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Online Reference
~ Academic Directories ~ Denominations ~ Email Discussion Lists ~ Academic Directories
World Directory of Religious Studies Programs (Dept. of Studies in Religion, University of Queensland -- Australia
A metadirectory for religious studies programs.The Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada
Provides a directory of its member schools with alphabetical, denominational, and geographic indexes.Council of Societies for the Study of Religion
Provides a search form for their Directory of Departments and Programs of Religious Studies in North America, which includes 1600 accredited departments and programs.Programs for the Study of Religion Worldwide (Donald Brodale / Dept. of Religious Studies, University of California Santa Barbara)
Organized geographically with alphabetical subarrangement. Also provides direct access by alphabetic and broad discipline for U.S. programs.Links to Canadian Universities (Canadian Society for the Study of Religion)
A list with links.Denominations
Church and Ecumenical Organizations / World Council of Churches)
A list of denominational links maintained at the World Council of Churches web site.Email Discussion Lists
The Shortlist of Email Forums for Theologians (Michael Fraser)
A currently-maintained guide to discussion lists. Includes a search engine. Older versions of this resource are Internet Lists Relating to Topics in Religion : Condensed from Fraser's List of Internet Resources (ed. by Bob Craigmile / Pitts Theology Library, Emory University) and A Shortlist of Discussion Forums for Theologians (Michael Fraser / University of Durham).
Class Research Guides
Asian Studies 383 : Common Religious Traditions in China
Classical Studies 305 : Classical Myth and Religion
Religious Studies 340 : Heritage of Islam
Religious Studies 370 : Concepts and Methods in the Study of Religion
Religious Studies 407 : Topics in Early Judaism
Online Index
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
The interface software is EBSCOhost.
Printed Reference Sources
~ General ~ Asian Religions ~ Biblical Studies ~ Christianity ~ Islam ~ Judaism ~ Occult ~
All call numbers refer to Koerner Reference unless otherwise specified.
Additional copies may be found elsewhere in the library system.
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~ Reference Guides ~ Encyclopedias and Dictionaries ~ Indexes ~ Reference Guides
Research guide to religious studies / John F. Wilson and Thomas P. Slavens
BL 41 W5 1982Religious information sources : a worldwide guide / J. Gordon Melton
ZBL 48 M45 1992Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
The Encyclopedia of religion
BL 31 E46 1987 v.1-16Handbuch religionswissenschaftlicher Grundbegriffe
BL 48 H353 v.1-<3> Aberglaube-<Kult>Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics
BL 31 E4 1961 v.1-13The encyclopedia of American religions / J. Gordon Melton
3rd ed.
BL 2530 U6 M443 1989Encyclopedia of the American religious experience : studies of traditions and movements
BL 2525 E529 1988 v.1-3Indexes
Religion index one : periodicals
ZBL 1 A54 v.1 (1949) -
Also available as part of ATLAS Full Text PlusReligion index two : multi-author works
ZBL 25 R445 Festschriften 1960/1969 v.1 (1970) -
Also available as part of ATLAS Full Text PlusIndex to book reviews in religion
ZBL 1 A541 / ZBL 1 A542 1949/59 -
Also available as part of ATLAS Full Text PlusFrancis bulletin signalétique. 527, Histoire et sciences des religions
ZBL 1 B84 S3 v.24 (1970) - v.48 (1994)
Continued as part of the CD-ROM listed below.FRANCIS [computer file]
ZH 1 F73 CD-ROM 1991 - 1995Science of religion
ZBL 1 S24 R45 v.5 (1980) -Religious and theological abstracts
ZBR 1 R286 v.1 (1958) -* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Asian Religions
~ Indexes ~ Buddhism ~ Chinese Religions ~ Hinduism ~ Indexes
Bibliography of Asian studies
ZDS 1 B25 / ZDS 1 C93 / ZDS 1 C94 1941/1965 1966/1970 1971 -
Subheading "Philosophy and Religions" under main geographic divisionsBuddhism
Guide to Buddhist religion / Frank Reynolds
ZBQ 4012 R495 1981A Dictionary of Buddhist terms and concepts
BQ 8409 D53 1983Bibliography on Buddhism / Shinsho Hanayama
ZBQ 260 H353 1961Chinese Religions
Guide to Chinese religion / David C. Yu & Laurence G. Thompson
ZBL 1802 Y8 1985 (Koerner Reference Restricted Use)Chinese religion in Western languages : a comprehensive and classified bibliography of publications in English, French, and German through 1980 / Laurence G. Thompson
ZBL 1802 T496 1987Chinese religion : publications in Western languages, 1981 through 1990 / Laurence G. Thompson
ZBL 1802 T496 1987 Suppl.Chinese religion : publications in Western languages, volume 3, 1991-1995 / Laurence G. Thompson
ZBL 1802 T58 1998Religion in postwar China : a critical analysis and annotated bibliography / David C. Yu
ZBL 1802 Y83 1994A select bibliography on Taoism / Julian Pas (2nd edition)
ZBL 1920 P34 1997Western bibliography of Taoism / Knut Walf (4th edition)
ZBL 1920 W34 1997Hinduism
Guide to Hindu religion / David J. Dell
ZBL 1202 G833 1981Hindu world : an encyclopedic survey of Hinduism / Benjamin Walker
BL 1105 W34 1968 v.1-2 & Suppl.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Biblical Studies
~ Reference Guides ~ Encyclopedias and Dictionaries ~ History ~ Indexes ~ Reference Guides
An introductory bibliography for the study of scripture / Joseph A. Fitzmyer
3rd ed.
