Humanities (By Subject)

Humanities Sites:

Lexicon of Humanities Lexicon of Humanities: Site features basic glossaries, quotations, and bibliographies per discipline. (Humanities) http://www.sil.org/~radneyr/humanities//index.html A Dictionary of PostmodernTerms A Dictionary of PostmodernTerms: A growing dictionary of terms useful in reading postmodern works. (Humanities) http://www.california.com/~rathbone/lexicon.htm The Ism Book The Ism Book: A Field Guide to the Nomenclature of Philosophy. (Humanities) http://www.saint-andre.com/ismbook/ Glossary of Poetic Terms Glossary of Poetic Terms: Comprehensive glossary of poetic terms organized by poet, title, first line, timeline, keyword or simple alphabetical index maintained by members of the Department of English at the University of Toronto. (Humanities) http://eir.library.utoronto.ca/rpo/display/ Dictionary of Universal Spiritual Terms Dictionary of Universal Spiritual Terms: Glossary of terms of universal spirituality including Buddhism, meditation, Shamanism, Islam, and Christianity. (Humanities) http://www.innerself.com/Magazine/Spirituality/dictionary_spirituality.htm Figures of Speech Tables Figures of Speech Tables: Provides definitions of various figures of speech in English along with examples from literature of the period. (Humanities) http://www.nipissingu.ca/faculty/williams/figofspe.htm Prototype Worlds Prototype Worlds: Glossary of jargon and terminology originally coined in science fiction to describe technologies that did not exist at the time of writing or ideas for which no obviously suitable mainstream term was handy. (Humanities) http://catb.org/%7Eesr/sf-words/index.html World Civilizations World Civilizations: Glossary of key concepts in various world civilizations and major eras from Washington State University. (Humanities) http://www.wsu.edu/%7Edee/GLOSSARY/GLOSSARY.HTM Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind: Most interesting dictionary of mental phenomena. (Humanities) http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/main.html Literary Terms Literary Terms: Glossary of common literary terms with references to published works where examples of these terms may be found. (Humanities) http://www.virtualsalt.com/litterms.htm Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric: Reference to over 1000 rhetorical terms and a primer for classical and renaissance rhetoric. Each term is accompanied by pronunciation, etymology, definition, examples from literature, cross references, and sources. (Humanities) http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/silva.htm