Research Guide: Religion
Religion Databases
ATLA Religion IndexContains indexes and full text relating to the study of all religious subjects. Click the info button for printing instructions.
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Old Testament AbstractsIndexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, and multi-author works related to Old Testament studies. (1978-present)
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Oxford Biblical StudiesAccess to six Oxford editions of the Bible, alongside commentary and annotations from study Bibles, combined with reference material and primary texts.
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Multi-Disciplinary Databases
Religion Websites: General and Metasites
BUBL links to ReligionA British information service provides and annotates religion links for the higher education community. Organized by topic; site is also searchable.
Pluralism ProjectFrom Harvard University, this project studies religious diversity in the U.S. and has expanded to cover the international dimensions of religious diversity, difference, and dialogue. New initiatives focus on civic engagement, interfaith action, and women's networks. Resource links are organized by faith or by state. Other resources include bibliographies and the project's own research.
Religion Websites: Texts
Internet Sacred Text ArchiveThe single largest religious text archive on the Internet. Has 46 catagories covering religion, mythology, legend, folklore and the occult.
Religious and Sacred TextsSmaller than the Internet Sacred Text Archive but complementary to it. Strong in Old and New Testament texts not found in the Bible.
World ScriptureThis collection contains over 4000 scriptural passages from 268 sacred texts and 55 oral traditions, and is organized in terms of 164 different themes. This text is the result of a five-year project involving the collaboration of an international team of 40 recognized scholars representing all the major religious traditions of the world.
Buddhism Websites
Resources for the Study of BuddhismGateway to general Buddhist resources. Includes links to Mahayana Buddhist teachings, collections of Buddhist texts and to Buddhism and Science.
Hinduism Websites
Hindu UniverseProvides links to more than 17,000 sites. Probably the best single site for the subject on the Internet.
Islam Websites
Index IslamicusClassified bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world.
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Islam PageText of the Quran in more than 20 languages and 20 pages of links to subject areas.
Judaism Websites
Encyclopaedia Judaicamore than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
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Jewish EncyclopediaContains the complete contents of the 12 volume encyclopedia published from 1901-1906.
Princeton Geniza ProjectContains transcribed Jewish documents in Hebrew from 19th Century Cairo. Also has the Table of Contents for: Goitein, S.D. "A Mediterranean Society: The Jewish Communities of the Arab World as Portrayed in the Documents of the Cairo Geniza".
Sikhism Websites
SikhismOf particular value for online videos which can be viewed in RealVideo format. These are instructional and devotional.
Taoism Websites
Taoism Information PageOffers links for commentaries, interpretations of Tao religious writings and sites for Chinese philosophy in general.
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