ZBS 445 G38 1990The Bible book : resources for reading the New Testament / Erasmus Hort
ZBS 2330.2 H67 1983Noncanonical writings and New Testament interpretation / Craig A. Evans
BS 2555.5 E83 1992Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
The interpreter's dictionary of the Bible
BS 440 I63 v.1-4 & Suppl.Anchor Bible dictionary
BS 440 A54 1992 v.1-6Theological dictionary of the Old Testament
BS 440 B5713 v.1-8Theological dictionary of the New Testament
PA 881 K513 v.1-10Encyclopedia of archaeological excavations in the Holy Land
DS 111 A2 E5313 1976 v.1-4
Newer edition listed below.New encyclopedia of archaeological excavations in the Holy Land
DS 111 A2 N488 1993 v.1-4 (Fine Arts Library)History
The Cambridge history of the Bible
BS 445 C26 1963 v.1-3Indexes
Elenchus of Biblica
ZBS 410 B722 v.49 (1968) -
Previous volumes as a quarterly selective bibliography in the journal Biblica at BS 410 B7 in Koerner stacksAn index to English periodical literature on the Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern studies / William G. Hupper
ZBS 1171.2 H86 v.1-6* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Christianity
~ Reference Guides ~ Directory ~ Encyclopedias and Dictionaries ~ Reference Guides
Judaism and Christianity : a guide to the reference literature / Edward D. Starkey
ZBM 45 S737 1991Theological and religious reference materials / G. E. Gorman & Lyn Gorman
ZBL 48 G67 v.1-<3>
[v.1] General resources and biblical studies. -- [v.2] Systematic theology and church history. -- [v.3] Practical theologyDirectory
Yearbook of American and Canadian churches
Latest Year in Reference
BR 513 Y4Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
World Christian encyclopedia : a comparative study of churches and religions in the modern world AD 1900-2000
BR 95 W67 1982Encyclopedia of early Christianity / Everett Ferguson
BR 162.2 E53 1990Encyclopedia of the early church
BR 66.5 D5813 1992 v.1-2The Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation
BR 302.8 O93 1996 v.1-4New Catholic encyclopedia
BX 841 N44 1967 v.1-17Lives of the saints / Alban Butler
BX 4654 B8 1956 v.1-4Bibliotheca sanctorum
BX 4655.8 B5 v.1-12 & IndexLexikon der christlichen Ikonographie
BV 150 L4 v.1-8* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Islam
~ Reference Guides ~ Encyclopedias and Dictionaries ~ Indexes ~ History ~ Atlases ~ Reference Guides
Guide to reference books for Islamic studies / C. L. Geddes
ZDS 38 A447 V.9Guide to Islam / David Ede
ZBP 161.2 G84 1983Islam in North America : a sourcebook / Michael A. Koszegi & J. Gordon Melton
BP 67 A1 I82 1992Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
The Encyclopaedia of Islam
New ed. --
BP 40 E5 1960 v.1-<6>
In progress; older edition listed below.The Encyclopaedia of Islam
BP 40 E5 1913 v.1-4 & Suppl.The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world
DS 35.53 O95 1995 v.1-4Muslim peoples : a world ethnographic survey
2nd ed., rev. and expanded
DS 35.625 A1 M87 1984 v.1-2Indexes
Index Islamicus
ZBP 1 P42 Q27 1665 -Index of Islamic literature
DS 35.3 M82 V.10 (1989)-History
The Cambridge history of Islam
DS 35.6 C3 1970 v.1-2Atlases
An Historical Atlas of Islam / William C. Brice
BP 40 E55 1981Atlas of the Islamic World Since 1500 / Francis Robinson
G 1786 S1 R5 1982Cultural atlas of Islam / Isma'il R. al Faruqi and Lois Lamya' al Faruqi
DS36.85 A39 1986 Map Atlases* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Judaism
~ Reference Guides ~ Encyclopedias and Dictionaries ~ Indexes ~ Reference Guides
Judaica reference sources : a selective, annotated bibliographic guide / Charles Cutter & Micha Falk Oppenheim
2nd ed.
