Emeritus Professor Philip Almond
Emeritus Professor

Philip Almond

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Background

Professor Almond’s current research interests include apocalypticism in early modern England; and demonic possession, exorcism and witchcraft in early modern England. He has particular interests in themes in religious cultural history in the early modern period.

Professor Almond holds the following qualifications: B.D. (Hons.) (London), M.A. (Lancaster), Ph.D. (Adelaide), F.A.H.A.

He is the author of The British Discovery of Buddhism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, paperback edition); The Witches of Warboys: An extraordinary Story of Sorcery, Sadism, and Satanic Possession (London: I.B.Tauris, in press); Demonic Possession & Exorcism in Early Modern England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004); Adam and Eve in Seventeenth-Century Thought (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999), Heaven and Hell in Enlightenment England (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994); The British Discovery of Buddhism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988); Heretic and Hero: Muhammad and the Victorians (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1989); Rudolf Otto: An Introduction to his Philosophical Theology (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1984); Mystical Experience and Religious Doctrine: An Investigation of the Study of Mysticism in World Religions (Berlin: Mouton, 1982).

Recent articles include “Adam, Pre-Adamites, and Extra-Terrestrial Beings in Early Modern Europe,” Journal of Religious History 30(2006), 163-74; “‘The Witches of Warboys’: A Bibliographical Note,” in Notes and Queries 52 (2005), 192-3; “Western Images of Islam, 1700-1900, Australian Journal of Politics and History 49(2003), 412-24; “Modern Imaginings of Islam,” St Mark’s Review 192(2003), pp.24-9, reprinted in The Sceptic 24(2004), 6-10. “Fundamentalism, Christianity, and Religion,” The 2001 Sir Robert Madgwick Lecture, Armidale: The University of New England, 2002, Broadcast on ABC Radio National, Encounter, 7.4.02, www.abc.net.au/rn.relig/enc/stories/s520400.htm; " Druids, Patriarchs, and the Primordial Religion”, The Journal of Contemporary Religion 15(2000), 379-94.

He is currently working on a book on apocalypticism in early modern England.

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Fields of research

History and philosophy of specific fields Religious studies

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, University College London
  • Masters (Coursework), The University of Lancaster
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
  • Australian Academy of the Humanities, Australian Academy of the Humanities

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74 works between 1976 and 2024
All (74) Journal Article (41) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (1) Book (23)

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2024

Book

The Buddha: life and afterlife between East and West

Almond, Philip C. (2024). The Buddha: life and afterlife between East and West. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009346788

The Buddha: life and afterlife between East and West

2023

Book

Mary Magdalene: a cultural history

Almond, Philip C. (2023). Mary Magdalene: a cultural history. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009221702

Mary Magdalene: a cultural history

2020

Book

The Antichrist: a new biography

Almond, Philip C. (2020). The Antichrist: a new biography. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108855945

The Antichrist: a new biography

2020

Book Chapter

Doubt and demonology: Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft

Almond, Philip C. (2020). Doubt and demonology: Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft. The science of demons: Early Modern Authors Facing Witchcraft and the Devil. (pp. 133-148) edited by Jan Machielsen. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203702512-8

Doubt and demonology: Reginald Scot’s The Discoverie of Witchcraft

2018

Book

God: a new biography

Almond, Philip C. (2018). God: a new biography. London, United Kingdom: I.B. Tauris.

God: a new biography

2016

Book Chapter

Violence and possession

Almond, Philip (2016). Violence and possession. The Cambridge guide to the worlds of Shakespeare: Shakespeare's world, 1500-1660. (pp. 822-827) edited by Bruce R. Smith. New York, NY United States: Cambridge University Press.

Violence and possession

2016

Book Chapter

Science, witchcraft, and demonology: the Saducismus triumphatus of Joseph Glanvil and Henry More

Almond, Philip (2016). Science, witchcraft, and demonology: the Saducismus triumphatus of Joseph Glanvil and Henry More. In umbra. Vypusk 5. (pp. 185-202) Moscow, Russia: Indrik.

Science, witchcraft, and demonology: the Saducismus triumphatus of Joseph Glanvil and Henry More

2016

Book

Afterlife: a history of life after death

Almond, Philip C. (2016). Afterlife: a history of life after death. London, United Kingdom: I B Tauris.

Afterlife: a history of life after death

2016

Book

The Lancashire Witches: a chronicle of sorcery and death on Pendle Hill

Almond, Philip C. (2016). The Lancashire Witches: a chronicle of sorcery and death on Pendle Hill. London, United Kingdom: I.B.Tauris.

