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Religion & Philosophy : Portugal

This pathfinder contains electronic resources on religion and philosophy in Portugal. For information about religion and philosophy in Portugal at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov) The Library of Congress Online Catalog Library of Congress Online Catalog, offers a wide bibliography of published works on subjects relating to Portugal. One need only search the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings. Some of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Portugal are the following sites: Iberia, The University of California at Berkeley's link to the Iberian Peninsula for both Portugal and Spain Iberian Studies Web, of WESS. Others sites one should especially note is the site prepared by the Law Library of the Library of Congress for legal, political, and general information on their Guide to Law Online (http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/portugal.html) and the one prepared by the Library of Congress Federal Research Division: Portugal - A Country Study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pttoc.html) This pathfinder is arranged in the following order:Religion | Search Engines for Religious GroupsPhilosophy | University Departments of Philosophy

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Religion

 

ADHERENTS.COM  (http://purl.oclc.org/ATSRW/adherents)
Adherents.Com provides tens of thousands of adherent statistics and religious geography citations -- references to published membership and congregational statistics for over 4,200 religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc. Of its several indexes, the most comprehensive for country-specific information is the "Religion by Location Index". For information on Portugal, click on the "Religion by Location Index" and to search for a specific religion in Portugal, click on "The Religion by Name Index". In English.

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 Portugal in each report, click on "Europe and Eurasia", the click on "Portugal". 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.

SANTUÁRIO DE FÁTIMA  (http://www.santuario-fatima.pt)
The sanctuary of Fátima official Web site. The religious sanctuary of Fátima is the largest ecclesiastical complex dedicated to the worship of the Virgin in Portugal as well as one of the most famous catholic shrines in the world. The site contains information about Fátima, the apparitions, what the pilgrims should see in Fátima, main dates, the seers of Fátima, other places within a mile of the sanctuary, and activities. In Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, and German.

Search engines for religious groups

 

CLIX : PORTUGAL : RELIGIÃO  (http://pesquisa.clix.pt/search.asp?question=religiao&in=Nacional)
A search engine for religious sects in Portugal, by Clix.pt.

GALILEU.COM : PORTUGAL : RELIGIÃO  (http://www.galileu.com/procura.asp?kw=religiao)
A search engine for religious sects in Portugal, by Galileu.com.

NETINDEX : PORTUGAL : RELIGIÃO  (http://www.netindex.pt/links/POLITICA/RELIGIAO/index.html)
A search engine for religious sects in Portugal, by NetINDEX.pt.

PORTAL BUSCA : PORTUGAL : RELIGIÃO  (http://www.busca.net/1008/866/994/index.html)
A search engine for religious sects in Portugal, by Busca.net.

SAPO : PORTUGAL ONLINE : RELIGIÃO  (http://www.sapo.pt/culturais/religiao/)
A search engine for religious sects in Portugal, by Sapo.pt.

TERRAVISTA : PORTUGAL : RELIGIÕES E CRENÇAS  (http://www.terravista.pt/pesquisa/pesquisa.php?idcat=2172&query=Sociedade)
A search engine for religious sects in Portugal, by Terravista.pt. Click on "Religiões e crenças."

Philosophy

 

CRÍTICA : REVISTA DE FILOSOFIA E ENSINO  (http://www.criticanarede.com)
A Portuguese magazine of philosophy. Contains articles, information on thesis, interviews, books, music, and a search engine. In Portuguese.

INSTITUTO DE FILOSOFIA DA LINGUAGEM  (http://www.ifl.pt)
The Instituto de Filosofia da Linguagem (IFL) is a research unit of the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is supported by Fundação para a Ciência e para a Tecnologia (Foundation for Science and Technology) of the Portuguese Ministry of Science and Technology. The main purpose of IFL is to develop research programs in the current fields of philosophy of language, logic, communication, mind, and areas of philosophy of action and moral philosophy. This site contains information about the institute, research, researchers, projects, publications, library, news, and contact. In Portuguese and English.

NAVEGANDO NA FILOSOFIA  (http://afilosofia.no.sapo.pt/agendafilosofica.htm)
A collection of links about philosophy in Portugal and abroad. In Portuguese.

SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE FILOSOFIA  (http://www.spfil.pt)
Web page of the "Sociedade Portuguesa de Filosofia" (The Portuguese Society for Philosophy). Features the Institution, activities, study centers, links to sites of related interest, news and contact. In Portuguese.

University Departments of Philosophy

 

DEPARTAMENTO DE FILOSOFIA : FACULDADE DE LETRAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA  (http://www.fl.ul.pt/dep%5Ffilosofia/index.htm)
The Department of Philosophy of the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. In Portuguese.

FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS E HUMANAS  (http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/seg%5Fp.asp?fla=1)
Homepage of the Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas in Lisbon, Portugal. In Portuguese with some English.

FACULDADE DE FILOSOFIA DE BRAGA  (http://www.facfil.ucp.pt)
The Faculdade de Filosofia de Braga (Faculty of Philosophy of Braga) of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. In Portuguese.

FACULDADE DE LETRAS DA UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA  (http://www.uc.pt/fluc/)
Homepage of the Faculdade de Letras of the Universidade de Coimbra (University of Coimbra), Portugal. In Portuguese.

INSTITUTO DE FILOSOFIA  (http://www.letras.up.pt/df/if/index.html)
The Instituto de Filosofia (Institute of Philosophy) of the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Portugal. In Portuguese.

UNIVERSIDADE DE ÉVORA  (http://www.uevora.pt)
Home page of the Universidade de Évora, Portugal. In Portuguese.

UNIVERSIDADE DOS AÇORES  (http://www.uac.pt/home.php)
The Home page of the Universidade dos Açores (University of Azores), Portugal. In Portuguese.

UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS  (http://www.ulusofona.pt/edu/departamentos/sociaishumanas/lic/filosofia/pag1.htm)
Home page of the Departamento de Ciências Sociais e Humanas of the Universidade Lusofona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. In Portuguese.

UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA  (http://www.unl.pt/)
Homepage of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. In Portuguese and English.

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