Carole M. Cusack is an Australian

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, specialising in Early Medieval Northwestern Europe,

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, and trends in contemporary religion. Currently employed at the

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, she has published a number of books during her career.

Selected bibliography

* ''Conversion Among the Germanic Peoples'' (1998) * ''This Immense Panorama: Studies in Honour of Eric J. Sharpe'' (1999), editor, with Peter Oldmeadow * ''The End of Religions? Religion in an Age of Globalization'' (2001), editor, with Peter Oldmeadow * ''Religion and Retributive Logic: Essays in Honour of Professor Garry W. Trompf'' (2010), editor, with Christopher H. Hartney * ''Invented Religions: Imagination, Fiction and Faith'' (2010) * ''The Sacred Tree: Ancient and Medieval Manifestations'' (2011) * * ''The Medieval Presence in the Modernist Aesthetic: Unattended Moments'' (2017), editor, with Simone Marshall

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Academic staff of the University of Sydney Pagan studies scholars Western esotericism scholars {{Australia-academic-bio-stub