Esther Eidinow
Esther Eidinow FBA | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Thesis | Exploring risk among the ancient Greeks: prolegomena and two case studies (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Parker |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Ancient History |
| Sub-discipline | |
| Institutions | University of Nottingham University of Bristol |
Esther Eidinow FBA (born 1970) is a British ancient historian and academic. She specialises in ancient Greece, particularly ancient Greek religion and magic.[1][2] She has been Professor of Ancient History at the University of Bristol since 2017.
Career
Eidinow was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) for a thesis entitled Exploring risk among the ancient Greeks: prolegomena and two case studies. Her doctoral research was completed at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Robert Parker in 2003.[3] A monograph based on the thesis, Oracles, Curses and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks was published in 2007, and praised for its 'analytic rigor' and accessibility.[4]
From 2011 to 2012, Eidinow was a Solmsen Fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[5] Between 2017 and 2018 she was a visiting fellow at the Davis Center for Historical Studies of Princeton University.[6] Since 2017, she has held the Chair in Ancient History at the University of Bristol.[7] She was previously a lecturer at Newman University College and at the University of Nottingham.[8][9] She was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2015, and was described as "an original and powerful new voice in the field of ancient Greek history".[10] In July 2024 she was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy.[11]
Selected works
- Eidinow, Esther (2007). Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199277780.
- Eidinow, Esther (2011). Luck, Fate, and Fortune: Antiquity and its Legacy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195380798.
- Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther, eds. (2012). The Oxford Classical Dictionary (4th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199545568.
- Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony; Eidinow, Esther, eds. (2014). The Oxford Companion to Classical Civilization (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198706779.
- Eidinow, Esther (2015). Envy, Poison, and Death: Women on Trial in Classical Athens. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199562602.
- Eidinow, Esther; Kindt, Julia, eds. (2015). The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Greek Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199642038.
- Eidinow, Esther; Kindt, Julia; Osborne, Robin, eds. (2016). Theologies of Ancient Greek Religion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1107153479.
- Dillon, Matthew; Eidinow, Esther; Maurizio, Lisa, eds. (2016). Women's Ritual Competence in the Greco-Roman Mediterranean. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-1472478900.
- Driediger-Murphy, Lindsay; Eidinow, Esther, eds. (2019). Ancient Divination and Experience. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0198844549.
- Eidinow, Esther, and Lisa Maurizio, eds. (2020) Narratives of Time and Gender in Antiquity London: Routledge.
References
- ^ "Professor Esther Eidinow". Explore Bristol Research. University of Bristol. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Esther Eidinow". Delphi Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Eidinow, Esther (2003). "Exploring risk among the ancient Greeks: prolegomena and two case studies". Search Oxford Libraries Online. Bodleian Libraries. Retrieved 22 June 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kachuck, Aaron (January 2008). "Review of: Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks". Bryn Mawr Classical Review.
- ^ "Esther Eidinow". Institute for Research in the Humanities. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Esther Eidinow". Department of History. Princeton University. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "New Professor of Ancient History". Department of Classics and Ancient History. University of Bristol. 8 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "New book by Esther Eidinow". Department of Classics. The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "esther eidinow". LinkedIn. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2015" (PDF). The Leverhulme Trust. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "The British Academy welcomes 86 new Fellows in 2024". British Academy. 18 July 2024.
