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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75 works between 1976 and 2025
All (75) Journal Article (41) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (1) Book (24)

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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

1983

Journal Article

Rudolf Otto: Life & Work

Almond, Philip C. (1983). Rudolf Otto: Life & Work. Journal of Religious History, 12 (3), 305-321. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9809.1983.tb00752.x

Rudolf Otto: Life & Work

1983

Journal Article

John Hick's Copernican Theology

Almond, Philip C. (1983). John Hick's Copernican Theology. Theology, 86 (709), 36-41. doi: 10.1177/0040571X8308600108

John Hick's Copernican Theology

1983

Journal Article

Rudolf Otto: The context of his thought

Almond, Philip C. (1983). Rudolf Otto: The context of his thought. Scottish Journal of Theology, 36 (3), 347-362. doi: 10.1017/S0036930600029732

Rudolf Otto: The context of his thought

1983

Journal Article

Rudolf Otto & the Kantian Tradition.” 25 (1983), 52-67

Almond, Philip C. (1983). Rudolf Otto & the Kantian Tradition.” 25 (1983), 52-67. Neue Zeitschrift für Systematische Theologie und Religionsphilosophie, 25 (1-3), 52-67. doi: 10.1515/nzst.1983.25.1-3.52

Rudolf Otto & the Kantian Tradition.” 25 (1983), 52-67

1982

Book

Mystical experience and religious doctrine: An investigation of the study of mysticism in world religions

Almond, Philip C. (1982). Mystical experience and religious doctrine: An investigation of the study of mysticism in world religions. Berlin: Mouton.

Mystical experience and religious doctrine: An investigation of the study of mysticism in world religions

1981

Journal Article

A Note on Theologizing about Religions

Almond, Philip C. (1981). A Note on Theologizing about Religions. Journal of Theological Studies, 32 (1), 178-180. doi: 10.1093/jts/XXXII.1.178

A Note on Theologizing about Religions

1980

Journal Article

T.M. and education: A critique

Almond, Philip C., Reay, B. and Bossley, M. (1980). T.M. and education: A critique. Forum of Education, 39, 41-46.

T.M. and education: A critique

1980

Journal Article

In Defence of a Mystical Ontology

Almond, Philip C. (1980). In Defence of a Mystical Ontology. Religious Traditions, 3, 50-51.

In Defence of a Mystical Ontology

1980

Book Chapter

On the varieties of mystical experience 1980

Almond, Philip C. (1980). On the varieties of mystical experience 1980. Religious experience in world religions. (pp. 103-111) edited by Victor C. Hayes. Bedford Park, South Australia: Australian Association for the Study of Religions.

On the varieties of mystical experience 1980

1980

Journal Article

Mystical experience, the one and the many: Towards a new theory

Almond, Philip C. (1980). Mystical experience, the one and the many: Towards a new theory. Darshana International, 20, 42-49.

Mystical experience, the one and the many: Towards a new theory

1979

Journal Article

Mysticism and philosophy: A critique

Almond, Philip C. and Stace, W. T. (1979). Mysticism and philosophy: A critique. Journal of Religious Studies, 7, 92-106.

Mysticism and philosophy: A critique

1978

Journal Article

Karl Barth & Anthropocentric Theology

Almond, Philip C. (1978). Karl Barth & Anthropocentric Theology. Scottish Journal of Theology, 31, 435-447.

Karl Barth & Anthropocentric Theology

1977

Journal Article

Wittgenstein and Religion

Almond, Philip C. (1977). Wittgenstein and Religion. Sophia, 16, 24-27.

Wittgenstein and Religion

1976

Journal Article

Winch and Wittgenstein

Almond, Philip C. (1976). Winch and Wittgenstein. Religious Studies, 12 (4), 473-482. doi: 10.1017/S0034412500009616

Winch and Wittgenstein

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:
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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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