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"A common objective of saint veneration in all three Abrahamic religions is the recovery and perpetuation of the collective memory of the saint. Christianity, Judaism, and Islam all yield intriguing similarities and differences in their respective conceptions of sanctity. This edited collection explores the various literary and cultural productions associated with the cult of saints and pious figures, as well as the socio-historical contexts in which sainthood operates, in order to better understand the role of saints in monotheistic religions. Using comparative religious and anthropological approaches, an international panel of contributors guides the reader through three main concerns. They describe and illuminate the ways in which sanctity is often configured. In addition, the diverse cultural manifestations of the cult of the saints are examined and analysed. Finally, the various religious, social, and political functions that saints came to play in numerous societies are compared and contrasted. This ambitious study covers sanctity from the Middle Ages until the contemporary period, and has a geographical scope that includes Europe, Central Asia, North Africa, the Americas, and the Asian Pacific. As such, it will be of use to scholars of the history of religions, religious pluralism, and interreligious dialogue, as well as students of sainthood and hagiography"--

Saints. --- Persons

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Modern dynamics was established many centuries ago by Galileo and Newton before the beginning of the industrial era. Presently, we are in the presence of the fourth industrial revolution, and mechanical systems are increasingly being integrated with electronic, electrical, and fluidic systems. This trend is present not only in the industrial environment, which will soon be characterized by the cyber-physical systems of industry 4.0, but also in other environments like mobility, health and bio-engineering, food and natural resources, safety, and sustainable living. In this context, purely mechanical systems with quasi-static behavior will become less common and the state-of-the-art will soon be represented by integrated mechanical systems, which need accurate dynamic models to predict their behavior. Therefore, mechanical system dynamics are going to play an increasingly central role. Significant research efforts are needed to improve the identification of the mechanical properties of systems in order to develop models that take non-linearity into account, and to develop efficient simulation tools. This Special Issue aims at disseminating the latest research achievements, findings, and ideas in mechanical systems dynamics, with particular emphasis on applications that are strongly integrated with other systems and require a multi-physical approach.

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Refuge in a Moving World draws together over 30 contributions written from multiple disciplines to open up informed conversations about migration and displacement, including a particular focus on how people inhabit and negotiate everyday life in cities, towns, camps and informal settlements across the Middle East and North Africa, Southern and Eastern Africa, and Europe.

Refugees. --- Displaced persons --- Persons --- Aliens --- Deportees --- Exiles

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Les SDF se trouvent à la rue, sous des tentes, dans des centres d'hébergement, au centre de multiples controverses. Mais de qui et de quoi parle-t-on exactement ? Combien sont-ils ? Quels sont les impacts de la crise migratoire ? Que faire face aux campements et aux enfants mendiants ? Que penser d'un objectif comme "zéro SDF" ? Toutes ces interrogations appellent moins de sensationnel et davantage d'examen rigoureux. C'est ce que propose Julien Damon dans cet ouvrage, par le biais d'un panorama des connaissances sur une population se trouvant au coeur des interrogations individuelles sur les évolutions sociales contemporaines comme au centre des interrogations collectives sur les priorités et l'efficacité des politiques publiques. Une lecture instructive sur un sujet essentiel.

Homeless persons --- Homeless persons --- Homelessness --- Marginality, Social

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Human rights --- Disappeared persons