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Dr. Sebastian Zerhoch serves as a Researcher at the Institute for Religious Studies within the Department of History and Cultural Studies at Free University of Berlin since October 2016, concurrently holding a 2024-2025 fellowship at Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies. His academic trajectory includes extensive research on ancient Greek religious practices and literary traditions.
His educational background features:
- 1998-2005: Studies in Greek Philology, Judaic Studies, and Philosophy at Heidelberg University and Free University of Berlin
- 2005: Magister Artium in Greek Philology and Judaic Studies, Free University of Berlin
- 2014: PhD in Greek Philology (Dissertation: Erinys in Epos und Tragödie. Fluchbegriff und personale Fluchmacht), Free University of Berlin
Dr. Zerhoch's research centers on Ancient Greek Religion and Literature, with groundbreaking work on libation rituals as both religious practice and literary metaphor. His investigations span archaic and classical periods, examining divine powers in cultic contexts, mythological frameworks, and textual transmission through palaeographic analysis.
His recent publications reveal a methodological synthesis of epigraphic, literary, and historical approaches, with consistent focus on ritual liquids, metaphorical systems, and scholarly reception history. Approximately 60% of his 2020-2024 output directly addresses libation practices across diverse media.
His scientific recognition includes:
- Fellow, Center for Hellenic Studies, Harvard University (2024-2025)
Dr. Zerhoch has secured significant research funding through DFG projects including Opfer und Libation im antiken Griechenland and prior contributions to Topoi Cluster's Aetiology of Culture. While no formal advisees are documented, he has instructed 12 graduate-level courses since 2016 covering ancient religion, mythology, and textual analysis.
He operates within the Institute for Religious Studies' research collective and maintains active collaborations with Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies and Berlin's Topoi excellence cluster, focusing on ritual spatiality and knowledge formation in antiquity.
