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Articles of Interest

Toward a Definition of Folk Religion

Author(s): Don Yoder

Source: Western Folklore, Vol. 33, No. 1, Symposium on Folk Religion (Jan., 1974), pp. 2-15

Published by: Western States Folklore Society

Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1498248

Vernacular Religion and the Search for Method in Religious Folklife

Author(s): Leonard Norman Primiano

Source: Western Folklore, Vol. 54, No. 1, Reflexivity and the Study of Belief (Jan., 1995), pp. 37-56

Published by: Western States Folklore Society

Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1499910

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Altar Project Resources:

Pantheons, Heavenly Hosts, and other Divine Communities:

Use the links below to find ways in which the theme / concept you've chosen for the Altar Project has been personified and sacralized in prior eras of Western History. Use the textual descriptions on the sites below to determine what specific symbols, attributes, images, or characters relate to your concept. Then search Artstor, Google Images or other online image banks to view visual representations of these symbolic personifications.

Pre-Christian Western Deities

Catalogue of Roman Gods/Goddesses (Major, Minor, and Adopted)

Roman Gods and Associates

Comprehensive Greek Mythology Site

Elementary Information on the Greek Pantheon

Celtic Gods and Associates (British Isles and Continental Europe)

Patron Saints:

Divine or Semi-Divine patrons and exemplars within the traditons of Western European Christianity

Catalogue of Catholic Patron Saints

The Online Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Patron Saints (including Saints of Professions)

"Our Catholic Faith" Catalogue of Patron Saints

Saints of Trades and Occupations from Mostly Medieval