Matthieu Pellet

Matthieu Pellet is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Lausanne, and contributes to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) through the Humanities and Social Sciences program. He occasionally teaches religious history at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Theology, focusing on ancient polytheisms and comparative religious narratives.

• Education: Bachelor's in History and Religious Studies at University of Lausanne; PhD in History of Religions (2014), supervised by Professors Thomas Römer and David Bouvier.

Research Interests: Pellet specializes in comparative analysis of ancient Greek epic literature and Old Testament texts, with particular emphasis on the concept of the "hero." His work extends to the Septuagint (LXX), ancient polytheisms, sacred royalty, magic, and Mediterranean Basin mythologies.

Teaching Roles: At University of Lausanne, he co-teaches courses on ancient polytheisms with Giuseppina Lenzo and Hervé Meylan. At EPFL, he leads the "Mythologies of the Mediterranean Basin" module, integrating cross-cultural religious frameworks.

Associations: A member of the European Association of Biblical Scholars, Pellet collaborates with colleagues across institutions to advance interdisciplinary religious studies.