Examination of partnership approaches to challenging religiously-endorsed vio...
This website very briefly describes an AHRC/ESRC-funded project investigating the construction and use of religious extremist discourses and how these can be challenged by Muslim groups in partnership with the police. The study will draw on the experiences of Muslim communities and Police Officers’ own experiences, giving voice to opinions “overlooked by the welter of policy-driven terrorist and counter-terrorist discourse post 9/11”.
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Hindu council UK
This is the homepage of the Hindu Council UK (charity number 1067682). The organisation was founded in 1994 to represent the voice of various Hindu denominations in Britain and to contribute towards the promotion of inter-faith dialogue in this country. This interesting and well-organised website provides information on the activities they engage in. It also features news reports on matters connected to Hindus and Hinduism both in the UK and abroad. The site contains a search engine and allows visitors to access other resources such as articles; circulars; reports; discussion papers; an online discussion forum; and a list of FAQs. There are also scholarly articles and a selection of other highly accessible papers on Hinduism that cover topics like history; scriptures; festivals; prayers and Yoga. The resource would therefore be useful to those wishing to deepen their understanding of the Hindu faith as well as to those new to the subject.
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Emergence of Hausa identity : history and religion
This website briefly describes an AHRC and ESRC funded interdisciplinary research network concerned with enhancing understanding of the identity, history and beliefs of the Hausa people of West Africa. The website lists the members of the network who will be brought together via a workshop and a ‘round table’.
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Youth and religion in Glasgow
This website briefly describes a research project exploring the "contemporary meanings and significance of religion" from the perspectives of young Christians in Glasgow. Participants in the study come from a range of backgrounds and locations across the city and range in age from 16-29. The project is funded by the AHRC and ESRC through the Religion and Society Programme.
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Evangelicalism and fundamentalism in Britain
This blog supports the AHRC-funded research project ‘Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism in Britain’. Although the blog is currently under utilised (the project had only recently begun at the time of writing), it does include a description of the project, which aims to explore the relationship between evangelicalism and fundamentalism through bringing together historians, theologians and sociologists, while encouraging evangelicals in churches and theological colleges to examine their relationship with fundamentalism.
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Where rivers meet
'Where Rivers Meet: Landscape, Ritual, Settlement and the Archaeology of River Gravels' is the substantial online record of a major British research project examining the religious and landscape archaeology of... "the confluence of the Trent and Tame Rivers, Staffordshire" in the Midlands of England - the confluence of three or more rivers and streams in one location being thought places of special sacred meaning by the pre-Roman peoples of the British Isles. The project was "funded by the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund and administered by English Heritage" and covered an area 3.5 miles by 7 miles. At August 2008 the site contains pages detailing: the project aims; the archaeology of the study area; the impact of quarrying in the area; the project team; and the survey and analytical techniques.
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Internet Biblia Pauperum
The Internet Biblia Pauperum website provides access to an electronic version of the 'Biblia Pauperum' or 'Bible of the Poor'. The Biblia was popular in the 14th and 15th centuries and was a graphic representation of related scenes from the Old and New Testaments (with a few lines of Latin text included) as a way of explaining their content to those could not read or did not have access to books and manuscripts. The Internet Biblia Pauperum builds on a postgraduate project completed at the Univiersity of Illinois at Chicago, which initially aimed to present the Biblia to students, with the Latin text translated into modern English. The online version of the project provides a selection of the original illustrations (from medieval block books), with English translation of the Latin text revealed by rolling the cursor across the image (requires Java). Where the illustrations are not provided, diagrammatic representations of the pictures (describing the images and their position, and translating the original Latin into modern English) are provided instead. Where images are provided, sections can be enlarged for clearer viewing. Short introductions to the Biblia Pauperum and to the project itself are also provided, together with a brief bibliography. This site would be of interest to students studying medieval iconography and typology, as well as those interested in theology, bibliography and art history.
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Hagiography Society
The Hagiography Society's website provides information on the Society and its activities. The Society, founded in 1900, is based at the University of Wisconsin--Madison and aims to promote interdisciplinary communication between scholars whose work involves the study of early Christian and medieval saints' lives. Although the majority of the Society's members are based in north America, a significant proportion are from the UK and other European countries, and the Society sponsors sessions at conferences on both sides of the Atlantic. The website provides: an introduction to the Society; the latest edition of the Society's newsletter (in PDF format); a selection of relevant Web links; details on how to join and pay dues; and a questionnaire for any scholar (including non-members) working in the field who would like their details to be included in the Society's directory. This site would be of use to academics already researching in this area, and also students wishing to undertake further study in this field.
