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Personal profile
Research interests
A leading authority on history of the British Isles in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, on ancient and medieval paganism and magic, and on the global context of witchcraft beliefs. Also the leading historian of the ritual year in Britain and of modern paganism. He is a member of the 'Medieval and Early Modern Cluster' at Bristol.
Research supervision
Would welcome research proposals on:
- The political and religious history of the British Isles 1560-1690
- The seasonal festivals of the British Isles
- Themes in the history of paganism, witchcraft and magic in the British Isles from prehistory to the present.
I currently supervise twenty-two research students, fifteen of whom are working towards PhD degrees: but am still willing to have more!
Research interests
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Projects
- 1 Finished
Research Output
The Wild Hunt in the Modern British Imagination
Hutton, R., 11 Jun 2019, In : Folklore. 130, 2, p. 175-191 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
The Meaning of the Word 'Witch'
Hutton, R., 11 Mar 2018, In : Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft. 13, 1, p. 98/119Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Open Access
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Witches and Cunning Folk in British Literature 1800-1940
Hutton, R., 2018, In : Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural. 7, 1, p. 27-49 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
Open Access
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Prizes
Fellowship of the British Academy
Hutton, Ronald E (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Election to learned society
Fellowship of the Learned Society of Wales
Hutton, Ronald E (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
Witchcraft and Human Rights Conference, Lancaster University
Ronald E Hutton Hutton (Keynote/plenary speaker)
10 Jan 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Fighting Paganism through the Ages Conference, Leuven University
Ronald E. Hutton Hutton (Keynote/plenary speaker)
15 Mar 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
The Festival of Samhain Conference, National University of Ireland, Cork
Ronald E Hutton Hutton (Keynote/plenary speaker)
26 Oct 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Supervised Work
Ghosts of War and Spirits of Place: Spectral Belief in Early Modern England and Protestant Germany
Author: O Lynn, A. A., 23 Jan 2019Supervisor: Hutton, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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In Search of Frieda Harris
Author: Whitehouse, D., 23 Jan 2020Supervisor: Hutton, R. E. (Supervisor) & Huxford, G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Mary Butts: Her Life and Magic
Author: Reglar, L. E., 24 Mar 2020Supervisor: Hutton, R. E. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
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