Mesocosm

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Top Posts & Pages

• The Tetramorph; The Sumerian Origins of a Christian Symbol
• Dancing at Time Zero: Kwakiutl Secret Dance Societies
• Black Elk and the Fabrication of Memory
• The Witch's House
• Mnemosyne, by Friedrich Hölderlin
• The Raven, the Bear, and Shamanism in the Pacific Northwest
• Todtnauberg, by Paul Celan
• 52:03 Picasso's Le Printemps
• Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit"
• The Lion, the Bull, and the Birth of Tragedy

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• Art (22)
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• History (16)
• Links (15)
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• Music (22)
• Musings (38)
• Philosophy (17)
• Poetry (15)
• Politics (15)
• Psychology (7)
• Religion and Mythology (42)
• Reviews (21)
• Translations (10)
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Also By Mesocosm

• Goodreads Reviews A Plethora of Book Reviews by Mesocosm

Ancient

• The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (Oxford) Many translations.
• Oriental Institute Catalogs and Books University of Chicago

Classical Music and Opera

• Arkiv Music Rare and hard-to-find classical music and opera

Medieval and Renaissance

• Medievalist.net
• The Labyrinth Resources for Medieval Studies
• Luminarium Medieval and Renaissance English Literature

Modern

• n + 1 Excellent magazine on culture and theory
• Arts and Letters Daily
• Edge
• TechGnosis Erik Davis, Hyperspace Gnostic Essayist
• Bill Viola – Video installation artist

Music and Audio

• UBUWeb Great archive of music, lectures, and more.
• Avant Garde Project Free out-of-print Avant Garde albums and compositions.
• Quiet American Acoustic ecology and sound recordings.
• CBC Ideas Podcast – Archives Great series on fascinating topics.
• 5:4 Outstanding contemporary classical music blog.

Philosophy

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Islamic Philosophy Online Many First-Rate Texts and Translations

Religion and Mythology

• New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia Outstanding reference for Christian History and Doctrine
• Internet Sacred Text Archive Mountains of sacred texts of every tradition.

Resources

• Google Art Project Browse galleries from around the world.

Science

• Santa Fe Institute
• The Sociological Eye Systems Sociologist Randall Collins
• Astronomy Picture of the Day