The Internet Sacred Text Archive
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The Internet Sacred Text Archive

The Internet Sacred Text Archive

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Probably the most extensive single site on the Internet for sacred texts from all sorts of religions, including not only the great world religions but also ancient and indigenous traditions and "mystery" religions."This site is a freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. Texts are presented in English translation and, in some cases, in the original language." (most material at this... More
Material Type: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT: February 21, 2003
Date Modified in MERLOT: June 10, 2014
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Submitter: Laura Shulman

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  • Reviewed by members of Editorial board for inclusion in MERLOT.
    Editor Review
    Very good quality; in queue to be peer reviewed
    avg: 5 rating
    • User review 4 average rating
  • User Rating: 4 user rating
  • Discussion (2 Comments)
  • Learning Exercises (none)
  • Personal Collections (16)
  • Accessibility Info (none)

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Primary Audience: High School, College General Ed, Graduate School
Mobile Compatibility: Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements: Internet browser
Language: English
Cost Involved: no
Source Code Available: unsure
Accessiblity Information Available: unsure
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Avatar for Tina Hanlon
4 years ago

Tina Hanlon (Faculty)

Interesting variety of texts from different traditions, not just religious texts. For example, the complete text of Mooney's Myths of the Cherokee (1900) is included.

Time spent reviewing site: visited occasioinally and read some texts over a number of years
Used in course

Avatar for Robert Bledsoe
6 years ago

Robert Bledsoe (Faculty)

This site has an amazingly extensive collection of religious/sacred texts. Most appear in translations completed during the late nineteenth or early twentieth century. The site also contains scholarly and popular works from this period on specific religions, etc. Considering the age of the translations and the secondary literature, users need to exercise caution when consulting these documents. Nevertheless, the value of having these texts readily available online is likely to outweigh this concern.