Nevill Drury

Nevill Drury (born in England in 1947)[1] is an editor, publisher, and professional in many aspects of the publishing business, as well as the author of over forty books on subjects ranging from shamanism and western magical traditions to art, music, and anthropology. His books have been published in fifteen languages. He holds a Master of Arts (Honours) degree in anthropology from Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. He has lived in Australia since the age of ten.[2]

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Publishing

Drury has worked in the Australian book industry since 1976. A former managing editor for Harper & Row and Doubleday in Australia, he helped found the specialist visual arts publishing company Craftsman House in 1981, which became Australia's leading art book imprint. Drury worked full-time as publishing director of this company from 1989 to January 2000. He also co-edited Australian Painting Now, which was published in the UK and US by Thames & Hudson. For a short period he was the manager of Adyar Bookshop in Sydney — Australia's largest metaphysical bookshop.[2]

Writing and lecturing

Drury is a prolific author of books on shamanism, spirituality, and different forms of magical practice. His many books include the first serious overview of occultism in Australia: Other Temples, Other Gods (co-written with Gregory Tillet). Others include Don Juan, Mescalito and Modern Magic, The Occult Experience (the book of a major documentary released in 1985 featuring, among others, Margot Adler, Selena Fox, Alex Sanders, Janet and Stewart Farrar, and H. R. Giger), and Pan's Daughter: the first biography of Australian artist and witch Rosaleen Norton. He also authored several successful books on Australian art, including the three-volume Images series; artist Matthew Tobin (Creative Director, Urban Arts Projects [1]) describes Nevill Drury as "one of those most responsible for Aboriginal art's growth (he discovered Rover Thomas, Clifford Possum and Emily Kngwarreye)" in Dream Traces: A Celebration of Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art by Paul Canning.[3] His books have been translated into fifteen languages.[4] He has been featured at many conferences and events since 1980 as a speaker and workshop facilitator on subjects such as magical visualization and shamanic drumming. He has been both an interviewer and a guest on several programs on Australian television,[5] and recently appeared on 'Compass' (ABC-TV) as a spokesperson for the New Spirituality.

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Notes

  1. ^ Shadowplay Webzine
  2. ^ a b Visionary Journeys Website
  3. ^ European Network for Indigenous Australian Issues: Brighton, 22 April - 24 May 2003
  4. ^ Find Articles Website
  5. ^ "The Ark - 12 December 2004 - Early Pioneers of the New Age". www.abc.net.au. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ark/stories/2004/1259011.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 

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