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Subject Guide: Religion INDEXES  |  REFERENCE WORKS   |  WEB LINKS  |  PERIODICALS This page is intended to introduce a few select resources, both on the Web and in the Smith Library Center print collection, that are particularly useful for the study of Religion. INDEXES ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials Database created by the American Theological Library Association, includes more than one million bibliographic records covering such topics as biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religious perspectives on social issues. Arts & Humanities Search Indexes more than 1,300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. ARTstor The ARTstor image database is a searchable collection of downloadable high quality digital images for education and scholarship. The database documents artistic and historical traditions across many time periods and cultures. ARTstor is designed for researchers, teachers and students. Users can download individual images or use the ARTstor Offline Image Viewer to build a presentation using ARTstor images, arrange and caption the images, and deliver the presentation in the classroom.[ More infomation about using ARTstor.] The Philosopher's Index Covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language. JSTOR: Journal Storage Collection Online Access to the complete back files of almost 100 full-text scholarly journals with a heavy emphasis on the humanities and social sciences. Women's Studies International Includes over 200,000 citations from 10 different women's studies-related databases. Search here if you are focusing on women and religion. REFERENCE WORKS To find printed reference material relevant to your topic use the library's online catalog. Do a Reference Materials search using keywords to describe your topic. The library's Reference collection includes specialized dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories and major multi-volume works on religion. Here is a sampling to get you started. Encyclopedia of Religion REFERENCE, 1st floor 200.3 En19 This sixteen volume scholarly work contains la great network of historical and descriptive articles, synthetical discussions, and interpretive essays that make available contemporary insight into the long and multifaceted history of religious man. An excellent starting point for research on any aspect of religion. Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience REFERENCE, 1st floor 291 En19 The geographic focus of this three volume work is the North American continent, primarily, although not exclusively, the United States. The encyclopedia contains topical essays on many different aspects of religion in America. Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America REFERENCE, 1st floor 291.0973 M495en 1992 Published in 1992, this compact single volume work provides an unbiased account of the history, beliefs, practices, organization and membership statistics of contemporary alternative and nonconventional religious movements. Each essay is followed by a useful bibliography. Encyclopaedia Judaica REFERENCE, 1st floor 296.03 En19 A sixteen volume set that represents the culmination of years of intensive work by scholars from many parts of the world and provides a comprehensive picture of all aspects of Jewish life and knowledge, published in 1972. Supplemented by a Decennial book published in 1996. Encyclopaedia of Islam REFERENCE, 1st floor 297.03 En19 To date, ten volumes of this set have been published covering topics from A through Z. Extensive and in depth entries have been written by many of the world's leading orientalists. New Interpreter's Bible REFERENCE, 1st floor 220.77 N42 A twelve volume set which includes the full texts and critical notes of the New International Version and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible accompanied by analytical Commentary and interpretive Reflections. A Concordance of the Qur'an REFERENCE, 1st floor 297.122 K154c Use the Concordance to find entries in the Qurman by word or concept. This volume utilizes A. J. Arberryms English translation of the Qurman. Mythologies REFERENCE, 1st floor 291.13 D561m The articles in these two volumes explore the mythologies of cultures past and present from many different perspectives: historical, anthropological, archaeological, literary and linguistic WEB LINKS META-SITES Excellent starting points for the exploration of religious resources available on the Web Religion Religions Religious Studies Academic Info Religion: Subject Index Virtual Religion Index: Links for Research on Religion RELIGIOUS TEXTS The Internet Sacred Text Archive An archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics. The sacred texts from most major religious traditions and many lesser known ones are presented here. World Scripture: A Comparative Anthology of Sacred Texts This site contains over 4000 scriptural passages from 268 sacred texts and 55 oral traditions. Edited by Dr. Andrew Wilson, World Scripture organizes passages from the scriptures of the various world religious traditions around certain topics or themes. Bible Gateway Excellent search engine allows you to search passages in scripture by keyword. Can specify which of multiple translations of the Bible you wish to search. SOME SELECT SITES Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory The prime gateway to high quality resources for the study of Judaism, including access to online library catalogs and to databases like "RAMBI -Index of Articles in Jewish Studies". Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library: The Internet Guide to Buddhism and Buddhist Studies A very comprehensive and frequently updated site, designed and maintained by academics to serve the Buddhist studies researcher. The editors have evaluated all the listed sites for quality. Includes a site search engine. The Hindu Universe Website for Global Hindu Electronic Networks, a project of the Hindu Students Council. Very comprehensive site. Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion A useful site focused on Islamic resources. Updated regularly. PERIODICALS To find holdings and location information for specific periodicals titles (both print and online), search the online catalog. To find citations or online full-text for articles in periodicals on your topic, try the resources listed above under Indexes.

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