Religion Subject Guide
Major Reference Works
Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text
Databases
Electronic Journal and
Electronic Text Collections
Recommended Web Sites
Professional Organizations
Style Manuals
 Full-text
Major Reference Works
General Sources
Atlas of the World's Religions
REF G 1046 .E4 A7 1999
Brill Dictionary of
Religion (4 volumes)
REF BL 31 .M4813 2006
Cambridge Illustrated History of Religion
REF BL 80.2 .C334 2002
Contemporary American Religion (2 volumes)
REF BL 2525 .C65 2000
Continuum Dictionary of Religion
REF BL 31 .C67 1994
Dictionary of Art (34 volumes)
REF N 31 .D5 1996
Electronic: Grove
Art Online [Remote Access - UVM Only]
Eliade Guide to World Religions
REF BL 80.2 .E415 1991
Encyclopedia of American Religions
REF BL 2525 .M449 1999
Encyclopedia of Monasticism (2 volumes)
REF BL 631 .E59 2000
Encyclopedia
of Religion (15 volumes)
REF BL 31 .E46 2005
Electronic: Encyclopedia
of Religion [Remote access - UVM only]
Encyclopedia of Women and World
Religion (2 volumes)
REF BL 458 .E53 1999
HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion
REF BL 31 .H37 1995
Man, Myth & Magic : The Illustrated Encyclopedia
of Mythology, Religion, and the Unknown (21 volumes)
REF BF 1407 .M34 1995
New Catholic Encyclopedia (15 volumes)
REF BX 841 .N44 2003
Catholic
Encyclopedia 1908 ed.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
Objective and ecumenical in tone, with many non-Catholic contributors.
The electronic version of the 1908 edition (Catholic
Encyclopedia) is partially replaced and superceded by the
2003 edition, but is still important for its more historical points of
view.
New
Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (29 volumes)
REF ML 100 .N48 2001
Electronic: Grove
Music Online [Remote access - UVM only]
New Historical
Atlas of Religion in America
REF QUARTO G1201.E4 N4 2001
Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
REF BL 31 .O9 1997
Electronic: The
Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions [Remote access -
UVM only]
Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of
Beliefs and Practices (4 volumes)
REF BL 80.3 .R45 2002
Christianity
Encyclopedia of Christianity (3 volumes)
REF BR95 .E8913 1999
Oxford Companion to Christian Thought
REF BR 95 .O79 2000
Oxford Dictionary of Popes
REF BX 955.2 .K45 1986
Electronic: Oxford
Dictionary of Popes [Remote access - UVM only]
Oxford Dictionary of Saints
REF BR 1710 .F34 1997
Electronic: Oxford
Dictionary of Saints [Remote access - UVM only]
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
REF BR 95 .O8 1997
Electronic: The
Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church [Remote
access - UVM only]
World Christian Encyclopedia : A Comparative Survey of
Churches and Religions in the Modern World ( 2 volumes)
REF BR 157 .W67 2001
Eastern (Buddhism,
Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, Zen)
Buddhism : the Illustrated Guide
REF BQ 4022 .B83 2001
Concise Encyclopedia of Buddhism
REF BQ 128 .P69 2000
Dictionary of Buddhism
REF BQ 130 .D5
Complementary to Popular Dictionary of Buddhism
(REF BQ 130 .H85 1984), defining fewer terms more extensively.
Dictionary of Buddhism (Oxford)
REF BQ 130 .K46 2003
Electronic: Dictionary
of Buddhism [Remote access - UVM only]
Dictionary of Buddhist and Hindu Iconography
REF N 8193 .A4 B86 1997
Eastern Definitions : A Short Encyclopedia of Religions
of the Orient with Terms from Hinduism, Sufism, Buddhism, Islam, Zen,
Tao, the Sikhs, Zoroastrianism, and other Eastern Religions
REF BL 31 .R52 1980
Encyclopaedia of Buddhism (7 volumes, in
progress)
REF BL 1403 .E5
A work in progress, this encyclopedia traces the development of
Buddhism, and covers all aspects of Buddhist thought, history, and
civilization.
Encyclopaedia of Buddhist Deities, Demigods, Godlings,
Saints, and Demons with Special Focus on
Iconographic Attributes (2 volumes)
REF BQ 130 .B88 1994
Encyclopedia of Buddhism (2 volumes)
REF BQ 128 .E62 2004
Harper's Dictionary of Hinduism : Its
Mythology, Folklore, Philosophy, Literature, and History
REF BL 1105 .S88 1977
Historical Dictionary of Buddhism
REF BQ 130 .P74 1993
Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography
REF N 8195 .A4 S78 1985
Popular Dictionary of Buddhism
REF BQ 130 .H85 1984
Complementary to Dictionary of Buddhism (REF BQ 130
.D5), providing definitions and brief explanations of @1,000 terms.
