Dr Julia Phillips
Current positions
Honorary Senior Research Associate
Department of History (Historical Studies)
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Research interests
Witchcraft and witches in Victorian Britain, and the emergence and development of modern Pagan Witchcraft in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Publications
Recent publications
21/04/2026The Persistence of Witchcraft in Victorian England
The Persistence of Witchcraft in Victorian England
The Golden Bough and the Press
A Century of James Frazer's The Golden Bough
Resisting the Invader
Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft
For All Your Protection Needs
Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft
Madeline Montalban: Magus of the Morning Star
Essays on Women in Western Esotericism
Thesis
Witchcraft and the Fourth Estate in Victorian Britain
Supervisors
Award date
20/06/2023