Religion
ADHERENTS.COM (http://purl.oclc.org/ATSRW/adherents)
"Adherents.com is a growing collection of over 41,000 adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership/adherent statistics and congregation statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns." For information on Mexico, click on the "Religion by Location Index". "The Religion by name Index" will allow you to search religions in Mexico. In English.
CONFERENCIA DEL EPISCOPADO MEXICANO (http://www.cem.org.mx/)
Presents the Mexican Episcopate Conference (Catholic Church) Web site. Contains information about this institution and its commissions. Includes a directory of this institution, press releases, and news. Provides full-text access to official documents of this institution and documents issued by other entities related to the Catholic Church (with emphasis on Mexico). Offers extensive coverage of current events (canonization of Juan Diego, etc.) Links to other Web sites related to the Catholic Churh. In Spanish.
EL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS = THE DAY OF THE DEAD (http://muertos.palomar.edu/)
"A bilingual (English and Spanish) website on the Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead, complete with photographs, bibliography, recipes, and links to numerous resources. Also featured is the work of Jose Guadalupe Posada, Mexican printmaker."
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/)
Features the International Religious Freedom Reports, submitted to the US Congress by the Department of State. Includes reports from 2001 onward. Information is organized geographically. In order to access the information about Mexico in each report, click on "Western Hemisphere", then click in "Mexico." For each country the following information is provided: issues related to religion and the government, religious demography, status of religion freedom, societal attitudes, and US government policy. In English.
INVENTORY OF THE MEXICAN INQUISITION ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS ORGANIZED BY COLLECTION AND BANCROFT MANUSCRIPT CLASSIFICATION (http://www.oac.cdlib.org/cgi-bin/oac/berkeley/bancroft/mexinqui)
Finding aid of Mexican Inquisition original documents held at the Bancroft Library in the University of California, Berkeley.
Documents include a wide range of legal actions including, for the practice of Judaism, clairvoyance, solicitations, witchcraft and superstition, sexual deviation, and other canonical offenses. In English.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE: PATRONESS OF THE AMERICAS (http://www.sancta.org/)
Presents comprehensive information about the Virgin of Guadalupe. Provides digital resources such as an online picture gallery and online greeting cards. Also includes religious resources such as the novena to Our Lady and other prayers. In English, French, and Spanish.
RELIGION - WEB DE MEXICO (http://mexico.udg.mx/principal/religion.htm)
Web page devoted to religious traditions in Mexico. Provides brief comments about Easter, the Virgin of Guadalupe, the Virgin of Zapopán, the "Posadas", and The "Day of the Dead". Part of the Web de México Web site. In Spanish.
Philosophy
ASOCIACION FILOSOFICA DE MEXICO (http://www.afm.org.mx/)
Features the Philosophical Association of Mexico. Includes information about its structure, activities, press releases, and publications. Also includes a directory of its members. Links to Web resources on Philosophy. In Spanish.
FILOS (http://www.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php3?&pagina=http://132.248.150.101:4500/ALEPH/spa/fil/fil/fil/START)
FILOS is an online bibliographical database
which seeks to compile and disseminate every work on philosophy published in Mexico. Includes more than 20,600 bibliographical records of books, dissertations, articles, reviews, etc. published since 1975.
Produced by the Institute of Philosophical Research at the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). In English.
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES FILOSOFICAS (http://www.filosoficas.unam.mx/)
Features the Institute of Philosophical Research in the UNAM (the National Autonomous University of Mexico). Presents information about the history of the Institute, its activities, academic programs, library (provides access to the library catalog), bulletin, and publications. Also includes a directory of its researchers and staff. In English and Spanish.
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