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)

41 - 60 of 74 works

1993

Journal Article

Henry More and the Apocalypse

Almond, Philip C. (1993). Henry More and the Apocalypse. Journal of the History of Ideas, 54 (2), 189-200. doi: 10.2307/2709978

Henry More and the Apocalypse

1993

Journal Article

Towards an understanding of the new age

Almond, Philip C. (1993). Towards an understanding of the new age. Australian Religious Studies Review, 6, 1-6.

Towards an understanding of the new age

1993

Journal Article

Towards an understanding of the new age

Almond, Philip C. (1993). Towards an understanding of the new age. Murmurings, 5, 5-12.

Towards an understanding of the new age

1992

Journal Article

The Contours of Hell in English Thought, 1660-1750

Almond, Philip C. (1992). The Contours of Hell in English Thought, 1660-1750. Religion, 22 (4), 297-311. doi: 10.1016/0048-721X(92)90041-2

The Contours of Hell in English Thought, 1660-1750

1992

Book Chapter

The End of 'Religious' Pluralism?

Almond, Philip C. (1992). The End of 'Religious' Pluralism?. Religion and multiculturalism in Australia : essays in honour of Victor Hayes. (pp. 47-55) edited by Norman Habel. Adelaide: A. A. S. R..

The End of 'Religious' Pluralism?

1991

Journal Article

Towards an understanding of the new age

Almond, Philip C. (1991). Towards an understanding of the new age. Evangelical Review of Theology, 16, 205-10.

Towards an understanding of the new age

1991

Journal Article

The journey of the soul in seventeenth century English platonism

Almond, Philip C. (1991). The journey of the soul in seventeenth century English platonism. History of European Ideas, 13 (6), 775-791. doi: 10.1016/0191-6599(91)90141-K

The journey of the soul in seventeenth century English platonism

1990

Book Chapter

Mysticism and its contexts: A response to Steven Katz

Almond, Philip C. (1990). Mysticism and its contexts: A response to Steven Katz. The Problem of pure consciousness: Mysticism and philosophy. (pp. 211-219) edited by Robert K. C. Forman. New York: Oxford University Press.

Mysticism and its contexts: A response to Steven Katz

1989

Book

Heretic and Hero: Muhammad and the Victorians

Almond, P. C. (1989). Heretic and Hero: Muhammad and the Victorians. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

Heretic and Hero: Muhammad and the Victorians

1988

Book Chapter

Buddhism and `the Oriental Mind'

Almond, Philip C. (1988). Buddhism and `the Oriental Mind'. Religions and comparative thought. (pp. 293-315) edited by P. Bilimoria and P. Fenner. Delhi: Sri Satguru.

Buddhism and `the Oriental Mind'

1988

Book

The British Discovery of Buddhism

Almond, Philip C. (1988). The British Discovery of Buddhism. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

The British Discovery of Buddhism

1987

Journal Article

The Buddha of Christendom: A review of the legend of Barlaam & Josaphat

Almond, Philip C. (1987). The Buddha of Christendom: A review of the legend of Barlaam & Josaphat. Religious Studies, 23 (3), 391-406. doi: 10.1017/S0034412500018941

The Buddha of Christendom: A review of the legend of Barlaam & Josaphat

1987

Book Chapter

The Buddha in the West, 1800-1860

Almond, Philip C. (1987). The Buddha in the West, 1800-1860. Perspectives on language and text. (pp. 381-392) edited by Edgar W. Conrad and Edward G. Newing. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns.

The Buddha in the West, 1800-1860

1987

Journal Article

The encounter between Buddhism & Christianity in Victorian England

Almond, Philip C. (1987). The encounter between Buddhism & Christianity in Victorian England. Asia Journal of Theology, 1, 79-89.

The encounter between Buddhism & Christianity in Victorian England

1987

Journal Article

Buddhism in the West: 300 BC - AD 400

Almond, Philip C. (1987). Buddhism in the West: 300 BC - AD 400. Journal of Religious History, 14 (3), 235-245. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.1987.tb00625.x

Buddhism in the West: 300 BC - AD 400

1986

Journal Article

The Buddha in the west: From myth to history

Almond, Philip C. (1986). The Buddha in the west: From myth to history. Religion, 16 (4), 305-322. doi: 10.1016/0048-721X(86)90017-5

The Buddha in the west: From myth to history

1986

Journal Article

The Medieval West & Buddhism

Almond, Philip C. (1986). The Medieval West & Buddhism. Eastern Buddhist, 19, 85-101.

The Medieval West & Buddhism

1984

Journal Article

Rudolf Otto: Buddhism & Christianity, Compared & Contrasted

Almond, Philip C. (1984). Rudolf Otto: Buddhism & Christianity, Compared & Contrasted. Buddhist-Christian Studies, 4, 87-101.

Rudolf Otto: Buddhism & Christianity, Compared & Contrasted

1984

Book

Rudolf Otto: An Introduction to his Philosophical Theology

Almond, Philip C. (1984). Rudolf Otto: An Introduction to his Philosophical Theology. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

Rudolf Otto: An Introduction to his Philosophical Theology

1983

Journal Article

Wilfred Cantwell Smith as Theologian of Religions

Almond, Philip C. (1983). Wilfred Cantwell Smith as Theologian of Religions. Harvard Theological Review, 76 (3), 335-344.

Wilfred Cantwell Smith as Theologian of Religions

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:
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

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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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