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Le rôle des pontifes dans l’expiation des prodiges à Rome, sous la République : le cas des "procurations" anonymes

open access: yesCahiers Mondes Anciens, 2011
Although the sources explicitly evoke the primordial role of the pontiffs in the care of prodigies, the pontifical piacula are seldom attested, contrary to those of the (quin) decemviri sacris faciundis and the haruspices.
Yann Berthelet
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Polytheism and the Euthyphro [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In this reading of the Euthyphro, Socrates and Euthyphro are seen less in a primordial conflict between reason and devotion, than as sincere Hellenic polytheists engaged in an inquiry based upon a common intuition that, in addition to the irreducible ...
Butler, Edward P.
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On Solving a Generalized Chinese Remainder Theorem in the Presence of Remainder Errors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
In estimating frequencies given that the signal waveforms are undersampled multiple times, Xia et. al. proposed to use a generalized version of Chinese remainder Theorem (CRT), where the moduli are $M_1, M_2, \cdots, M_k$ which are not necessarily ...
D Striuk   +5 more
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Divination et magie [PDF]

open access: bronze, 2013
Emílio Suárez de la Torre
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From Particle to Purpose: A Systems‐Theoretical Model of Unity and Coherent Adaptation

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops a conceptual integration that bridges classical systems theories with insights from the Islamic intellectual tradition, focusing on the notion of zerre (particle) as articulated by Said Nursî. We reinterpret zerre as a systems‐theoretical agent that exhibits lawful responsiveness without autonomy, offering a new lens on how
Erhan Atay
wiley   +1 more source

Death by Stoning in the Hebrew Bible and in Post-Biblical Traditions

open access: yesOld Testament Essays, 2022
Different modes of death appear in the Hebrew Bible, among which we find stoning as a form of execution. Since the person is dead, why does the Bible go to such lengths to describe this manner of death? In order to proffer an answer, we shall examine the
Shaul Bar
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“Bad Things Happen in Philadelphia”: Managing Stigma and Threats in the Wake of False Criminal Accusations

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
In the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election, the boundary between activism and extremism blurred, with election officials reporting violent threats and false accusations of election fraud. From a symbolic interactionist perspective, these attacks provide a unique lens for examining the consequences of being falsely labeled a criminal.
Steven Windisch
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Doubt—A Comparative Study of Divinatory Theories and Practices in Republican Rome and Ancient China

open access: yesReligions
Cicero’s seminal treatise, De Divinatione, demonstrates a nuanced approach that concurrently affirms and questions the significance and suitableness of divinatory practices.
Guoqiu Lü
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