RELIGION IN WORLD HISTORY - 2003 ORIAS Summer Institute 
LINKS

GENERAL Commentary on Teaching Religion in the History Classroom

  • Council on Islamic Education: From on-line essay, "Teaching about Religion": One of the most frequent critiques concerning religion is that world history survey courses often avoid the subject of religion in the modern era. Several state standards documents reflect the need to redress this omission, which gives the impression that secular modernity has supplanted religion. . . .Once the basic unfamiliarity with religious traditions has been overcome, historical discussion can develop beyond the initial sense of the exotic to proceed toward understanding the role of change in interpretation and practice in societies across the globe. http://www.cie.org/publishers/worldhistoryteaching_4.asp

MAPS

Contemporary political maps:

  • Merriam-Webster's Atlas
    http://www.m-w.com/maps/moremapsnyt.html
  • Japan (Kid's Web Japan) Map of modern-day Japan – you can zoom into to see specific regions http://www.jinjapan.org/kidsweb/japan/map/j_regi.html
  • Northwest China
    http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/china_pol01.jpg

Historical maps:

SHINTO

ORTHODOXY

DIASPORA

  • The practice of Islam as well as indigeneous religions of Africa among the early slave population in the United States is explored in the PBS documentary "This Far by Faith" which posts an informative web page at http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/
  • Buddhism in Brazil: a bibliography- much of this site is in Portuguese but there is also some English text and images from temples,
    http://sites.uol.com.br/cmrocha

ISLAM IN AFRICA (annotated by Martha Saavedra, Center for African Studies)

Three annotated lists of web sites on African Religion, from Karen Fung's African South of the Sahara site:
Relgion http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/religion.html

The sites and annotations below are largely excerpted from Karen Fung's site.

