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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Emeritus Professor Philip Almond is:
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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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75 works between 1976 and 2025
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2008

Book

The witches of Warboys: An extraordinary story of sorcery, sadism and satanic possession

Almond, Philip C. (2008). The witches of Warboys: An extraordinary story of sorcery, sadism and satanic possession. London, U.K.: I. B. Tauris.

The witches of Warboys: An extraordinary story of sorcery, sadism and satanic possession

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

2008

Book

Heaven and hell in enlightenment England

Almond, Philip C. (2008). Heaven and hell in enlightenment England. Print on demand ed. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Heaven and hell in enlightenment England

2007

Journal Article

Thomas Brightman and the origins of philo-semitism: An Elizabethan theologian and the restoration of the Jews to Israel

Almond, Philip (2007). Thomas Brightman and the origins of philo-semitism: An Elizabethan theologian and the restoration of the Jews to Israel. Reformation and Renaissance Review, 9 (1), 3-25. doi: 10.1558/rrr.v9i1.3

Thomas Brightman and the origins of philo-semitism: An Elizabethan theologian and the restoration of the Jews to Israel

2007

Book

Demonic possession & exorcism in early modern England: Contemporary texts and their cultural contexts

Almond, Philip C. (2007). Demonic possession & exorcism in early modern England: Contemporary texts and their cultural contexts. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

Demonic possession & exorcism in early modern England: Contemporary texts and their cultural contexts

2007

Journal Article

The devil and demonism in early modern England

Almond, P. (2007). The devil and demonism in early modern England. American Historical Review, 112 (2), 580-581. doi: 10.1086/ahr.112.2.580

The devil and demonism in early modern England

2006

Journal Article

Adam, pro-Adamites, and extra-terrestrial beings in early-modern Europe

Almond, P. (2006). Adam, pro-Adamites, and extra-terrestrial beings in early-modern Europe. Journal of Religious History, 30 (2), 163-174. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.2006.00446.x

Adam, pro-Adamites, and extra-terrestrial beings in early-modern Europe

2006

Book

The British Discovery of Buddhism

Almond, P. C. (2006). The British Discovery of Buddhism. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

The British Discovery of Buddhism

2005

Journal Article

The Witches of Warboys: A bibliographical note

Almond, P. C. (2005). The Witches of Warboys: A bibliographical note. Notes And Queries, 52 (2), 192-193. doi: 10.1093/notesj/gji218

The Witches of Warboys: A bibliographical note

2004

Journal Article

Modern imaginings of Islam

Almond, P. C. (2004). Modern imaginings of Islam. The Skeptic, 24 (2), 6-9.

Modern imaginings of Islam

2004

Book

Demonic possession and exorcism in early modern England: Contemporary texts and their cultural contexts

Almond, Philip C. (2004). Demonic possession and exorcism in early modern England: Contemporary texts and their cultural contexts. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Pres. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511483417

Demonic possession and exorcism in early modern England: Contemporary texts and their cultural contexts

2003

Journal Article

Western Images of Islam, 1700-1900

Almond, Philip (2003). Western Images of Islam, 1700-1900. Australian Journal of Politics and History, 49 (3), 412-424. doi: 10.1111/1467-8497.00295

Western Images of Islam, 1700-1900

2003

Journal Article

Apocalypses. Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages by Eugen Weber (book review)

Almond, P. C. (2003). Apocalypses. Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages by Eugen Weber (book review). Journal of Religious History, 27 (2), 239-240. doi: 10.1111/1467-9809.00173

Apocalypses. Prophecies, Cults, and Millennial Beliefs through the Ages by Eugen Weber (book review)

2003

Journal Article

Modern imaginings of Islam

Almond, Philip (2003). Modern imaginings of Islam. St Mark's Review: A Journal of Christian Thought and Opinion (192), 24-29.

Modern imaginings of Islam

2001

Conference Publication

Fundamentalism, Christianity, and Religion

Almond, P. C. (2001). Fundamentalism, Christianity, and Religion. The 2001 Sir Robert Madgwick Lecture, The University of New England, 25/10/01. Armidale, NSW: The University of New England.

Fundamentalism, Christianity, and Religion

2000

Journal Article

Druids, patriarchs, and the primordial religion

Almond, P. C. (2000). Druids, patriarchs, and the primordial religion. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 15 (3), 379-394. doi: 10.1080/713676042

Druids, patriarchs, and the primordial religion

1999

Book

Adam and Eve in Seventeenth Century Thought

Almond, P. C. (1999). Adam and Eve in Seventeenth Century Thought. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.

Adam and Eve in Seventeenth Century Thought

1999

Journal Article

Changing view of heaven and hell

Almond, P. C. (1999). Changing view of heaven and hell. Asia Journal of Theology, 13 (1), 159-171.

Changing view of heaven and hell

1996

Journal Article

The Heathen in his Blindness

Almond, Philip C. (1996). The Heathen in his Blindness. Cultural Dynamics, 8 (2), 137-145. doi: 10.1177/092137409600800203

The Heathen in his Blindness

1994

Book Chapter

Rudolf Otto and Buddhism

Almond, Philip C. (1994). Rudolf Otto and Buddhism. Aspects of Religion: Essays in honour of Ninian Smart. (pp. 59-71) edited by Peter Masefield and Donald Wiebe. New York: Peter Lang.

Rudolf Otto and Buddhism

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2024
    The Queensland Atlas of Religion
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 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:
Available for supervision

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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

Enquiries

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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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