Subject Guide - Religion (200s)

 

Reference  *  Books  *  Serials  *  Databases  *  Related Lion Links pages  *  Websites

 

 

Reference

Dictionary of Roman religion.

  Adkins, Lesley.

  Call #: REF 292.0703 ADK

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The Oxford dictionary of world religions.

  Bowker, John Westerdale.

  Call #: REF 200.3 OXF

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of world religions ; Wendy Doniger, consulting editor.

  Doniger, Wendy.

  Call #: REF 200.3 MER

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The Encyclopedia of religion.

  Eliade, Mircea, 1907.

  Call #: REF 200.3 ENC

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The religions of the Roman Empire.

  Ferguson, John, 1921.

  Call #: REF 200 FER

  Location: Green Library

 

 

New historical atlas of religion in America.

  Gaustad, Edwin S. (Edwin Scott).

  Call #: REF 200.943 NEW

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Dictionary of Native American mythology.

  Gill, Sam D., 1943.

  Call #: REF 299.703 GIL

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The encyclopedia of African and African-American religions.

  Glazier, Stephen D.

  Call #: REF 299.603 ENC

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The encyclopedia of Native American religions.

  Hirschfelder, Arlene B.

  Call #: REF 299.703 HIR

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Encyclopedia of Judaism.

  Karesh, Sara E.

  Call #: REF 296.03 KAR

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Encyclopedia of Hinduism.

  Jones, Constance, 1961.

  Call #: REF 294.503 JON

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The international dictionary of religion : a profusely illustrated guide to the beliefs of the world.

  Kennedy, Richard, 1932.

  Call #: REF 291.03 KEN

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Religion and American cultures : an encyclopedia of traditions, diversity, and popular expressions.

  Laderman, Gary, 1962.

  Call #: REF 200.973 REL

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions.

  Lewis, James R.

  Call #: REF 200.3 LEW

  Location: Green Library

 

 

A Dictionary of Buddhism.

  Ling, Trevor Oswald.

  Call #: REF 294.3 DIC

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Encyclopedia of American religions.

  Melton, J. Gordon.

  Call #: REF 200.973 ENC

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Encyclopedia of African American religions.

  Murphy, Larry (Larry G.).

  Call #: REF 200.8996 ENC

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Encyclopedia of American religious history.

  Queen, Edward L.

  Call #: REF 200.973 QUE

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The HarperCollins dictionary of religion.

  Smith, Jonathan Z.

  Call #: REF 200.3 HAR

  Location: Green Library

 

 

The Oxford dictionary of the Jewish religion.

  Werblowsky, R. J. Zwi (Raphael Jehudah Zwi), 1924.

  Call #: REF 296.03 OXF

  Location: Green Library

 

 

Books

Books on religion may be browsed in the online catalog under a number of subject searches on religion, or in the stacks in the 200s.

 

The golden bough: a study in magic and religion, Frazer, James George, Sir, 291 FRA.

 

The history and future of faith: religion past, present, and to come, Ellwood, Robert S., 291 ELL.

 

The new Golden bough: a new abridgment of the classic work, Frazer, James George, Sir, 291 FRA.

 

How do you spell God?: answers to the big questions from around the world, Gellman, Marc, 200 GEL.

 

In the beginnings: early man and his gods, Hays, H. R. (Hoffman Reynolds), 291 HAY.

 

Religion and human experience: opposing viewpoints, Bender, David L., 210 BEN.

 

Religion, Langley, Myrtle, 200 LAN.

 

 

Serials

 

 

Databases

EBSCOhost Research Databases - full-text access to thousands of scholarly and general interest journals. Select Academic Search Premier, Masterfile, and MAS Full Text Extra.

 

Google Scholar - links and citations to full-text articles. Google does not link to articles in Ebsco databases.

 

JSTOR

This is an online collection of "backfiles of core scholarly  journals" available in full- text format.  Use one of the general indexes listed above before you try this source.

 

 

LexisNexis - Newspapers & media transcripts (full-text)

- select Guided News Search

- select news category - General News, World News, etc.

- select source. Major papers

 

Project Muse - This site links to the full text of more than 100 journals published by John Hopkins University. Titles and details are on the web page. Use one of the general indexes listed above before you try this source.

 

Websites

UNC Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library, Religion - Textual Resources on the web

Texts, writings, commentaries, etc. on the Bible and other sacred texts.

 

 

Academic Info Relgion: Subject Index (Michael Madin) One of the two best websites for the scholarly study of religion.

 

 

Classic Protestant Texts A resource for historians, theologians, political scientists, and sociologists studying the religious and social upheavals of the 16th and 17th centuries, this electronic collection gives researchers access to more than 1,500 works from the Reformation and post-Reformation eras. These works include the theological writings of more than 300 Protestant authors, as well as a wide range of confessional documents, biblical commentaries, polemical treatises, and Bible translations.

 

 

Lexikon des Mittelalters (LexMA) and International Encyclopaedia of the Middle Ages (IEMA) The standard encyclopaedia for medieval studies. It deals with all branches of Medieval Studies and covers the period from 300 to 1500 AD/CE for the whole of Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa. The IEMA is an entirely new supplement to the LexMA and is being produced under the joint auspices of the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and Brepols Publishers.

 

 

Luthers Werke The complete Weimar Edition of the works of Martin Luther. In addition to his Bible translations and his treatises, the database includes his sermons, letters, Tischreden, poems and hymns, enabling scholars to navigate with ease through his works, finding every occurrence of a word or phrase. Searches may be limited to a particular work or genre, or expanded to include the entire database

 

 

The North American Religion Page

 

 

The Religion & Philosophy Collection A comprehensive database covering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. With nearly 250 full text journals and unparalleled coverage of the subject areas, it is an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies.

 

 

Religion, Religions, Religious Studies (Dr. Gene Thursby, University of Florida) The site includes sections on religion and individual experience; aspects of modernity (freedom of and from religion); alternative and new religions (including the anti-cult movement); religion and the media; and the tradition of the academic study of religion.

 

 

Religions of the World Introduction to the major World Religions by the Minnesota State University Emuseum.

 

 

Religionwriters.com Hosted by the Religion Newswriters Association. Includes a helpful Links Library.

 

 

Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Extensive gateway to internet resources. 

 

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