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Comprehensive Web Sites

Virtual Religion Index
Links to academic resources in religion from the Religion Department at Rutgers.

Voice of the Shuttle: Religious Studies
Extensive list of Web links from Alan Liu at UC Santa Barbara.

Exploring Religions
Online tutorial on Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism from the Religious Studies Program at the University of Wyoming.

Finding God in Cyberspace
A guide to religious studies resources on the internet by John Gresham.

Religion/Religions/Religious Studies Page
Information and links for the study and interpretation of religions by Gene Thursby at the University of Florida.

Yahoo! > Society and Culture > Religion and Spirituality > Faiths and Practices
Directory access to Web sites on all major world religions.

African/African Diasporic

African Traditional & Derived Religion
Excellent research guide from the library at the College of the Holy Cross.

African Traditional Religion
Articles, bibliographies, and links maintained by Chidi Denis Isizoh.

Google Directory > Society > Religion and Spirituality > African > Diasporic

Yahoo > Society and Culture > Religion and Spirituality > Afro-Caribbean Religions

Buddhism

BuddhaNet: Buddhist Information Network
E-texts, links, and educational resources on all aspects of Buddhism.

Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library
Leading online resources in the fields of Buddhism and Buddhist studies. Each site is evaluated by the editors. You many also want to refer to these related pages:

Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library

Zen Buddhism WWW Virtual Library

Global Resources for Buddhist Studies
Web links from the Journal of Buddhist Ethics out of Penn State.

Christianity

The Bible Gateway
Search multiple versions of the bible in multiple languages by keyword or passage.

Catholic Encyclopedia
Online version of the 1913 reference.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
E-versions of classic theological, historical, and literary works in public domain.

NT Gateway
Current and well-organized collection of Web information about the New Testament and its background compiled by Dr. Mark Goodacre at the U of Birmingham.

Research Guides: Early Christianity
Check out this other Ramsey Library guide for more resources pertaining to the early Church.

Resources for Biblical Studies
Materials and links focusing on early Christian writings and the Mediterranean social world

Confucianism

Chinese Philosophy Page
Online resources and Chinese philosophy texts covering Confucianism, Mohism, Ming Jia, Legalism, Daoism, and other "-isms."

Confucius Publishing
Full text of the Lun Yu, a Confucious biography, picture archive, and more.

Hinduism

Hindu Resources Online
Links and information pertaining to dharma and philosophy, as well as other aspects of Hindu culture.

Hindu Tantrik Home Page
Well-designed site devoted to tantrik literature and thought.

Hindu Universe Resource Center
Web directory access to Hindu customs, worship, scriptures, social issues, and more.

Islam

Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
Web site of Professor Alan Godlas of the University of Georgia. Features online versions of the Qur'an and hadith (sayings of Muhammad), educational resources on Sunni Islam, Shi'ism, and Sufism, and lots of internet links.

Al-Islam
Web site of the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project to provide instructional resources about Islamic history, law, practice, and society.

Centre for Islamic Studies at the University of Wales
Provides numerous links to Islamic studies resources.

Judaism

Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
A "gateway to high quality resources for the study of Judaism," including access to online library catalogs and databases.

Jewish Torah Audio
"The first world-wide Jewish audio since Mount Sinai." Large selection of streaming video as well. Requires RealPlayer. 

Judaism 101
An "online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices, and customs."

Judaism and Jewish Resources
Comprehensive list of Web sites from Shamash, the "Jewish Internet Consortium."

Maven
The portal directory to the Jewish world.

Project Genesis
The internet's "leading collection of Torah classes," offering a range of classes on Jewish philosophy, liturgy, ethics and law.

Native American

Native American Spirituality
Profiles, beliefs, and links from the Religious Movements Homepage at the University of Virginia.

Native American Spirituality, Religion, and Medicine
Bibliography from the Smithsonian Institution.

Shinto

Jinja Online Network
Background information and photographs on Japan's indigenous religious tradition.

Taoism

Taoism Information Page
English-language scholarly and philosophical information, with links to the Tao Te Ching and other classic texts.

tao/dao = "way"

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