Popular Dictionary of Shinto
REF BL 2216.1 .B63 1996
Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism
REF BL 1923 .S48 1996
Zen Dictionary
REF BQ 9259 .W66 1972
Islam
Encyclopaedia of Islam
(multi-volume, in
progress)
REF DS 37 .E523
Coverage
includes the religion, culture, law, politics, history, art, science,
and literature of the Muslim world from its origins to the present.
Indexes to: proper names, terms, and subjects.
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2
volumes)
REF BP 40 .E525 2004
Electronic: Encyclopedia
of Islam and the Muslim World [Remote access - UVM only]
Examines the doctrinal, legal, social, and spiritual ideas that inform
the
various traditions of Islam throughout the world, and the changes they
have experienced over the past 1400 years.
Encyclopedia of
Women and Islamic Cultures (3 volumes)
REF BP 173.4 .E53 2003
Historical Atlas of Islam
REF QUARTO G 1786 .S1 H6 2002
Historical Atlas of Islam
REF G 1786 .S1 R9 2004
Islam: an
Illustrated History
REF DS 35.63 .F74 2006
Oxford
Dictionary of Islam [Remote access - UVM only]
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
(4 volumes)
REF DS 35.53 .O95 1995
Offers scholarly articles on worldwide Islam from the end of the 18th
century to the present. Coverage includes the religion, history, law,
government, politics, social life, art, and literature of Islam.
Oxford History of Islam
REF BP 50 .O95 1999
Covers all aspects of Islamic civilization from its origins to the
present. Scholarly articles cover the political, social, cultural,
legal, artistic, and religious history of Islam.
Popular Dictionary of Islam
REF BP 40 .N48 1992
Locates definitions of basic concepts in Islam. Both Arabic and English
terms are defined.
Judaism
Encyclopaedia Judaica (16 volumes)
REF DS 102.8 .E496
Encyclopedia of Jewish religion and culture. Contains articles on a
variety of secular and religious subjects.
Electronic: Encyclopaedia Judaica [Remote access-UVM only]
Jewish Religion : A Companion
REF BM 50 .J28 1995
Electronic: A
Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion (abridged and
updated edition of print) [Remote access - UVM only]
New Encyclopedia of Judaism
REF BM 50 .E63 2002
New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia
REF DS 102.8 .S73 1992
Focus is on the contemporary (particularly the U.S. and the State of
Israel) rather than historical.
Popular Dictionary of Judaism
REF BM 50 .C63 1995
Routledge Atlas of
Jewish History
REF G 1030 .G46 2006
Sacred Texts and Interpretive Aids
Christianity and Judaism
Anchor Bible Dictionary (6 volumes)
REF BS 440 .A54 1992
Babylonian Talmud ... (18 volumes)
REF BM 500 .E57 1961x
English translation of the entire Babylonian Talmud.
Bibles
Bibles in English are located in Row 3 in the Reference Collection, in
the BS 185-192 range. Selected versions:
- Holy Bible containing the Old and
New Testaments
REF BS 185 1995 .C36 1995
- New American Standard Bible
REF BS 195 .N35 1973
- New English Bible, with the Apocrypha
REF BS 192 .A1 1976 .N48
- New Oxford Annotated Bible with the
Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books
REF BS 191.5 .A1 1991 .N49
Bibles - Concordances
Concordances are lists of Biblical words arranged alphabetically with indications that
help the reader find the passages of the Bible where the words occur.
Concordances are located in Row 3 in the Reference Collection, in the
BS 425-440 range. Selected versions:
- New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance
of the Bible
REF BS 425 .S8 2001
- Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible:
...: Based Upon the King James Version
REF BS 425 .Y7 1982
Chumash : the Torah : Haftaros and Five Megillos With a
Commentary Anthologized From the Rabbinic Writings
REF BS 1222 1994
Dictionary
of the Bible (Oxford) [Remote access - UVM only]
HarperCollins Bible Commentary
REF BS 491.2 .H37 2000
HarperCollins Bible Dictionary
REF BS 440 .H235 1996
Articles by Christian and Jewish scholars.
Oxford Companion to the Bible
REF BS 440 .M434 1993
Electronic: Oxford
Companion to the Bible [Remote access - UVM only]
Oxford
Guide to People and Places of the Bible [Remote
access - UVM only]
Talmud : the Steinsaltz Edition (reference
guide)
REF BM 499.5 .E4 1989
Reference guide to this 21-volume edition, which is a contemporary
translation and commentary of the Talmud (QUARTO BM 499.5 .E4 1989).
