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American Academy of Religion (AAR)
Official website of the American Academy of Religion, the largest North American scholarly society for the academic study of religion.
American Philological Association (APA)
The homepage of the American Philological Association, a scholarly society for those involved in classical studies.
American Schools of Oriental Research
"The American Schools of Oriental Research's U.S. based coordination center, its publications program and its affiliated overseas centers in the Middle East have been in the forefront of American research efforts and publications related to these efforts since 1900."
An ftp (file transfer protocol) site from where you can download ArabTex for displaying Arabic language fonts on your computer.
Links to Arabic language software resources for Unix, DOS, Windows, and Macintosh platforms. For example, a version Arabic support for Microsoft Windows can be found here, as well as a pre-Beta version of "The Arabic Tutor" learning program for beginning students of Arabic. This site is updated often.
ARACHNION: A Journal of Ancient Literature and History on the Web
A refereed journal of ancient literature and history.
Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
This site links to many important electronic resources in the field of Asian studies. Divided by region and resource type, the site actually includes Middle Eastern as well as East, Southeast, and South Asian resources. This site will link you to e-lists, online book stores, and electronic journals in the field. No bookmarks list is complete without this page!
This site is an excellent source for translated and non-translated electronic versions of the works of Augustine and scholarly works on Augustine. Includes the full texts of numerous sermons, as well as the Latin and English versions of Confessions.
"The gathering place for Baptists on the Web."
ARTFL Project Bible Translations
Searchable, online translations of the Bible. Includes the King James, Louis Segond French, Latin Vulgate, and Martin Luther's Die Bibel versions.
"CHORUS is an international 'meta-resource' exploring and supporting the use of new media in the arts and humanities. It is composed of several sections presenting software reviews, original research, bibliographies, annotated links and Shockwave demonstrations." This site includes a section on Bible analysis where software of use to Biblical scholars is discussed.
Documentation of Theological and Interdisciplinary Literature
A collection of databases on such subjects as Biblical and theological literature, Canon Law, etc. These databases are searchable by author, subject, or title, and provide access to many monographs, articles, and works.
This site has searchable translations of the Bible, including German, French, Tagalog, Swedish, and Latin translations. There are also several English language versions, including the NIV, RSV, etc.
The Bible in Italian, indexed and searchable
The German text of the Luther Bible, indexed and searchable.
TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism
"A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism is an electronic journal dedicated to the study of the Jewish and Christian biblical texts. Articles on any aspect of the textual criticism of the Jewish and Christian scriptures (including extra canonical and related literature) are welcome, and contributions that transcend the traditional boundary between textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and New Testament textual criticism are especially encouraged. We would also like to see articles that discuss the relationship between textual criticism and other disciplines."
The complete, online, searchable text of the Book of Mormon. This is actually a gopher site, retrievable by your web browser.
This gopher site contains several online Buddhist texts, including the Tibetan Book of the Dead, a bibliography of Adhidharma studies, etc.
This ftp site has over 70 Buddhist images, primarily iconographic and tantric, available for downloading.
This is a gopher site with several Buddhist sutras available for viewing or downloading. Don't be confused if you click on this link and see gibberish: the texts are in Chinese, for viewing with Big-5 for representing Chinese characters.
Asynchronous School of Buddhist Dialectics
"The Asynchronous School presents translations of Tibetan Buddhist literature in HTML for the WWW community."
Homepage of DharmaNet, this page links to numerous Buddhist studies resources, and includes an ftp archive with many Buddhist journals available online.
Billing itself as "the largest collection of Buddhist primary source materials on the Internet," this site focuses on original textual sources of Zen Buddhism, as well as information about Zen masters and Zen art. This is the official WWW site of the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism.
The homepage for the Journal of Buddhist Ethics.
This page is dedicated to resources for the study of Shin and Pure Land Buddhism. Links to other resources, as well as papers and scholarly articles are available here.
UK Buddhist Studies Association
The official homepage of the UK Buddhist Studies Association. Contains information about the association as well as links to other Buddhist studies resources.
This site contains links to various Classics resources on the Web.
This site is an excellent resource for Coptic Christianity links and references.
The St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society
An excellent source for information on Coptic Christianity, this site links to relevant software, scholarly societies, etc.
Official Christianity Glossary
This site was created as a glossary for students in an Introduction to Religions course at the University of Wyoming. This Glossary of Christian Terms is actually quite nice.
The homepage of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project, dedicated to updates and reports from the project based at the Oriental Institute.
This site focuses on hieroglyphics in LaTeX, as well as links to sites concerned with ancient Egypt and related subjects.
Ancient Egypt Studies Association (AESA)
The home page of MESA, this is a locus of professional activity in the field of Egyptology.
English language version of the Sahih Bukhari, or collection of hadith by Bukhari, perhaps the most reputable collector of the anecdotes about and by the Prophet Muhammad.
Semantics of Ancient Hebrew Database
A cooperative project developed for the purpose of developing a database of ancient Hebrew, focused on semantics.
Association for History and Computing
Homepage of the AHC, "an international organization which aims to promote and develop interest in the use of computers in all types of historical study at every level, in both teaching and research." A good starting point for historical research in electronic formats.
Indology: Internet Resources for Indological Scholarship
The name should say it all, especially if you already know what Indology is.
Cybermuslim Information Collective
This site is "your caravansaray on the electronic frontier of the world wide web" linking you to numerous Islamic resources on the Internet. Oriented towards Muslims in the United States, this site includes information on basic Islamic practices, shopping for Muslim merchandise, outlets for constructive Muslim activism, and a sometimes lively chat room where participants can "chat and flame on the Public Square".
