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Viettouch
Some of the sections under the “Literature” and “History” categories are largely written in Vietnamese and may, therefore, be inaccessible to students. However, the vast majority of the site is in English and well worth a careful read.Review
Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library
Users willing to delve deeply into the various sections are rewarded with a vast amount of primary materials in the form of texts, videos, images, and maps.Review
Mesoamerican Photo Archives
The excellent images provided here can serve as a stimulus to further research for students interested in Mesoamerican history and in broader comparative history.Source
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
This is an excerpt from the Historia Verdadera de la Conquista de la Nueva España (The True History of the Conquest of New Spain) by Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1581).
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Vatican Library
But the best use of this site might be to accept it as an exhibit and encourage students to wander through it themselves, stopping where they choose, so that they discover the beauty and variety of the collection.Review
Urban Dharma, Buddhism in America
Although many of the essays are intended to promote Buddhism and a Buddhist religious perspective, the site also includes English translations of important early South Asian documents.Source
Statistics on Catholicism in Poland after the fall of Communism
These figures show the fragility of Catholicism in Poland after the communist era. Whether questioned about matters of doctrine or lifestyle, large numbers of Poles agreed with the stated positions of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Christian Classics Ethereal Library
This is still quite easily the best single location of source materials in English for the Reformation period online.Teaching
Long Teaching Module: The Catholic Church in Poland, 1950-2000
Poland is, at first glance, one of the most religiously homogeneous countries on earth.
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Long Teaching Module: Sati
The status of widows in many societies has been precarious, because the deaths of husbands removed the primary source of their economic well-being as well as control over their sexuality.