  • Islam and Africa: Myths and Realties, Teachers Summer Institute 2002, June 17 - 28, 2002, University of Kansas
    This two-week institute sponsored by the African Studies Resource Center dealt with the issue of conceptions and misconceptions of Islam and Africa. Site includes some of the presentations in full, lesson plans, bibliographies and links. http://www.ku.edu/~asrc/resources/outreach/suminst/2002/announce2002.htm
  • The Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa,
    Located at the Program of African Studies, Northwestern University, directed by Professors John Hunwick and Seán O'Fahey. http://www.northwestern.edu/isita/index2.html
  • Historical Manuscripts of Malam Haliru of Wurno
    Malam Haliru Muhammad Wurno was a historian who lived in Wurno Nigeria. His knowledge of the history of the town many historians who have investigated the town. After Malam Haliru passed away John Edward Philips visited the town and made copies of as many of his writings as possible. Philips has made some of them available for viewing on the web.
    http://human.cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp/philips/Haliru/haliru.htm
  • Passport to Paradise: Visualizing Islam in West Africa and the Mouride Diaspora
    Exhibition on "the Mourides, a mystical Muslim movement originating in Senegal, West Africa." Topics, illustrated by paintings and other media, include the rise of Islam, a biography of Amadu Bamba, the Mouride work ethic, Mouride women, the Mouride global networks, the saint's tomb at Touba.
    Also
    - the devotional sanctum of Serigne Faye with paintings by Assane Dione.
    - a Mouride mosque and residential complex made entirely of straw
    - followers of Sheikh Ibra Fall who are "apostles of hard work"
    A book and an educational program accompany the exhibit organized by the Fowler Museum of Cultural History, University of California, Los Angeles.
    For teachers there is a curriculum guide and online exhibition. http://www.fmch.ucla.edu/passporttoparadise.htm
  • African Religion - Wim van Binsbergen
    Full text articles and photographs on "(1) popular Islam in North Africa; (2) historical African religion in South Central Africa; (3) Christian churches in South Central and Southern Africa; (4) historical African religion in West Africa; (5) historical African religion in Southern Africa..." Has a forum on "on anthropological and intercultural-philosophical aspects of African religion." See also his site Wim van Binsbergen. van Binsbergen is a Professor at Erasmus University, Rotterdam and a certified spirit medium/ diviner/ priest in the sangoma tradition of Southern Africa. http://www.geocities.com/africanreligion/
  • Jamiatul Ulama (Durban, Kwazulu-Natal)
    "The Jamiatul Ulama (Council of Muslim Theologians) is involved in various activities in the service of Islam and Muslims in South Africa, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal region." Has news about Muslims in Africa, publishes the "Al-Jamiat" newspaper (selected articles online) and the "Al-Jamiat" newsletter in the Zulu language. Has an extensive Islamic Information Page with information on all aspects of life. [KF] http://www.jamiat.org.za/home.html
  • African Traditional Religion - Chidi Denis Isizoh
    Isizoh's site has full-text articles such as "The Role of Women in African Traditional Religion" by John Mbiti, "Crime & African Traditional Religion" by S.A. Adewale, articles on Christianity, Islam and African religions and a 49 page bibliography of books and articles. http://afrikaworld.net/afrel/
  • Bugaje, Usman Muhammad
    Contains full text conference papers and other studies by Bugaje. Topics include Muslims and Islam in Nigeria, women and Islam, Islamic education in Katsina State, Usman Dan Fodio, the Sokoto Caliphate, governance, education, and the Hajj, the U.S. and the Middle East. [KF] http://www.webstar.co.uk/~ubugaje/
  • Introduction to Islam, by M. Cherif Bassiouini
    The full text of the book (Chicago: Rand McNally Corp., 1988). "The purpose of this book is to convey to a non-Muslim audience an understanding of Islam, its history, culture, and contribution to civilization." Includes photographs (students in Mali, etc.), sections on women in Islam, the Islamic calendar, fasting during Ramadan, Islamic fundamentalism, architecture, science, etc. The author is Professor of Law, DePaul University. [KF] http://www2.ari.net/gckl/islam/introislam.htm
  • Islam and Africa, Conference, April 19-22, 2001, Binghamton, New York
    Islam and Africa: A Global, Cultural and Historical Perspective. Conference hosted by the Institute of Global Cultural Studies, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York. http://www.maroc.net/IslaminAfrica/
  • Islam in Africa Map
    Shows predominantly Muslim countries and countries with significant Muslim minorities. From the Perry Casteneda Library Map Collection, Univ. of Texas at Austin. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/africa_islam_87.jpg
  • British Broadcasting Company. The Story of Africa
    "the history of the continent from an African perspective." "from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid" by major African historians (Jacob Ajayi, George Abungu, Director-General of the National Museums of Kenya and others). Includes audio of each segment of the BBC program. (Requires sound card, speaker or headphone). Each segment has a timeline, bibliography, useful links. Includes traditional religions, Islam, Christianity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/
  • H-Africa
    Moderated discussion group for African history and humanities. Sponsored by the Univ. of Illinois-Chicago and Michigan State.
    To subscribe to H-Africa, send email to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu
    Leave the subject area blank. In the message area put:
    sub H-Africa yourfirstname yourlastname, your institution
    Its web site (http://h-net.msu.edu/~africa/) includes past messages (posted since March 1995), book reviews, tables of contents lists, a key word search engine, and past discussion topics such as - African islamic history
  • Kingdoms of the Medieval Sudan
    An introduction to the history of Sudanic Africa (the states of Songhay, Kanem-Bornu, and Hausaland.) Discusses trade and Islam. Photographs by Lucy Johnson illustrate - Images of Islam (Grand Mosque at Jenne), River Scenes, Daily Life, The Dogon, Traditions and Beliefs, The Desert. Has multiple-choice tests. Project arises from a Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant to Xavier University's Center for the Advancement of Teaching (New Orleans, LA). Site by J. Rotondo-McCord. [KF] http://webusers.xula.edu/jrotondo/Kingdoms/

REFORMATION EUROPE

  • Primary and secondary texts from Reformation Europe can be found on the Internet Modern History Sourcebook at http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook02.html#ProtestantReformation

ASOKA

  • Notes from presenter Jim Egge on online images:

    "I have not found any web resources on Ashoka that I can recommend; however, the following sites contain some good images of Ashokan monuments and inscriptions:"

    • The following page by Ven. S. Dhammika contains a list of Buddhist sites in India:
      Click on the following links to view important Ashokan archeological sites: Kosambi (pillar), Lumbini (pillar inscription), Lauriya Nandangar (pillar inscription), and Barabar Hills (cave donated by Ashoka to the Ajivaka sect). http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/pilgrim/places.htm
    • Also from BuddhaNet, the following page includes a photo of the Lumbini pillar:
      http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/buddhistworld/lumbini.htm
    • Rock containing Major Rock Edicts at Dhauli (this photo shows about a fifth of the inscription):
      http://www.cmp.caltech.edu/~mcc/India/PictureShow/Ashoka_edict.html
    • Capital from pillar at Sarnath:
      http://www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/world/indien/benares_ashoka.htm
    • Pillar at Vaishali (scroll down):
      http://www.geocities.com/Athens/9449/holysite2.htm
      Bull capital:
      http://www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/bullcap.gif

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