The ancient lands of the Armenians comprehended a great variety
of borders and fostered millennia-long mutual influences to and
from the lands which surrounded it. Additionally, the diaspora
of the Armenian people is centuries old and is far flung. One of
the 15 federated republics of the Soviet Union through-out most
of the twentieth century, Armenia declared its independence in
1991. The sites listed in each category of this selective portal
page have been chosen for their utility in providing accurate narrative
(either brief or extensive) information, as well as directories,
extensive portal pages and other resources concerning all aspects
of Armenian life and culture. They originate both in the Republic
of Armenia as well as in the various communities of the Armenian
Diaspora. All are either English language alone or bi- or trilingual
lingual, unless noted in an annotation which follows. Many sites
offer down-loadable Armenian and Russian fonts to make them easily
accessible. For a variety of reasons, the links to Armenia and
the NIS countries in general are often inactive; we recommend that
you try again, should you not be successful in connecting.
For Library of Congress contact information and research and
bibliographic materials on Armenia, consult the Armenia
Country Page of the Near East Section of the African and
Middle Eastern Division; see also the Library's online
catalog for books and materials in other formats held by
the Library; and the Library's Thomas
Legislative Information Page for legislative materials (bills,
hearings, acts, etc.) concerning relations between the United
States and the Republic of Armenia, as well as the interests
of the Armenian-American community.
Centers of Armenian Christianity both in Armenia and its Diaspora,
as well as archives of textual resources.
Adherents.com (http://www.adherents.com/)
"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,
etc... Data [is presented] from both primary research sources such as government
census reports, statistical sampling surveys and organizational reporting, as
well as citations from secondary literature which mention adherent statistics." Database
is searchable by the name of the religion (denomination, sect) or by location.
The Armenian Catholicosate of the Great House
of Cilicia (http://www.cathcil.org/)
The English-language official website of the Armenian Catholicosate in Cilicia
(modern Lebanon) provides complete information, both historical and contemporary,
on its history, mission, and function. The site also provides an online journal,
list of publications, and information about its important library.
The Armenian Church (Diocese,
New York) (http://www.armenianchurch.org/index.jsp)
This official site of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America provides
a list of the churches under its jurisdiction in the United States, a church
calendar, press releases, messages, and prayers of the Archbishop, and site searching
capability for other matters relating to the activities of the Armenian Church.
Armenian Church
Directory (http://www.cilicia.com/armo%5Fchurch%5Fdirectory.html)
This useful web site gives the addresses to the Catholicosates, Patriarchates,
archbishoprics and churches of the Armenian Church throughout the world.
Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem (http://www.armenian-patriarchate.org/)
The official English-language website of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
provides information about the Patriarchate's history, mission, structure,
library, and services.
Armenian Prelacy Home Page (New York) (http://www.armprelacy.org/)
The official website of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church
of America provides information about its staff, structure and departments, mission,
and programs.
Classical Armenian Literature (http://www.digilib.am/)
This website reproduces important Mediaeval Armenian textual materials. Fonts
for both PC and Macintosh are made available for downloading.
Questia - The Online Library of Books
and Journals (http://www.questia.com/Index.jsp)
From Questia Media America, Inc. for academics, students, librarians, publishers
and a wide variety of researchers, 'Questia is the first online library that
provides 24/7 access to the world's largest online collection of books and journal
articles in the humanities and social sciences, plus magazine and newspaper articles.
You can search each and every word of all of the books and journal articles in
the collection.' A search under country name yields a wide variety of bibliographic
citations. Full text is often available to subscribers.
Religious Studies Web Guide (http://www.ucalgary.ca/%7Elipton/)
Saundra Lipton of the University of Calgary Library and Cheryl Adams of the Library
of Congress have constructed a highly useful web guide to resources for the study
of religions world-wise. The site allows searches arranged either by format or
religious group and provides links to additional sites for the academic study
of religion.
St Nersess Armenian Seminary (United States) (http://www.stnersess.edu)
The website of this seminary for the preparation of clergy for the Armenian Apostolic
Church, located in New Rochelle, NY, details its academic programs, sponsored
events, outreach initiatives, and other materials relevant to the Armenian Church
itself.
World Vision Armenia (http://www.wvi.org/home.shtml)
'World Vision is an international Christian relief and development organization
working to promote the well-being of all people-expecially children. "Search
its index for contact information, reports of activities, and news involved in
the relief effort of the countries where the organization has branches." |