The Lancashire Witches: a chronicle of sorcery and death on Pendle Hill

2016

Book

The Devil: A New Biography

Almond, Philip C. (2016). The Devil: A New Biography. Paperback edition ed. London, United Kingdom: I B Tauris.

The Devil: A New Biography

2015

Book

England's first demonologist: Reginald Scot and 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft'

Almond, Philip C. (2015). England's first demonologist: Reginald Scot and 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft'. London , United Kingdom: I B Tauris.

England's first demonologist: Reginald Scot and 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft'

2014

Journal Article

Review of Brian Levack, The devil within: possession and exorcism in the Christian West

Almond, Philip C. (2014). Review of Brian Levack, The devil within: possession and exorcism in the Christian West. The American Historical Review, 119 (4), 1343-1344. doi: 10.1093/ahr/119.4.1343

Review of Brian Levack, The devil within: possession and exorcism in the Christian West

2014

Book

The Devil: a new biography

Almond, Philip C. (2014). The Devil: a new biography. London, United Kingdom: I.B.Tauris.

The Devil: a new biography

2013

Journal Article

Review of Meeting in Heaven: Modernising the Christian Afterlife, 1600–2000 by Bernhard Lang

Almond, Philip C. (2013). Review of Meeting in Heaven: Modernising the Christian Afterlife, 1600–2000 by Bernhard Lang. Catholic Historical Review, 99 (1), 100-101. doi: 10.1353/cat.2013.0046

Review of Meeting in Heaven: Modernising the Christian Afterlife, 1600–2000 by Bernhard Lang

2012

Book

The Lancashire witches: a chronicle of sorcery and death on Pendle Hill

Almond, Philip C. (2012). The Lancashire witches: a chronicle of sorcery and death on Pendle Hill. London, U. K.: I. B. Tauris.

The Lancashire witches: a chronicle of sorcery and death on Pendle Hill

2011

Book

England's first demonologist: Reginald Scot and 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft'

Almond, Philip C. (2011). England's first demonologist: Reginald Scot and 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft'. London, England, U.K.: I.B. Tauris.

England's first demonologist: Reginald Scot and 'The Discoverie of Witchcraft'

2010

Journal Article

John Napier and the mathematics of the 'middle future' apocalypse

Almond, Philip (2010). John Napier and the mathematics of the 'middle future' apocalypse. Scottish Journal of Theology, 63 (1), 54-69. doi: 10.1017/S0036930609990226

John Napier and the mathematics of the 'middle future' apocalypse

2009

Journal Article

King James I and the burning of Reginald Scot's The discoverie of witchcraft: The invention of a tradition

Almond, Philip C. (2009). King James I and the burning of Reginald Scot's The discoverie of witchcraft: The invention of a tradition. Notes And Queries, 254 [New Series, Vol. 56] (2), 209-213. doi: 10.1093/notesj/gjp002

King James I and the burning of Reginald Scot's The discoverie of witchcraft: The invention of a tradition

2009

Journal Article

John Mason and his religion: An enthusiastic millenarian in late Seventeenth-Century England

Almond, Philip C. (2009). John Mason and his religion: An enthusiastic millenarian in late Seventeenth-Century England. The Seventeenth Century, 24 (1), 156-176. doi: 10.1080/0268117X.2009.10555625

John Mason and his religion: An enthusiastic millenarian in late Seventeenth-Century England

2008

Book

Adam and Eve in seventeenth-century thought

Almond, Philip C. (2008). Adam and Eve in seventeenth-century thought. Print on demand ed. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

Adam and Eve in seventeenth-century thought

Current funding

  • 2019 - 2024
    The Queensland Atlas of Religion
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2006 - 2008
    Protestant Apocalypticism, the Book of Revelation, and History in English Thought, 1550-1800
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Inventing the Druids: The Druids in English Thought 1600-2000
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1997
    Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden in seventeenth-century english thought
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Philip Almond is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Eternality of the Soul. Philosophical and Religious debates 1500-1800

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Harrison

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Dancing with Demons: On the origins of the witches' sabbath in the western Alps (1428-1442)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Beth Spacey

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Using the Unusual, Normalising the Non-Mundane: Didactic Uses of Wonder in the medieval Latin West, c. 1000 ¿ 1300

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Adam Bowles, Dr Beth Spacey

Completed supervision

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  • Comparative mysticism
  • England - miracles
  • Miracles in early modern England.
  • Modern Western religious thought
  • Mystical experience
  • New Age movements
  • Non-Christian religions
  • Witchcraft and demonology

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