Eastern (Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism,
Zen)
Sacred books of the East (50 volumes)
REF BL 1010 .S3
Major collection of translated Eastern religious literature (e.g.,
Upanishads, Texts of Confucianism, Qur'an, etc.)
Islam
al-Qur'an : A Contemporary Translation
REF BP 109 1988
Concordance of the Qur'an
REF BP 133 .K37 1983
Word list which enables researchers to determine exactly where any word
or words appear within the text of the Qur'an.
Dictionary of Qur'anic Terms and Concepts
REF BP 133 .M57 1987
Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an (5 volumes)
REF BP 133 .E53 2001
Indexes, Abstracts, and Full-Text Databases
Primary Indexes, Abstracts and Full-Text Databases
Arts
& Humanities Citation Index (via Web of
Science) [Remote access - UVM only]
Multidisciplinary index to the journal literature (articles,
bibliographies, editorials, letters, reviews) of the arts and
humanities. Coverage: 1982 - present.
ATLA
Religion [Remote access - UVM only]
International index to journal articles, essays, and book reviews in
the field of religion (e.g., Biblical studies, church history, world
religions, and religion in the modern world). Coverage: 1946 - present.
Buddhist Scriptures : A Bibliography
REF Z 7862 .C66 1982
Guide to Buddhist Religion
REF Z 7860 .R48
Though dated, this is an excellent bibliography of Buddhism, with good
annotations.
Guide to Hindu Religion
REF Z 7835 .B8 D44
Though dated, this is an excellent bibliography of Hinduism, with good
annotations.
Index Islamicus
REF Z 3013 .L7 (.L72, .L73) 1906 - present
Index to articles on Islam worldwide from periodicals, books, and
conference proceedings. Coverage includes religion, social and cultural
studies, history, current affairs, and other aspects of Muslim life.
Secondary Indexes, Abstracts and Full-Text Databases
Academic
Search Premier [Remote
access - UVM Only] Coverage:
@1969–present (date varies by publication).
and
Expanded
Academic ASAP [Remote
access - UVM Only] Coverage:
1980–present.
Both are interdisciplinary indexes to journal articles and partially
full-text database that includes many references and full-text articles
on literature topics, including book reviews.
America:
History and Life [Remote access - UVM only]
Indexes and abstracts information on the history of the United States
and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes articles from
journals as well as book reviews, film reviews, and the abstracts of
dissertations. Coverage: 1964 - present.
Anthropology
Plus [Remote access - UVM only]
Indexes articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including
religious studies. Coverage: 19th century - present.
Art
Index [Remote access - UVM only]
International index to art periodicals, year books, and museum
bulletins. Covers religious art topics such as Christian iconography,
Buddhist sculpture, Islamic manuscript illumination, Jewish ritual
objects, etc. Coverage: 1984 - present.
Historical
Abstracts [Remote access - UVM only]
Indexes and abstracts information on the history of the world from 1450
to the present, excluding the United States and Canada. Includes
citations to journal articles as well as books and dissertations.
Coverage: 1954 - present.
ITER:
Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance [Remote
access - UVM only]
Interdisciplinary index to books, book chapters, and articles from
scholarly journals pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance
(400-1700). Coverage: 1843 - present.
MLA
International Bibliography [Remote access - UVM
only]
Coverage: 1926 - present.
Annual bibliography noted for its international coverage of literary
and linguistic scholarship. MLA contains citations to journal articles,
books, book chapters, and dissertations. Useful for locating
articles on the Bible as literature.
RILM
Abstracts of Music Literature [Remote access - UVM
only]
Index to music and performing arts periodicals, books, and collections
of essays concerning all aspects of music. Coverage: 1969 - present.
Electronic Journal and Electronic Text Collections
University
of Vermont Electronic Journals in Buddhism
University
of Vermont Electronic Journals in Christianity
University
of Vermont Electronic Journals in Islam
University
of Vermont Electronic Journals in Judaism
University
of Vermont Electronic Journals in Religions and Mythology
University
of Vermont Electronic Journals in Theology
University
of Vermont Electronic Journals on The Bible
Bibles
Unbound
Bible
http://unbound.biola.edu/
Collection of searchable Bibles consisting of: several English
versions; Greek and Hebrew Versions (the original Bible languages); 4
ancient versions; 42 versions in other languages.
Buddhist Scriptures
Access
to Insight: Readings in Theravada Buddhism
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/
Electronic
Resources for the Study of Buddhist Texts
http://www.geocities.com/manjushri_2000/buddhisttexts.html Provides
links to primary textual sources and reference material,
including links to electronic text sites and online dictionaries.
Online
Sutras
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/buddhism/sutras.html
Mahayana Buddhist scriptures.
