The Young Hero

Posted on Friday September 16th, 2011 by Michael Langlois

Samson, David, Daniel or Gilgamesh are some of the most famous heroes in biblical and mesopotamian literature. These characters are the object of a new book entitled “The Young Hero,” that I edite... Read More

Qumran: The Dead Scrolls Revealed

Posted on Friday August 27th, 2010Thursday December 8th, 2016 by Michael Langlois

The exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls at the National Library of France has been a huge success: 30000 visitors, unanimous press, book out of print before the exhibition even ended… By the way,... Read More

Fault and Punishment in Oriental Civilizations

Posted on Wednesday June 16th, 2010Thursday June 17th, 2010 by Michael Langlois

The Institute of Near Eastern Studies of the College of France and our CNRS team (UMR 7192) organize, with the collaboration of the Asiatic Society, a meeting with the following theme: Fault and Punis... Read More