Beliefs & customs

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Key links

Religion from KnowUK [24/7]

Religion and philosophy or

Mythology & folklore

from Oxford Reference Online [24/7]

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Religion from CredoReference [24/7]

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

Oxford Islamic Studies Online [24/7]

Containing nearly 3500 reference articles, bringing together current scholarship in the field and promoting understanding of the Islamic world.

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.

BBC Religion

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

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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.

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Mythology

Encyclopedia Mythica

Clear site on myths and folklore around the world. Over 7000 articles with good cross-references and pictures.

Bulfinch's Mythology

Online version of the classic Nineteenth Century work on mythologies - "the age of fable or stories of gods and heroes".

Traditions

Intute: anthropology

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

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Paranormal

Occultopedia

An encyclopaedia of "the occult and the unexplained", with good cross-referencing and details of books and other sources of information. Can be searched alphabetically or by topic.

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