Edward Gauntlett, MA

Location: Whyteleafe

Membership Grade: Professional Member

Contact Info

Phone: 07493645603
Mobile: 07493645603
Email: [email protected]

General Experience

Writer, proofreader, editor, lecturer and widely read across various subject areas, primarily: philosophy, world religions, literature (BA Philosophy KCL; MA Literature, Religion and Philosophy Sussex University), psychotherapies, history, art, magic and the occult. Proofreading and editing academic theses and peer-reviewed publications. My experience, including working in the financial sector in the City, ensures I meet tight deadlines. I will be happy to consider any commission, including at short notice.

Subjects

Literature and Poetry In English

MA Literature, Religion and Philosophy.

Mythology/Folklore

Long standing interest in mythology and I have published a number of articles on these subjects.

History (All Areas)

Wide reading in world history, particularly in relation to religion and art.

Philosophy (All Areas)

I hold a BA in Philosophy and an MA in Literature, Religion and Philosophy. Recent index prepared for Thomas-Pellicer The Places of God.

Eastern Religions

I have studied Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism.

Paranormal/Supernatural

Long standing interest in the occult and magick, particularly the works of Aleister Crowley, Kenneth Grant, Austin Osman Spare, Dion Fortune. I have written extensively on these subjects with books published by Von Zos and articles in Abraxas, The Cauldron and Quest. Recent work includes proofreading and indexing for Starfire Publishing.

Art History

All areas, with particular interest in the Symbolists and Surrealists.

Christianity

Extensive study of theology and the Bible

Religious History

World religions and mythology.

Psychiatry/Psychology

Psychotherapies, especially Art Psychotherapy, also Psychoanalysis and Analytical Psychology.

Astrology

Extensive background.

Current Affairs

Politics, economics, trade. A particular interest in the experiences of refugees and asylum seekers, having some experience of fostering unaccompanied asylum seeker children.


Other skills

Proofreading
Proofreading the revised and enhanced new editions of Kenneth Grant's books for Starfire Publishing Ltd. Editing and proofreading MA / MSc theses and articles for peer reviewed academic journals.

Copy-Editing
Books and academic theses.

Writing
Published author in journals and books. Editor of The Charles Williams Society Quarterly.

Recent indexes include

Ran Barkai and Eyal Halfon, They Were Here Before Us: Stories from Our First Million Years, Watkins, March 2024
John Robb, Art of Darkness: The History of Goth, Manchester University Press, October 2023
Jocey Quinn, Invisible Education: Posthuman Explorations of Everyday Learning, Routledge, August 2023
Daniel Schneider, The British and Anglo-Irish Thing-Essay from 1702 to 2021, Routledge, September 2023
Marco Visconti, The Aleister Crowley Manual: Thelemic Magick for Modern Times, Watkins Publishing, Feb 2023
Göktuğ Morçöl, Complex Governance Networks: Foundational Concepts and Practical Implications, Routledge, Feb 2023
Alex Shalom Kohav, Early Israel: Cultic Praxis, God, and the Sôd
Hypothesis
, Routledge, Nov 2022
Kevin Landis, One Public: New York’s Public Theater in the Era of Oskar Eustis, Bloomsbury, Methuen Drama, Nov 2022
Peter Marina and Pedro Marina, Human Rights Policing: Reimagining Law Enforcement in the
21st Century
, Routledge, Oct 2022
Jana Evans Braziel, Street Art and Activism in the Greater Caribbean, Routledge, Sept 2022

Clients Include

Bloomsbury
Routledge
Starfire Publishing Ltd
Dunedin Academic Press
Watkins Publishing
Manchester University Press

Tools

PC
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