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“Sacrifice to this god. Sacrifice to that god.” – people do say these things, but in reality each of these gods is his own creation, for he himself is all these gods. – Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upanishad
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- The Tetramorph; The Sumerian Origins of a Christian Symbol
- The Assyrian Tree of Life
- Reason and Its Limits; Logic and Contradiction in Buddhism
- Dancing at Time Zero: Kwakiutl Secret Dance Societies
- Mnemosyne, by Friedrich Hölderlin
- 52:02 Humbaba of the Cedar Forest
- Dies Irae: Mozart's Requiem
- The Raven, the Bear, and Shamanism in the Pacific Northwest
- Todtnauberg, by Paul Celan
- Goethe's "Elective Affinities"
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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
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