular through functional diversity. These mechanisms …

Documents et médias Télécharger le support Abstract The railway system is a complex dynamic system, characterized by numerous non-linearities and imperfectly known random environmental variables. As a result, its approval, monitoring and maintenance are …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Chemistry is a central scientific discipline, at the crossroads of physics, biochemistry, biology, pharmacy, medicine, ecology, geology and mathematics. It has a wide range of industrial applications in …

Abstract Nobel Prize winner Kenzaburô Ôé (1935-2023) wrote his books in his own handwriting throughout his life. The 19,000 pages of manuscripts deposited at the University of Tokyo were written according to the principle "erase and write", where traces …

Documents et médias Regarder la vidéo en anglais Esa-Pekka Salonen The event will take place in English, with simultaneous translation. Interview with conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen , followed by a short concert by musicians from the Orchestre …

Abstract Homer's Odyssey has long been recognized as the West's quintessential founding text on voyages of discovery, serving as a model for works as varied as Dante's Inferno and television's Star Trek . For, in the course of his decade-long return from …