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Religion or philosophy from Oxford Reference Online [24/7] [Can't get in?]
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Calendars and time - Links to lots of calendar resources, including Islamic and Jewish calendars.
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Adherents.com - Collection of figures with references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for many religions, denominations, faith groups, tribes, etc.
Religions
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Oxford Islamic Studies Online [24/7] - Containing nearly 3500 reference articles, bringing together current scholarship in the field and promoting understanding of the Islamic world.
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Sacred Texts Archive - Links to the sacred texts of a wide range of belief systems.
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Virtual Religion Index - Links to information and resources on a vast range of religious topics, intended to further research.
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BBC Religion - Features include guides to a variety of religions, discussion forums, calendars, what's in the news, ethical issues and more.
Philosophy
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Constantly updated and comprehensive encyclopedia of ideas
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Philosophy around the web - Gateway to philosophical information - scroll down the home page to get to the content.
Mythology
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Encyclopedia Mythica - Clear site on myths and folklore around the world. Over 7000 articles with good cross-references and pictures.
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Bulfinch's Mythology - Online version of the classic Nineteenth Century work on mythologies - "the age of fable or stories of gods and heroes".
Paranormal
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Occultopedia - An encyclopaedia of "the occult and the unexplained", with good cross-referencing and details of books and other sources of information. Can be searched alphabetically or by topic.
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