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Tariq Ramadan
The official website of Tariq Ramadan, a well-known European Muslim scholar and public intellectual, provides information on Ramadan and his work as well as other articles and resources related to Islam and Muslims in the West. The site includes: a brief biography; recent and upcoming events listings; descriptions and reviews of Ramadan's books; links to a large number of his articles in academic and mainstream journals; and a good number of audio and video files of Ramadan's lectures, debates and media appearances. It also includes articles by other authors about Ramadan or about issues related to Islam in the West. Although the focus of the site is on the political, intellectual and social questions related to the presence of Muslim populations in Europe and the United States, the site also includes a 'spirituality' section that focuses more on religious questions. This will be a useful source for students and researchers at all levels with an interest in contemporary Islam in Europe and the United States.
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Shabakat rawḍ al-rayāhīn
Shabakat rawḍ al-rayāhīn is an Arabic website devoted to resources on Sufism. It includes: a periodic magazine highlighting Sufi texts and poetry; excerpts from books on Sufism; a collection of mystical poetry by various authors; online versions of important texts by Sufi authors, including Ahmad al-Tijani; and full-text versions of books and theses on Sufism available as zipped or PDF files. The site also contains a number of recordings that can be played with RealPlayer, including lectures on different topics as well as recorded recitations and dhikrs (devotions). The site is available only in Arabic. It will be of most use to advanced researchers looking for primary sources on Sufism and Sufic practice.
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Overview of world religions : Islam
The Islam pages of the Overview of World Religions website provide introductory articles on many aspects of Islamic belief and practice. Topics include the historical development of Islam and the spread of Islamic civilization as well as more specific traditions within Islam. The site is divided into four main sections: Islam; Sunni tradition; Shi'a tradition; and Sufi orders. Each section includes a general introductory article as well as articles on specific schools of jurisprudence, sects, or traditions. The articles are accessible and well-cited, and will be most appropriate as introductory texts for students or as a basis for further research. The site is part of PHILTAR (Philosophy, Theology and Religion), a project of the Division of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Cumbria. Other sections of the main site provide links to articles and further resources on Islam.
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International journal of Hindu studies
The international journal of Hindu studies is published by Springer, Netherlands. This website gives access to the journal in its entirety with .pdf versions of the articles accessible via clickable links from the contents page of each issue. Unusually for a website offering free access to a journal which has a paper version, the articles are made available on the site before they are released in print. This is a high quality academic publication, peer reviewed and with a good reputation which is now offered for free. Without a doubt this site will be useful for all scholars of the Hindu religion in particular, and of Indian and world religions in general.
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Global ethic foundation
This is the homepage of the Global Ethic Foundation. The organization, which is based in Germany, was founded and funded by Count K. K. von der Groeben. It seeks to promote inter-cultural, interreligious and inter-denominational initiatives around the world. This website, which is accessible in English, French, German and Spanish, informs visitors of their history, mission and activities. It contains the full-text of the 'Declaration Toward a Global Ethic' which can be downloaded in 15 languages and that of 'A Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities'. It also provides a bibliography of publications on global ethic and reviews of books on this area. Other resources include a chronicle of events and annotated links to relevant websites. This would be an interesting resource for those researching on the role of religion in peace-building.
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Institute for interreligious, intercultural dialogue
This is the homepage of the Institute for Interreligious, Intercultural Dialogue (IID) based at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA. It is a not-for-profit organization set up in 1978 to translate into practice the research published in the Journal of Ecumenical Studies which was founded in 1964 by Professors Leonard and Arlene Swidler. This website links viewers to the homepage of the journal from where they may view the table of contents of all volumes published since 1990. It also informs them of and links them to the interreligious, interideological and intercultural projects the institute is involved in. This includes access to resources like online papers; official declarations; and links to relevant websites. The institute is directed by Professor Leonard Swidler. The site would be of interest to those researching into the different ways to promote dialogue among people from different religions and cultures.
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Oslo coalition on freedom of religion or belief
This is the homepage of the Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief based at the Norwegian Center for Human Rights at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo. The coalition is an international network of representatives from various organizations, and their primary aim is to advance freedom of religion or belief. Their activities are run along the lines of the Oslo Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief. This website informs visitors of their background and mission, and provides access to the Oslo Declaration as well as other relevant declarations, resolutions and reports. Also provided is information about the different projects they engage in around the world. Resources offered on these include project reports; book reviews and abstracts; project calendar; and maps. There are annotated links to the homepages of relevant organizations. The Coalition is chaired by Tore Lindholm of the University of Oslo.
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