ZDS 102 C87 1993A history and guide to Judaic bibliography / Shimeon Brisman
ZDS 102.5 B75 v.1Bibliography of Jewish bibliographies / Shlomo Shunami
ZDS 102 S585 1965Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Encyclopaedia Judaica
DS 102.8 E52 1972 v.1-16A history and guide to Judaic encyclopedias and lexicons / Shimeon Brisman
ZDS 102.8 B75 V.2The Jewish religion : a companion / Louis Jacobs
BM 50 J28 1995Indexes
Index to Jewish periodicals
ZDS 101 I624 v.1 (1963) -* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Occult
Encyclopedia of occultism and parapsychology
2nd ed.
BF 1407 E52 1984 v.1-3
Internet Resources
~ General Sites ~ Religions and Traditions ~ Archaeology ~ Texts ~
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Try These First
Virtual Religion Index
Mahlon H. Smith / Religion Dept., Rutgers UniversityFinding God in Cyberspace : A Guide to Religious Studies Resources on the Internet
John L. Gresham / Fontbonne College, St. Louis, Missouri
Selective and oriented to the academic study of religion.The Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
Charles K. Bellinger / Regent College
"A selective, annotated guide to a wide variety of electronic resources of interest to those who are teaching or studying religion and theology at the undergraduate or graduate level." Links to the sites considered most useful are highlighted with NB.Scholar's Corner
Scholars Press
Major topics are: Ancient Near East, Archaeology, Classics and Late Antiquity, Computer Tools, Educational Institutions, History, Lands and Peoples, Languages and Literature, Museums, and Religion.Yahoo : Society and Culture : Religion
A structured browsing approach with a large number of main headings which include particular religions. Includes a search engine.Academic Info Religion
Michael J. Madin
The server is very slow. Generic headings include: Meta-Indexes, Reference Desk, Digital Library, Libraries & Archives, Academic Departments, Societies & Associations. An alphabetic listing includes particular relgious traditions. Part of a larger commercial site called Academic Info.The Virtual Library : Religion
Links to the religious studies sites associated with the WWW Virtual Library.Try These Next
Religion and Philosophy Resources on the Internet
Virtual Religion Index
David Suiter & Sara A. Memmott / School of Theology, Boston University
Groups resources under five broad headings (general, Asian, Christianity, Islam, Judaism) and provides online a library-oriented Religion and Philosophy Research Guide to important print sources.
Rutgers University Religion Department
Groups annotated links under twenty categories (geographic, religious tradition, related discipline, etc.).Religious Resources on the Net
Susan Brumbaugh / Aphids Communications
A database with over four thousand listings under 177 categories.Computer-Assisted Theology : Internet Resources for the Study and Teaching of Theology
Michael Fraser / CTI
Annotated links under eight broad headings.Also Try These : A-Z
Internet Resources of Interest to the Harvard Divinity School Community
Clifford Wunderlich / Harvard Divinity School, Andover-Harvard Theological Library
Resources grouped under nineteen broad headings.Internet Resources for Religious Studies
Doug Stewart / Social Sciences and Humanities Library, University of California San Diego
A very selective listing of general sites with no annotation.Religion on the Web
Peter J. King
Resources organized under seventeen headings for religions/denominations.Religion Religions Religious Studies
Gene R. Thursby / University of Florida
Main headings are: Religious Traditions, Religious Studies, Religion & Modernity, Reference Sources, and Religious Experience.Religious Studies Internet Links
Adrien Desjardins / Dept. of Religion and Culture, Wilfrid Laurier University
Groups resources under fifteen format/genre headings.Religious Studies Resources on the Internet
Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University
Resources classified in a list of over sixty headings and subheadings.Religious Studies Web Guide
Saundra Lipton / University of Calgary
Groups resources by format (guides, organizations, bibliographies, directories, journals, listservs, texts, etc.) and by religion or topic (22 headings). Search engine available for the University of Calgary site.Theological Resources on the Web
Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University
Includes a list of links to academic sites.Voice of the Shuttle : Religious Studies Page
Alan Liu / Dept. of English, University of California Santa Barbara
Links with occasional brief annotation under thirteen broad headings (general, particular religions, academic directories). Includes search engine.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Religions and Traditions
