Given to a Deity? Religious and social reappraisal of Human Consecrations in the Hellenistic and Roman East

in Classical Quarterly (2014)

Various cases of human beings ‘dedicated’ to deities are attested in Greek epigraphic evidence. Are these kinds of offerings comparable to the dedication of inanimate objects? Besides, does the fact that ... [more ▼]

Various cases of human beings ‘dedicated’ to deities are attested in Greek epigraphic evidence. Are these kinds of offerings comparable to the dedication of inanimate objects? Besides, does the fact that someone is said to be ‘sacred’ to a specific deity necessarily involve that he went through a process of dedication? This article aims at providing a global picture of different situations in which processes of dedications took place. Among the several issues that are tackled, the cornerstone of this article consists of two questions: for what purposes did some people decide to consecrate a human being to a deity and what were the consequences for the consecrated individuals on religious and social levels? Different categories of persons will be contrasted, in terms of processes through which they acquire their new status but also in terms of the freedom/lack of freedom which is conveyed by this new status. It will also be shown that, as far as method is concerned, it is necessary to complete a lexical analysis with a contextual perspective for a deeper understanding of the problem. [less ▲]

Paul Mertens (1925-2011)

in Capasso, Mario (Ed.) Hermae. Scholars and Scholarship in Papyrology, IV (2014)

Life and works of Paul Mertens (1925-2011), Belgian philologist and papyrologist and founder of the CEDOPAL at the University of Liège

Reseña de "Genealogía de la literatura. De los orígenes de la literatura, construcción histórica y categorial y destrucción posmoderna de los materiales literarios", de Jesús Maestro

in Signa. Revista de la Asociación Española de Semiótica (2014), (23),

The X-ray under-luminosity of the O-type supergiants HD16691 and HD14947 revealed by XMM-Newton

in New Astronomy (2013), 25

The members of the scarce category of Of^+ supergiants present properties that are intermediate between regular O-stars and Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars. Significant similarities between these transitional stars ... [more ▼]

The members of the scarce category of Of^+ supergiants present properties that are intermediate between regular O-stars and Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars. Significant similarities between these transitional stars and WN-type objects are now clearly established, at least in the visible and near-infrared domains, pointing to common stellar wind properties. In this study, we report on the first dedicated X-ray observations of HD16691 (O4If^+) and HD14947 (O5f^+), revealing a soft thermal spectrum in agreement with the expected X-ray emission from a single O-type star. However, the X-ray luminosity of our targets is slightly lower than expected for single O-type stars, suggesting that the particular properties of their stellar wind has also a significant impact on the X-ray emission of these objects on the way to the WN category. We argue that the X-ray under-luminosity of HD16691 and HD14947 may be interpreted as the signature in X-rays of the intermediate stage between O and WR stars, as a consequence of enhanced wind density. [less ▲]

Un dernier Poe

in Alcools. Actes du XVIe colloque des Invalides (2013, November)

Dosages quantitaifs de principes actifs dans les formes solides par spectroscopie proche infrarouge: Application pratique au test d'uniformité de teneur des comprimés

Conference (2013, October 03)

L'augmentation du nombre de dosages à réaliser dans l'industrie pharmaceutique conduit à rechercher des méthodes alternatives. La spectroscopie proche infrarouge répond précisément à cette demande en ... [more ▼]

L'augmentation du nombre de dosages à réaliser dans l'industrie pharmaceutique conduit à rechercher des méthodes alternatives. La spectroscopie proche infrarouge répond précisément à cette demande en permettant des dosages rapides, non destructifs et respectueux de l'environnement. Le texte publié dans SFSTP Pharma Pratiques en 2010 énonçait la méthodologie à suivre pour développer une technique de dosage de substance active dans une formulation solide de type comprimé par spectroscopie proche infrarouge. Il est apparu intéressant d'illustrer et de compléter les différentes étapes de cette méthodologies au travers d'exemples. [less ▲]

Le Dieu de Maman Olangi. Ethnographie d'un combat spirituel transnational

Book published by Academia/L'Harmattan (2013)

Avec le « combat spirituel » du couple Olangi (Congo-Kinshasa), l’Afrique centrale revisite le pentecôtisme évangélique et offre une triangulation inédite d’un mouvement aujourd’hui séculaire et ... [more ▼]

Avec le « combat spirituel » du couple Olangi (Congo-Kinshasa), l’Afrique centrale revisite le pentecôtisme évangélique et offre une triangulation inédite d’un mouvement aujourd’hui séculaire et transnational. Une approche ethnographique translocale au plus proche des réalités vécues sur le terrain (Bruxelles-Kinshasa) a permis à l’auteur de rendre compte des imaginaires et des pratiques à l’œuvre dans un espace-temps du religieux qui a généré un ethos spirituel de combat. L’ethnographie des conversions au « Dieu de maman Olangi » révèle une radicalité singulière. Le combat comporte un enjeu fort d’émancipation de la parenté et de la famille. Elle est vécue comme un poids d’obligations à honorer davantage qu’un principe de solidarité qui prend ici des allures de dernier mythe africain. Ce combat spirituel est en prise directe avec l’expérience irréductible de la colonisation ainsi qu’avec les épreuves non moins irréductibles de l’expérience migratoire. Il trouve aujourd’hui à s’exercer dans n’importe quel lieu de la planète où quelques uns de ses disciples sont installés et contribue au développement d’une résilience dans laquelle l’idéologie dominante, capitaliste, fonctionne à plein régime. [less ▲]

Mobile speckle interferometer in the long-wave infrared for aeronautical nondestructive testing in field conditions

in Optical Engineering : The Journal of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (2013), 52(10),

Abstract We present the development of a speckle interferometer based on CO2 laser and using a thermal infrared camera based on uncooled microbolometer array. It is intended to be used for monitoring ... [more ▼]

Abstract We present the development of a speckle interferometer based on CO2 laser and using a thermal infrared camera based on uncooled microbolometer array. It is intended to be used for monitoring deformations as well as flaw detection in aeronautical composites, with a smaller sensitivity to displacement compared to equivalent system using visible lasers. Moreover the long wavelength allows working with such interferometer under out-of-laboratory conditions. A mobile system has been developed on the basis of previous laboratory developments. Then it is validated in a variety of industrial nondestructive testing applications under field working conditions. [less ▲]

Les acteurs des cultes isiaques et leurs images. Bilan historiographique et perspectives

Conference (2013, September 23)

Health related guidelines for wind farms in Belgiu m

Conference (2013, September 15)

In 2011 the Belgian authorities have asked the Supe rior Health Council (SHC) to advise on the health e ffects of wind farms. A working group of experts with diff erent backgrounds was put together to ... [more ▼]

In 2011 the Belgian authorities have asked the Supe rior Health Council (SHC) to advise on the health e ffects of wind farms. A working group of experts with diff erent backgrounds was put together to assess all th e available literature. This group considered the req uest in the context of sustainable development and drafted an advice that was reviewed by two international ex perts. It is expected that the advice will be publi shed in the spring of 2013. The advice mentions direct effects of operational w ind turbines that may have negative consequences fo r the health and well-being of neighbouring people. It st resses the importance of factors such as the change in landscape, the possible intrusion on people’s attac hment to their environment and the effect of local economic benefits and costs associated with a wind energy project. Also, the perception of the future quality of life will determine the social acceptance of a w ind project by a local community. The advice gives a number of recommendations to better deal with all t hese aspects. The paper will give an overview and explanation of these recommendations. [less ▲]