Islamic Architecture of Isfahan
A study of the Islamic architecture of the city of Isfahan that is "copiously illustrated." Also includes a study of Iranian horticulture.
Based at University of Virginia, this is a gopher site which makes available several issues of the Journal of Religious Ethics.
WWW page of Project Genesis, this is an excellent site for Judaic studies resources and online classes.
Shamash: the Jewish Internet Consortium
The homepage of Shamash, with links to internet resources on Judaic Studies as well as other topics of
Homepage of the World ORT Union with sections on Jewish and Israel related resources on the Internet.
Alex Catalog of Electronic Texts
A catalog for ALEX, linking to texts available on the Internet, including works from Project Gutenberg, Wiretap, etc. A guide to numerous electronic libraries.
Facets of Religion-WWW Virtual Library
A main gateway to the WWW Virtual Library, from here you can access the WWW-VL- Index, as well as topical libraries in the WWW-VL collection. A must for serious Web-based research of religion.
Libraries at the University of Colorado
The gateway to Chinook, the online card catalog of the University of Colorado libraries. From here, you may access First Search (online article and abstract delivery), the University's entire collection, as well as numerous other university and public library catalogues.
A page linking to many library catalogs on the Web. Indispensable for those who have trouble finding hard to get works. Highly recommended.
The homepage of the Pitts Theological Library at Emory University.
Homepage of the Library of the University of Chicago.
Middle Eastern Studies Association
A gopher site with information about the Middle Eastern Studies Association as well as Internet resources, professional and teaching resources, and research resources.
Electronic New Testament Manuscripts Project
"The Electronic New Testament Manuscripts Project is an international, scholarly, volunteer effort to make images and transcriptions of New Testament manuscripts available freely on the Internet."
This site has a rather extensive list of different concepts involved in Norse Mythology.
The WWW page of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago.
Religion, Mythology, and Folklore
Although this site has predominatly Christian Links, it is an excellant source for Mythology links as well.
The complete works of Plato online. Translated into English by B. Jowett.
The complete works of Plutarch online. Translated into English by J. Dryden.
The official homepage for the Promisekeepers.
This site, associated with the Cybermuslim Information Collective homepage, contains several searchable Qur'an translations, including English, Tatar, Turkish, Turkmen, Indonesian, and a Romanized transliteration. Also included is a pronunciation tutor for Surah Al-Fatiha, as well as sound clips of Qur'an recitation.
Electronic Texts Projects in Religious Studies
This gopher site aims to make texts from the field of Religious Studies available electronically. An older site, divided into major tradition areas.
Finding God in Cyberspace: A Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the Internet
Despite the wretched name of this site (which can only contribute to the widely held misunderstanding on the part of the rest of the world that the Academic Study of Religion prepares people for careers in the seminary or rabbinical school), the web master has made an honest effort to provide links to many important resources in the field of Religious Studies.
Hr. Vad's Homepage on Satanism
Even though this is a personal homepage, this site has an excellent links section for those of you who study Satanism.
"The Scholarly Societies Project has been created to facilitate access to information about scholarly societies across the world."
SLANT--An online version of Columbia University's International Relations Department's magazine. You can find articles on everything from gypsies to Indian wedding ceremonies.
Hey, it's the Smithsonian. Need we say more?
This gopher site is an excellent source for numerous resources of the study of South Asia. Included are mailing lists, electronic texts (some in Sanskrit), Tibetan resources, etc. An excellent starting point for scholars of South Asia.
Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
The sister site of the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature is a scholarly organization for the study of Biblical literature.
A gopher menu listing current SUNY publications on numerous topics, from Asian Studies to Womens' Studies.
A searchable Tanach oriented archive, as well as the Hebrew text of the Tanach, Talmud Bavli, and Talmud Yerushalmiand, as well as links to many related sites.
Newsletter for Targumic and Cognate Studies
The homepage for the Newsletter for Targumic and Cognate Studies, dedicated to"the study of the targums (Jewish translations of the Hebrew Bible into Aramaic).
The Electronically Linked Academy (TELA)
"TELA, The Electronically Linked Academy, is the official World Wide Web site of Scholars Press and of many of our sponsoring societies, which include the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, the American Philological Association, the American Schools of Oriental Research, and the American Society of Papyrologists."
This site contains links to various Web resources for theological studies. Based in Britain, so users from the USA may get a slower connection.
This ftp site contains original source texts divided by major traditions. The main attraction here remains the Qur'an in English, sections of the Mahabarata, and the Bible in at least fourteen different languages, including Hebrew, Swahili, Finish, and Chinese.
A site with links to texts organized by tradition, including Confucian, Bahai, Gnostic, Hindu, Islamic, Mormon, Sikh, Taoist, Zen, Zoroastrian, etc.
A page with links to numerous online versions of the Torah, most in Hebrew.
World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts
This large page contains the complete text of World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts. This thorough work, edited by Dr. Andrew Wilson, begins with "Ch.1: Ultimate Reality," and ends with "Ch.21: Eschatology and Messianic Hope." How often do you get a summary of (mostly western) human existence in 21 chapters?
A virtual tour of the Vatican Library as well as Archaeology, Humanism, Medicine, etc.
Electronic Journal of Vedic Studies
"This journal is open to all bona fide scholars in Vedic Studies. It is monitored for style and content by the Editor-in-Chief. Our aim is to disseminate our work quickly. There is copyright but with automatic permission to publish anywhere else later on when the author wishes to do so. We include articles, abstracts, reviews, and news (such as on conferences, meetings, PhD projects of our students, etc.) We may consider a column of answers to comments on articles published in the journal, with final comment by the author."
This site contains translations, links to, and resources for materials on the study of women and gender in the ancient world.