Religion

ARDA consists of compilations of quantitative and geographic data on religions worldwide, including Christian denominations and congregations in the United States. Reports and maps are available for each country, as well as for US states and localities; links, lists of sources, and updates are included.

Concise, objective descriptions of beliefs and practices of followers of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism.

Full text of the 1914 edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia; its entries are often of considerable historical value.

An extensive and frequently consulted collection of digital texts of public-domain books on Christianity, compiled at Calvin College with the aid of a large group of volunteers.

A digital library compiling links to Latin texts available online, from the earliest sources through the 18th century AD; part of the Forum Romanum Web project.

Reference and research materials, including texts, images, maps, & statistical data, with bibliographies, indexes, and links to further resources. A major international collaborative project of numerous research institutions in the UK, US, and South Asia.

Introductory overview of cultures of Greece, Rome, Egypt, the ancient Near East, India, and China, as well as mediaeval Europe and the Islamic world. Includes selected primary texts and links to sites. Editor, Anthony F. Beavers, University of Evansville.

A site containing introductory articles on Buddhism, as well as an international list of contacts. FWBO describes itself as "an international network dedicated to communicating Buddhist truths in ways appropriate to the modern world."

Annual report of the US State Department Office of International Religious Freedom, arranged by country, with concise summaries on the protection of religious freedom or barriers to such freedom.

A compilation of public-domain and copy-permitted historical texts, arranged by period and theme, edited by Dr. Paul Halsall. This resource also includes links to a number of other relevant Web sites and digital maps.

A collection of electronic texts representing a wide range of religions, mythologies, and spiritual beliefs, this site is continually updated and expanded.

A varied, balanced, and award-winning guide to Web resources for the study of Islam, the Islamic world, and Arabic; compiled by Dr. Alan Godlas of the University of Georgia.

Maintained by a non-profit organization focused on the study of Islamic arts, this site currently includes bibliographies, chronologies, international directories of academic institutions and museums, images, and other resources.

While primarily a portal with organized links to other sites on Jainism, this site (maintained at Colorado State University) provides an historical outline and direct links to images.

This Columbia University site collects important electronic bibliographic and research resources relating to Middle Eastern and North African studies. It includes an extensive section on religion in the Middle East.

Access 3 major electronic resources in Middle English studies: The Corpus of Middle English Prose & Verse, the HyperBibliography, and the Middle English Dictionary.

A site providing searchable texts of Bible versions, facilitating comparisons among the King James English, Latin Vulgate, Luther German, and Louis Segond French translations.

Provides full-text access to a broad range of scholarly journals published in France in the humanities and social sciences. Made available by the Ministere de l'education nationale, de l'enseignement superieur et de la recherche.

The Religious Movements page, a University of Virginia site, provides profiles of over 200 religious movements, including basic information on history and beliefs, links, and bibliographies.

Digital images, extensive background information, and bibliographies, to accompany and supplement a Library of Congress exhibition on the Dead Sea scrolls. These ancient documents, from the library of the Qumran community, provide evidence -- while raising many questions -- about ancient Judaism as well as the roots of Christianity.

"Comprehensive guide to the Gods (Theoi), Spirits (Daimones) and Monsters (Theres) of ancient Greek mythology and religion." Includes family trees and maps relating to the mythology, a gallery of images from Greek and Roman art, and a bibliography.