~ Buddhism ~ Christianity ~ Hinduism ~ Islam ~ Judaism ~ New Religious Movements ~ Taoism ~
Buddhism
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library : The Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies
T. Matthew Ciolek, Joe Bransford Wilson, John C. Powers
Christianity
All In One Index
Provides access to search engines and its metaindex of other sites, which are ranked by size and list categories covered.Internet Christian Library
Institute for Christian Leadership
Main headings for: Missions, Internet Resources, Literature, Early Church Documents, Software, and Organizations. Not Just Bibles : A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet is a complementary site that organizes links to internet tools, listservs, newsgroups, bulletin boards, ftp and gopher and web sites, and ejournals.Christianity : Selected Internet Sites and Electronic Texts
Yale Divinity Library
Organizes resources under twelve broad headings.Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity
Jay Treat / Dept. of Religious Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Organizes resources under fifteen headings, mainly by form (Reference, Texts and Translations, Language, etc.).APS Guide to Resources in Theology
St. Michael's College, University of TorontoNT Gateway
Mark Goodacre / University of Birmingham
The New Testament and its background
Hinduism
The Hindu Universe
Hindu Students Council
Broad coverage under fourteen general headings. Includes a search engine. Considerable processing overhead.
Islam
Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
Alan Godlas / University of Georgia
Organized under twelve broad categories.Islamic Studies Pathways : A Guide to Islamic Studies Resources on the Internet
Gary R. Bunt / University of Wales, Lampeter
Includes 86 annotated links. Lacks classification.Islamic Texts and Resources MetaPage
Muslim Students Association / University of Buffalo
Focus on Islam as a faith rather than on Muslim peoples. The latter is covered on a complementary site, Muslims : Culture, News, and Issue Forums.The Islam Page
Access through 28 broad headings or a search engine.
Judaism
Judaism and Jewish Resources
Andrew Tannenbaum
Lists Jewish sites of broad interest under 30 broad categories.Jewish History Resource Center
Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History, Hebrew University
Over 6000 links to websites in more than 30 categories.Index of Articles on Jewish Studies (RAMBI)
Jewish National and University Library
Begun in 1966, this selective bibliography is compiled from thousands of periodicals and from collections of articles.JewishEncyclopedia.com
The complete contents -- over 15,000 articles -- of the twelve-volume Jewish Encyclopedia originally published 1901-1906.Over Three Hundred Jewish Links
Almost 50 broad categories. Canadian focus.Jewish Studies Internet Resources
Frank Unlandherm / Middle East & Jewish Studies, Columbia UniversityJudaic Studies Resources
University of California San Diego Social Sciences & Humanities Library
Provides a useful selected list of "web megasites."
New Religious Movements
New Religious Movements Links
Flora Lamson Hewlett Library, Graduate Theological Union
Ten broad headings. Classification adapted from J. Gordon Melton's Encyclopedia of American Religions.Lysator Religious Archives
Ceci Henningsson / Linköping University -- Sweden
Resources listed under seven headings: Christianity, Discordianism, Islam, Neopaganism, Satanism, Tariqas, and Zen Buddhism. Site maintained by a Neopagan. Also available at this site is The Occult Archive.
Taoism
Taoism Information Page : English Language Scholarly and Philosophical Information
Gene R. Thursby / University of Florida
Part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Archaeology
ABZU : Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East Available on the Internet
Charles E. Jones / Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
Organized into two large A-Z indexes of projects (resources such as web sites, ejournals, organizations, etc.) and authors (names of individuals). There are also more specific indexes covering directories, ejournals, museums, libraries, archaeological sites, etc.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Texts
Religion
David A. Wiley / Brigham Young University
Links to texts arranged under 33 categories.Creeds of Christendom
Michael H. Anderson
Aims to provide "a one stop shop for Christian creeds and confessions".
Electronic Journals
The University of British Columbia Library offers a separate web listing of electronic journals. It is also advisable to check by title in the online catalog . Other freely available electronic journals not appearing in these two sources may be found by browsing in Ejournal SiteGuide : A MetaSource .
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