Department of Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences The University of Alabama

Roman Catholicism

Michael Dean Murphy
The University of Alabama

This web site is designed to help students in "Myth, Ritual, and Magic" in their study of the vernacular forms of Roman Catholicism.  Any suggestions for additions would be well received. Click here to submit a site.

• Christianity   The general introduction to Christianity provided by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance.
• David K. Jordan's Ethnography of Christianity Site  An excellent source for Christianity in general. Currently off-line.
• David Jordan's Annotated Bibliography of Christianity
• Anthropology of Roman Catholicism Bibliography  A four-hundred item bibliography on anthropological contributions to the study of Roman Catholicism.
• The Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)  An online edition of the famous 1913 edition, this site is an excellent source for comprehensive information on history, doctrine, rituals, etc..   Keep in mind that some positions of the Catholic Church have changed since early in this century.
• A Catholic Bible: The New American Bible
• Catechism of the Catholic Church
• Official Web Site of the Vatican  It doesn't get more authoritative on the web than this.
• Catholic Resources on the Web An excellent and comprehensive site.
• Esglesia.org  A comprehensive Spanish language site.
• Catholic Theology Library
• Christus Rex Web Site
• American University's Catholic Files A set of interesting web sites with lots of information.
• Catholic Saints and Angels Online   A great source for information about the Catholic cult of saints
• List of Catholic Patron Saints
• The Popes A chronological list of the popes with brief biographies.

St. Isodore of Sevilla,
the Catholic patron saint of the internet

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