World Religions Resources
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- Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies – An informal network of academics from many disciplines conducting research in Alternative Spiritualities and New Age Studies. Primary content consists of presentations from ASANAS conferences.
- Bhagavat Gita Sanskrit Verses
- Buddhanet
- Buddhism Hot Sites (Cross Currents magazine)
- Buddhism Resources (Graduate Theological Union Library)
- Buddhist Digital Library & Museum – Bibliographies and fulltexts of books, journals, periodicals, research reports, theses, scripture texts. Simple lessons in Tibetan, Sanskrit, and Pali. Links to online dictionaries, image databases, exhibits, institutes.
- Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
- Byzantine Church and Culture – The influence of the Orthodox Church on Byzantine religion and culture.
- Byzantium: Byzantine Studies on the Internet – Web sites, articles, bibliographies, images, reference documents, etc.
- Center for Christian-Jewish Learning
- Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding
- Center for Studies on New Religions – International network of associations of scholars working in the field of new religious movements who are independent of religious affiliation; articles, conference papers, bibliographies, case studies, book reviews, all indexed by religion or movement.
- DharmaNet International
- Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms – Indian and Central Asian place names, personal names, temple names plus lots of information on hybrid Sanskrit and transliterations.
- Digital Dictionary of Buddhism – a compilation of Buddhist terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources.
- Discovering Buddhist Art
- Global Music Archive – Sound recordings of music from Africa and the Americas.
- India Internet Resources
- The International Dunhuang Project – Information and images of over 100,000 manuscripts, paintings, textiles and artifacts from Dunhuang and other Silk Road sites, with accompanying bibliographies, maps, and photographs.
- Internet Islamic Sourcebook
- Internet Jewish History Sourcebook
- Islam and Islamic Studies
- Islam Resources (Graduate Theological Union Library)
- Jainism (Colorado State University)
- Jewish Encyclopedia – The complete, unedited contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, first published from 1901 to 1906. Now part of the public domain, this rich resource contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.
- The Jewish History Resource Center (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) – More than 6,000 links in over 30 categories to organizations and Internet resources dealing with Jewish history, ancient times to the present.
- Judaic Resources (Graduate Theological Union)
- Judaism and Jewish Resources – Links to sites on many topics, including the state of Israel, Zionism, Jewish communities and organizations, the Holocaust, and archaeology.
- Mapping Globalization – Interactive maps of ancient empires, migrations, trade maps, ancient geographical systems, etc.
- Modern Paganism
- Online Gallery of Sacred Texts: Explore treasures of the world’s great faiths. – Stunning exhibits, audio commentary, and interactive map
- Other Women’s Voices – Full texts, excerpts, and commentary of works by women from 2200 BCE to 1700.
- The Pagan Federation and The Pagan Federation International – The first site has information and news about paganism in general, pagan religions, festivals, rituals, and local districts (in England). The second site has links to national organizations in countries around the world, including the United States.
- The Pluralism Project
- Portal to Asian Internet Resources
- The Religious Movements Homepage @ The University of Virginia
- Shiva Shakti Mandalam (Hindu Tantric Tradition)
- Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center – A vast archive of digital images from Tibetan Buddhist literature, searchable by title, author and subject.
- Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library
- The Virtual Jewish Library – Claims to be "the most comprehensive online Jewish encyclopedia in the world" with over 10,000 articles and 5,000 images. A Reference Section contains bibliographies, a glossary, and a timeline.
- Wicca and Witchcraft
- Worldwide Faith News
- The Writings of Confucius
- Sacred: Discover What We Share – Beautiful online exhibits of entire sacred manuscripts (Jewish, Muslim, and Christian), videos of religious celebrations and how ancient manuscripts were made, podcasts, news, reviews, blogs, etc. Downloading special software enables you to "turn the pages" of some texts.
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