Esther Eidinow

• Ancient Greek religion
• Magic in the Graeco-Roman world

Esther Eidinow FBA
Born	1970 (age 54–55)
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Oxford
Thesis	Exploring risk among the ancient Greeks: prolegomena and two case studies (2003)
Doctoral advisor	Robert Parker
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

1. "Professor Esther Eidinow". Explore Bristol Research. University of Bristol. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
2. "Esther Eidinow". Delphi Economic Forum. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
3. 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 ‍]}
4. Kachuck, Aaron (January 2008). "Review of: Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks". Bryn Mawr Classical Review.
5. "Esther Eidinow". Institute for Research in the Humanities. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
6. "Esther Eidinow". Department of History. Princeton University. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
7. "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.
8. "New book by Esther Eidinow". Department of Classics. The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
9. "esther eidinow". LinkedIn . Retrieved 22 January 2018.
10. "Philip Leverhulme Prizes 2015" (PDF). The Leverhulme Trust. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
11. "The British Academy welcomes 86 new Fellows in 2024". British Academy. 18 July 2024.