Religious studies
Here you will find all the resources identified by our tutors as useful for the study of this subject, arranged in ascending alphabetical order. Browse the tiles and descriptions to discover if there are any resources of interest to you, or click on any of the keywords to see resources sorted by more in-depth topics.
Religious studies (V620): Identification and classification of religions and the comparative study of the world's religious traditions.
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Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature |
A 26-lecture series by Dale B. Martin, providing a historical study of the origins of Christianity. It analyses the literature of the earliest... |
Christianity, New Testament, Judaism, Apostles, St Paul | view |
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'The Conference of the Birds' by Farīd al-dīn ʿAttar |
Conference of the Birds’ (Mantiq al-Ṭayr) by Farīd al-dīn ʿAttar (d.1221) is considered a masterpiece of Persian poetry. It is also one of the... |
The Conference of the Birds, Birds, conference | view |
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A monorhyme poem from the Diwan of Ibn 'Arabi |
This poem, in Arabic and English, is an example of a particular kind of poem, known as the monorhyme, where the final word of each line is the... |
Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry, Ibn 'Arabi | view |
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A poem on Love by Ibn 'Arabi |
A poem with commentary by In 'Arabi from his Diwan, translated by Stephen Hirtenstein. |
Islamic mysticism, Sufi poetry, Ibn 'Arabi | view |
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About Ibn 'Arabi |
A brief overview of the life and writings of the Sufi master, Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240), with details of the books he wrote |
Ibn 'Arabi, Sufism, Islam, Ayyubid, Seljuk, Almohad | view |
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al-Tafsir |
The al-Tafsīr website, maintained by the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Jordan, provides the original Arabic of over 100... |
Islam, Tafsir, Qur'an | view |
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Alkhazina |
'Alkhazina' is an intelligent, well-balanced and therefore much-needed database on Islamic culture in the Middle East. Developed as a teaching... |
Islam, Middle East, Qur'an, Sufism, Arabic world | view |
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An Introduction to 'Attar's Conference of the Birds |
A brief outline of 'Attar's life and work, plus some background on 'Confernece of the Birds' |
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Analects of Confucius |
English translation of Confucius's Analects (Lun Yu) by A. Charles Muller |
Confucius, Confucianism, China | view |
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Ancient and Medieval Church History |
Complete Online course in early Church history from Covenant Theological Seminary. |
Church history, History | view |
