HISTORY OF RELIGIONS & RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Mircea Eliade bio

http://www.westminster.edu/staff/brennie/eliade/mebio.htm

Romanian born Mircea Eliade studied many languages, including Sanskrit, and founded and headed the History of Religions department of the University of Chicago.  The author of numerous books, including The Sacred and the Profane and The Forge and the Crucible, he is arguably the greatest historian of religions who ever lived.  Scholarly and accessible, both, this site contains a summary description of Eliade’s life and work by scholar Bryan Rennie, as well as links to Eliade’s works, references and further reading. 

Twilit Grotto – Esoteric Archives

http://www.esotericarchives.com/esoteric.htm

A treasure trove dedicated to esotericism and magic.  Here you can find everything from an index of angelic names to a comprehensive list of sources related to figures like Giordano Bruno and John Dee.

Mysticism in World Religions

http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/

Compiled by Arthur Versluis this site allows you to search comparatively, thematically, or within any one of six religions:  Islam/Sufism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism or Taoism.

The Mysticism Resources Page

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/mys/index.htm

A comprehensive site providing information about traditional and modern spiritualities.  Lists numerous related links.  Allows search by name or term.  

Mysticisms from the Middle East

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/mys/mideast.htm

Provides an annotated list of links to Jewish mysticism, Muslim or Islamic mysticism, and Christian mysticism. 

Islamic Language & Art Resources

http://wings.buffalo.edu/sa/muslim/umma/lang.html

An immensely rich repository of links to sites devoted to scholarship, literature and language.  Language resources include Turkish, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and Swahili.  

Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica

http://www.xs4all.nl/~bph/

Founded in 1957 in Amsterdam by Joseph R. Ritman, this site allows access to an extensive collection of books and manuscripts from the Hermetic tradition.  E-mail inquiries are also possible. 

The Alchemical Web Site

www.levity.com/alchemy/home.html

Search primary texts, secondary sources, images and more.  This fabulous site was created and is maintained by Adam MacLean.  The alchemical images used to illustrate my articles on this site are all from The Alchemical Web Site. 

Catholic Encyclopedia

www.newadvent.org/cathen/

Although this collected work has received the imprimatur, this encyclopedia “contains not only precise statements of what the Church as defined, but also an impartial record of different views of acknowledged authority on all disputed questions. In all things, the object of the Encyclopedia is to give the whole truth without prejudice, national, political or factional. In the determination of the truth the most recent and acknowledged scientific methods are employed, and the results of the latest research in theology, philosophy, history, apologetics, archeology, and other sciences are given careful consideration.”  An invaluable tool for scholarship. 

Gnostic Society Library

http://www.webcom.com/~gnosis/library.html

Sources on Gnosticism and gnosis.  Contains numerous links, an enormous collection of primary documents, audio lectures (about 75 minutes each), and a search engine. 

Alevi-Bektashi Resource Site

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~erdemir/alevi.html

Comprehensive links to numerous substantial Internet sources.

Mythology’s Mything Links Near East

http://www.mythinglinks.org/NearEast~Anatolia.html

“An annotated & illustrated collection of worldwide links to mythology, fairy tales & folklore, sacred arts & sacred tradition.”  Compiled by Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. Pacifica Graduate Institute.  There are hundreds of annotated links here.