Lil Osborn

Dr. Lil Osborn (née Abdo) is an author and independent scholar. She received a Ph.D. from the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies in the Study of Religion, an M.A and B.A from the University of Lancaster in Women and Religion and Arabic and Islamic Studies respectively. Her research focuses on esoteric and occult movements, Paganism and the alternative religious and spiritual movements in early twentieth century Britain.

Books

• Religion and Relevance, published by Kalimát Press

Articles

• 2011 - Wicca and the Christian Heritage, Ritual, Sex and Magic by Joanne Pearson
• 2012 - The Ashgate Research Companion to Nineteenth-Century Spiritualism and the Occult by Tatiana Kontou and Sarah Willburn.
• 2013 - Islam in Black America: Identity. Liberation and Difference in African-American Islamic Thought by Edward E. Curtis IV
• 2013 - Mary Magdalene ‘The Lioness of God’ in the Baha’i Faith, published in Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review
• 2015 - Spirituality, Religiosity and Autism
• Undated - Baha'is and the Western Mystery Tradition
• Undated - Examination of Androgyny And Sex Specification in the Kitab-i-Aqdas
• Undated - Female Representations of the Holy Spirit in Bahá'í and Christian writings and their implications for gender roles
• Undated - Men and the Baha'i Faith
• Undated - The Baha’i Faith and the Western Esoteric Tradition
• Undated - The Baha’i Faith and Wicca - a comparison of Relevance in two emerging religions
• Undated - Possible Criticisms of the Baha'i Faith from a Feminist Perspective
• Undated - The extraordinary life and work of Robert Felkin – Baha’i Mage

Reviews

• Review of Khadem's "Shoghi Effendi in Oxford" & Marcus' "Queen Marie"
• Review of "Never be Afraid to Dare"
• Review of "Thirih in History: Perspectives on Qurratu'l-`Ayn from East and West", 2004
• Review of "Wicca and the Christian Heritage, Ritual, Sex and Magic

External links

• Website on academia.edu
• List of documents, bahai-library.com