Links for Encountering Religion in Global Context
(RLST 101)
Since my retirement from teaching in 2014
these links have been updated only sporadically. |
General:
- AAR (American Academy of Religion)
- From
Primitives to Zen, by Mircea Eliade
- Eliaden terms
- "Darwin's God" by Robin
Marantz Henig (NY Times Magazine, 3/4/07): a good discussion
of theories of religion in the field of evolutionary biology
- " Insides, Outsides, and The Scholar of Religion" by Russell McCutcheon
- Religion News
- Religion and American politics (news and opinion pieces)
- American Religious Identification Survey (2008)
Myth:
- Mircea
Eliade on "The Structure of Myth"
- "Enuma Elish" (Babylonian creation myth)
Judaism:
- Judaism 101
- Judaism and Jewish Resources
- Early Jewish Writings
- Jewish
Virtual Library
- Hebrew Bible
(1917 JPS translation)
- The Dead Sea Scrolls
- Debate
over authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls (New York Times, Dec.
24, 2002)
- Josephus: The Wars
of the Jews (Project Gutenberg)
- Babylonian Talmud: first page
- Karaite Jews of America (small
denomination of Jews who do not believe in the "Oral Torah"
-
"Israel's Y2K Problem" (New York Times Magazine,
Oct. 3, 1999 )
- Jewish-Polish Priest
- Jewish-Christian Relations:
- Judaism
in China
- Jewish Japan (some
good stuff, some dead links, and some flaky theories)
Christianity:
- Bibles:
- Gospel of Thomas
- Biblical Studies Guide (Yale Divinity School)
- Christian Classics Online
- Early Christian Writings
- From
Jesus to Christ (1998 PBS documentary)
- Peter and Paul
(2005 PBS documentary)
- The Jesus Seminar
Forum
- Gospel
of Judas (National Geographic)
- The Passion of the Christ, by Mel Gibson
- Catholic Information Center
- The Vatican
- Orthodox Christian Information
Center
- Orthodox Byzantine Icons
- "Of Conservatism & Distinctiveness in the
Religious Marketplace" (NY Times)
- "Did Jesus think he was God?"
by Bart Ehrman (SALON, 3/23/14)
Islam:
- "Tradition
vs Charisma: The Sunni Shi'i Divide in the Muslim World"
- The 2005 Hajj (NY Times)
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India
and Hinduism:
- South Asian Religions
links (Timothy Lubin)
- Ancient
India
- "The Hindu Universe" (Hindunet)
- Hindu gods and festivals (not an academic site)
- Harappa: The Indus Valley
and the Raj
- British
Library India Office
- Manifestations of
Shiva (video slide/lecture by Prof. Diana Eck, Harvard University)
- "Millions at Holy Festival Bathe in Ganges" (NY
Times)
- The Caste System and Stages
of Life (Kelley L. Ross)
- Article about a Dalit (untouchable) politician
- Journal of South Asia
Women Studies
- Indian philosophy
- Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago
- Hindu Temple in New York suburb
Buddhism:
- Buddhist
Thought and Practice (RLST 260) links page
-
Confucianism:
- Confucian Thought and Practice (RLST
471) links page
Other:
- Zoroastrian feast in Iran
Edit date: 2/20/22
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