Beliefs & customs

 

beliefs and customsGo straight to:
Religions | Philosophy | Mythology
Traditions | Paranormal

 

key links

Subscription site: accessible from Westminster Libraries or remotely with a library membership card. Religion or Philosophy & psychology from Credo Reference
Subscription site: acccessible in Westminster Libraries and remotely with a library membership card.Religion from Know UK
Subscription site: acccessible in Westminster Libraries and remotely with a library membership card. Religion and philosophy or Mythology & folklore from Oxford Reference Online

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Calendars and time 
Links to lots of calendar resources, including Islamic and Jewish calendars.

Adherents.com 
Collection of figures with references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for many religions, denominations, faith groups, tribes, etc.


 

religions

Sacred Texts Archive
Links to the sacred texts of a wide range of belief systems.

Virtual Religion Index 
Links to information and resources on a vast range of religious topics, intended to further research.

Internet for Religious Studies
A 'teach-yourself' tutorial on Internet information skills for those studying religion. Part of a wide range of subject-specific tutorials from the Virtual Training Suite.

The BBC's Religion Section
Features include guides to a variety of religions, discussion forums, calendars, what's in the news, ethical issues and more...

 

philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 
Constantly updated and comprehensive encyclopaedia of ideas

Philosophy around the web
Gateway to philosophical information - scroll down the home page to get to the content.

Internet Philosopher
A 'teach-yourself' tutorial on Internet information skills for those studying philosophy. Part of a wide range of subject-specific tutorials from the Virtual Training Suite.

 

mythology

Encyclopedia Mythica
Clear site on myths around the world. Good cross-references and pictures.

Bulfinch's Mythology
Online version of the classic work.

 

traditions

Intute: anthropology
Part of a large academic gateway to sociology, this section includes links on Folklore and Religion, Magic & Sorcery.

 

paranormal

Occultopedia
An encyclopaedia of 'occult sciences and knowledge', with good cross-referencing and details of books and other sources of information. Can be searched alphabetically or by topic.

 

see also

Society and Citizenship for other social science topics.