Professor William Naphy
Professor in History
Fellow (Royal Historical Society)
Personal Details
| Telephone: | +44 (0)1224 273928/2800 |
| Fax: | +44(0)1224 272203 |
| E-mail: | w.g.naphy@abdn.ac.uk |
| Address: | School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, Crombie Annexe, Meston Walk, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3FX. Room: 111 |
Biography
Professor Naphy received his doctorate (in Reformation History) from the University of St Andrews in 1993. He was appointed a lecturer at the University of Manchester in 1993 and, in 1996, at Aberdeen where he was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1999. He was awarded a personal chair in 2007. He is the author of six books with translations into six languages (including an up-coming translation into Bosnian for an NGO raising awareness of homosexuality in Bosnia) as well as numerous edited volumes and articles in scholarly journals .
He has made frequent appearances in the media (Channel 4; Grampian TV; BBC-Scotland; BBC-Radio 4: Start the Week) as a specialist on the history of witchcraft, plague, and sexuality. He contributed extensively to the media in the discussions surrounding the Kirk's position on gay ministers. He is currently historical consultant for Out in the World, a four-part series on the history of sexuality to be broadcast on Radio 3.
He is a leading authority on Calvin's Geneva during the sixteenth century as well as the history of crime and punishment in the early modern period He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and member of the Sixteenth Century Studies Society.
During the course of 2009 and events commemorating Calvin's birth in 1509, Professor Naphy participated in the T. V. Moore endowed lecture series at the San Francisco Theological Seminary along with the Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi (General Secreary, World Alliance of Reformed Churches). Professor Naphy also delivered a keynote address at the conference on Calvin and his Influence, 1509-2009 (Geneva, 24-27 May).
Research Interests
Calvin, Calvinism, Witchcraft, Plague, Geneva, Crime, Sexuality, Gender, Gay Issues
Current Research
Professor Naphy is currently working on the production of a two-volume study of sexuality, deviance, and criminality in early modern Geneva. The first volume will concentrate on 'unnatural' sexual activity (as defined by the Genevan courts), while the second volume will look at the wider issue of the control and criminalisation of other forms of sexual activity (for example, fornication and adultery).
Teaching Responsibilities
- HI 1521 Renaissance to Revolutions
- HI 2512 Making Sex: Constructing Men and Women, c. 1750-the present day
- HI 302E/352E Aztec, Incas and Mayas: Empires on the Eve of Apocalypse
- HI 302F/352F Satan, Sorcery & Sabbaths: Witch-Hunting in Early Modern Europe, c. 1450-1700
- HI 4015 Homosexuality in the Greco-Roman World
- HI 5026/5526 Tradition and Culture in Protestant Scoland c. 1560-1650
External Responsibilities
Professor Naphy is one of the editors for the Manchester University Press series on Early Modern Europe.
Publicity Photos
Publications
- Naphy, WG. Secret Pregnancies & Presumptions of Guilt, Chapter, 2014, Festschrift for R. M. Kingdon
- Naphy, WG. Sex, Sexuality and Identity: Controlling Crimes 'Against Nature' in Early Modern Geneva, Book, 2014
- Naphy, WG. Constructing the ModelӔ Consistory, Chapter, 2014, Consistories and Inquisitions
- Naphy, WG. Born to be Gay, Book, 2012
- Naphy, WG. Developments in the History of Geneva since the 1960s, Chapter, 2012, Revisiting Geneva: Robert Kingdon and the Coming of the French Wars of Religion, pp85 - 98
