| Title: | World religions photo library |
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| Description: | The World Religions Photo Library is a website that is the work of Christine Osborne, a writer and photographer specialising in travel and lifestyles in developing countries. The site is both a showcase for her work on world religions and a commercial venture as images can be bought and downloaded from the site. However, the images may be viewed on the site without charge, and offer some unusual and fascinating visual insights into religious beliefs and practice worldwide. It may be of interest to researchers in all aspects of religious studies and also in art history, social studies, and media and communications studies. The archive covers over 50 countries with images of the major religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism, as well as lesser known faiths. There is also a section on cults and the range of material included is very comprehensive. The archive is divided into sections for each major religion, but may also be searched by keyword. Images include traditional and contemporary religious life in various contexts and locations worldwide, include marriages, war situations, meal rituals, pilgrimage locations and schools. Each religion included as a section on the site has an opening page which explains its major beliefs and development. The site also includes a 'further reading' page, and information about religious tourism. |
| Keywords - controlled: | religions (concept); photographs; image databases; |
| Keywords - uncontrolled: | world religions; image libraries; images; faith travel; religious tourism |
| Type: | Companies; Images |
| URL: | http://www.worldreligions.co.uk/ |
| Classification: |
Creative and performing arts > Cross-disciplinary studies > Image banks > Commercial image sources > Picture libraries and agencies Creative and performing arts > Cultural studies > Social and psychological concepts > Customs and folklore Humanities > Religion and theology > Archives |
| Resource creator: | Osborne, Christine (Copyright Holder) |
| Country of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Period: | 20th Century (1900 - 1945); 20th Century (1946 - 1999); 2000 - present |
