Philip Almond

Emeritus Professor Philip Almond

  • Post Nominals: FAHA
  • Fellow Type: Fellow
  • Elected to the Academy: 1997
  • Section(s): Religion

Biography

Philip C. Almond is Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought sat the University of Queensland.

His most recent books include ‘the Buddha: Life and Afterlife between East and West (Cambridge: CUP, 2024); ‘Mary Magdalene: A Cultural History’ (Cambridge: CUP, 2023); ‘The Antichrist: A New Biography (Cambridge: CUP, 2020);

Acknowledgement of Country

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