- Naphy, WG. Calvin's Church in Geneva, Chapter, 2011, Calvin and his influence, 1509-2009, pp102 - 118
- Naphy, WG. Geneva II, Chapter, 2009, The Calvin Handbook, pp44 - 56
- Naphy, WG. Calvins zweiter Aufenhalt in Genf, Chapter, 2008, Calvin Handbuch, pp44 - 57
- Naphy, WG. The Protestant Revolution, Book, 2007
- Naphy, WG. 'Under-Age' Sexual Activity in Reformation Geneva, Chapter, 2007, Children and Sexuality, pp108 - 141
- Naphy, WG. Born to be Gay, Book, 2006
- Naphy, WG. Fear in Early Modern Society, Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary, 2006, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, 2, pp354 - 356
- Naphy, WG., Spicer, A. & Arganese, G. La Pesta in Europa, Book, 2006
- Naphy, WG. & Eslava, LF. Nacido para ser Gay, Book, 2006
- Naphy, WG. New Sources and New Ideas on the Life and Career of Calvin, 1541-1557, Chapter, 2006, Calvinus Evangelii Propugnator, pp40 - 53
- Naphy, WG. Plague, Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary, 2006, Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, 3, pp903 - 904
- Naphy, WG. Sex Crimes, Book, 2004
- Naphy, WG. Born to be Gay, Book, 2004
- Naphy, WG. Calvin's Geneva, Chapter, 2004, Cambridge Companion to John Calvin, pp25 - 37
- Naphy, WG. & Spicer, A. Czarna Smierc, Book, 2004
- Naphy, WG. La peur de la maladie, Article, 2004, Conflicts actuels: Revue d'etude politique, 14, pp43 - 55, ISSN/ISBN: 1283-1255
- Naphy, WG. & Spicer, A. Plague, Book, 2004
- Naphy, WG. Verbotene Leidenschaft, Book, 2003
- Naphy, WG. Calvin and the Consolidation of the Genevan Reformation, Book, 2003
- Naphy, WG., Spicer, A. & Ruttermann, M. Der schwarze Tod, Book, 2003
- Naphy, WG., Spicer, A. & Sancery, A. La Peste noire, Book, 2003
- Naphy, WG. Reasonable doubt, Chapter, 2003, Judicial tribunals in England and Europe, 1200-1700 , 1, pp129 - 146
- Naphy, WG. & Parish, H. Religion and Superstition in Reformation Europe , Book, 2002
- Naphy, WG. Sex Crimes from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, Book, 2002
- Naphy, WG. Sodomy in early modern Geneva, Chapter, 2002, Sodomy & Sexual Deviance in Early Modern Europe, pp94 - 111
- Naphy, WG. Church and state in Calvin's Geneva, Chapter, 2002, Calvin and the Church, pp13 - 28
- Naphy, WG. Plagues, Poisons and Potions, Book, 2002
- Naphy, WG. Genevan Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, c.1535-1560, Chapter, 2001, Eidgenssische "Grenzflle" : M椼hlhausen und Genf , pp189 - 219
- Naphy, WG. & Andrew Spicer, A. The Black Death , Book, 2000
- Naphy, WG. Calvin and Geneva, Chapter, 2000, The Reformation World, pp309 - 322
- Naphy, WG. The Price of Liberty, Article, 1998, War in History, 5, 4, pp379 - 399, ISSN/ISBN: 0968-3445
- Naphy, WG. A Magisterially Controlled Fear, Chapter, 1997, Fear in Early Modern Society, pp28 - 43
- Naphy, WG. & Roberts, P. Fear in Early Modern Society, Book, 1997
- Naphy, WG. The Reformation and Evolution of Geneva's Schools, Chapter, 1996, Reformations Old and New, pp185 - 202
- Naphy, WG. Documents on the Continental Reformation, Anthology, 1996
- Naphy, WG. Documents on the Continental Reformation, Book, 1996
- Naphy, WG. Francois Bonivard and his Difformes Reformateurs, Article, 1996, Renaissance and Reformation, 20, 2, pp57 - 80, ISSN/ISBN: 0034-429X
- Naphy, WG. No History can satisfy everyone, Chapter, 1996, Protestant Identity and History in Reformation Europe, 2, pp23 - 38
- Naphy, WG. Catholic Perceptions of Early French Protestantism, Article, 1995, French History, 9, 4, pp451 - 477, ISSN/ISBN: 0269-1191
- Naphy, WG. Calvin and the Consolidation of the Genevan Reformation, Book, 1994
- Naphy, WG. Renovation of the Genevan Ministry, Chapter, 1993, The Reformation of the Parishes, pp113 - 132