Religious Studies Library Guide

A varied, balanced, and award-winning guide to Web resources for the study of Islam, the Islamic world, and Arabic; compiled by Dr. Alan Godlas of the University of Georgia.

A compilation of public-domain and copy-permitted historical texts, arranged by period and theme, edited by Dr. Paul Halsall. This resource also includes links to a number of other relevant Web sites and digital maps.

This Columbia University site collects important electronic bibliographic and research resources relating to Middle Eastern and North African studies. It includes an extensive section on religion in the Middle East.

Digital collection of books, manuscripts, and maps dating 10th-20th centuries CE, based on Harvard University's extensive collections. Regions covered range from North Africa to Southeast Asia; multiple languages and a wide range of subjects are represented. The Project site provides for searching by author, title, subject, and genre, as well as browsing.

A collection of current resources on "educational access with a focus on gender; curriculum and content of educational provision; and types of educational providers, and specifically, how decisions are being made about where children go to school" (as described by Eldis, at the Institute of Development Studies, University, of Sussex, Brighton, UK, the project developing this site)

A continually updated compilation of scholarly resources on Muslims and Islam in Europe and North America, by an international network of researchers. Includes essays, news reports, country profiles, videos, annotations on recommended books, conference announcements, etc.

Covers medieval Islamic thought generally as well as individual philosophers and theologians. Compiled by Thérèse-Anne Druart (Catholic University of America), primarily 2002-2004.

Detailed bibliography of European-language secondary sources on Sub-Saharan Africa (ca. 1960-2005); compiled by Paul Schrijver, African Studies Centre (Afrika-Studiecentrum), based at the University of Leiden (Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden).

A compilation by Saliba Sarsar and Alexander Keller, Monmouth University, including books, articles, presentations, and reports. Links to publications available online are provided, as well as links to websites of relevant institutes and organizations.

For both Asia in general and for the individual political units, resources are grouped by various political, social, cultural and economic categories and sub-categories. ARCHIVED VERSION OF SITE

Includes lists of Web sites on Islam and specific topics in Islamic studies, as well as links to online books and articles. Hosted at Georgetown University. A resource compiled by Professor Frances Pritchett, Columbia University.

The catalog includes current information and data such as bibliographies and databases, data sets, newspapers and journals, government reports, and organization sites. Resources are in English and/or one or more of 27 Asian languages.