Nevill drury biography of williams

Nevill Drury (1 October 1947 – 15 October 2013) was an English-born Australian editor and publisher, as well as the author of over 40 books on subjects ranging from shamanism and western magical traditions to art, music, and anthropology.

His books have been published in 26 countries and in 19 languages.^[1][2]

Early life

Born in Hastings, England^[3] in 1947, Drury moved to Australia at the age of nine.

He attended Sydney University in the late 1960s and later earned his Master of Arts (honours) degree in anthropology from Macquarie University.^[4] He received his PhD from the School of Humanities and Social Research, University of Newcastle in 2008 for a dissertation on the visionary art and magical beliefs of Rosaleen Norton.^[1][5]

Career

In 1970, Drury was an English teacher at West Wyalong High School in the Riverina District of NSW.

^{[citation needed]} In 1976, he began wor