Qur'an (Koran) & Hadith
Hadith
http://al-islam.org/fortyhadith/
Koran
(M.H. Shakir translation)
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/koran.html
General
Christian
Classics Ethereal Library
http://www.ccel.org/
Online collection of Christian texts (e.g., Bible, St. Augustine's
Confessions, etc.) in the public domain. Searchable by author, title,
and broad subject.
Ecole
Initiative
http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/
Encyclopedia of early church history. Includes electronic Christian,
Jewish and Islamic documents, articles on religious topics, a glossary,
and images of Judæo-Christian iconography and religious art.
Internet
Sacred Text Archive
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
Archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and
folklore, and occult and esoteric topics.
Journal of
Buddhist Ethics
http://jbe.gold.ac.uk
Scholarly, peer-reviewed electronic journal that promotes the study of
Buddhist ethics through the publication of research articles,
discussions and critical notes, bulletins, and reviews. No subscription
fee.
JSTOR
[Remote access - UVM only]
Electronic archive for journal backfiles, which permits detailed
searches of thousands of issues of scholarly journals back to the 19th
century. Issues published within the last 2-5 years are generally not
covered. The purpose of JSTOR is to provide access to back issues of
journals, not current issues.
On-Line
Books Page
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
Metasite that serves as an index to thousands of books (English or
English translation) on the Internet. Searchable by author, title, and
subject. Includes religious texts and other books on religion.
Pointing
the Way: A Guide to Christian Literature on the Internet
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/christian-books.html
Project
Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/
Extensive collection of electronic texts of (mostly) public domain
works. Searchable by author, title, and Library of Congress
classification.
Project
Muse [Remote access - UVM only]
Electronic collection of journals published by major university presses
in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. Year
coverage is generally for the last 4-5 years. Note: you do
not have access to the full-text article from a journal that UVM does
not subscribe to.
Recommended Web Sites
General
Ecole
Initiative - World Wide Web Sites
http://www2.evansville.edu/ecoleweb/internet.html
List of sites related to early church history.
Religion
Gateway -Academic Info
http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html
An index of resources for religious studies. Includes Christianity,
Islam, Judaism, Gnostic and Coptic Studies, eastern religions, and
Native American religions.
ReligiousWorlds: Sources for
Religion, Religions, Religious Studies
http://www.religiousworlds.com/
Virtual
Religion Index
http://virtualreligion.net/vri
Highly regarded site for quick access to Internet based
religion-related resources. Arranged by topic.
Voice
of the Shuttle - Religious Studies Page
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2730
Wabash
Center Internet Guide
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/front.htm
Selective, annotated guide to electronic resources related to the study
and practice of religion.
Christianity
All-in-One
Biblical Resources Search
http://ntgateway.com/multibib/bible.htm
This gateway site allows users to perform keyword and advanced searches
of over 25 online Bible and religious studies resources.
Christian
Tradition
http://www.virtualreligion.net/vri/xnity.html
Holy
See (Vatican)
http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm
World
Council of Churches
http://www.wcc-coe.org
Eastern (Buddhism,
Hinduism, Taoism, Zen)
BuddhaNet
http://www.buddhanet.net/
Buddhist
Studies World Wide Web Virtual Library
http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Buddhism.html
Annotated directory of leading information resources in the fields of
Buddhism and Buddhist studies.
Eighty-Four Thousand Electronic
Dharma Doors
http://www.baus.org/baus/budresou.html
Internet
Indian History Sourcebook - The Formation of Religious Traditions
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.html#The Formation of
Religious Traditions
Taoism
Information Page
http://www.religiousworlds.com/taoism/index.html
Zen
Buddhism-WWW Virtual Library
http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Zen.html
Subject guide to Zen Buddhist Web sites, including documents,
organizations, schools of Zen Buddhism, etc.
Islam
Al-Islam
http://al-islam.org/
One of the most comprehensive sites currently available on Islamic
culture and religion.
Internet
Islamic History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/islam/islamsbook.html
Introduction
to Islam
http://www.mideasti.org/indepth/islam/index.html
Provided by the Middle East Institute George Camp Keiser Library, this
online version of M. Cherif Bassiouni's book offers an introduction to
the history and culture of Islam for non-Muslim readers.
Islam
101
http://www.islam101.com/
Covers Islamic culture and civilization, and contains studies and
articles comparing Islam with other religions.
Islam -
Resources and Information
http://al-islam.com/eng/
Subject guide to Qur'an, Hadith and Jurisprudence.
Islamic
Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
http://www.uga.edu/islam
Academic site which provides a scholarly overview of Islam and related
subjects (art, music, history, etc.).
NITLE
Arab World Project - Islam
http://arabworld.nitle.org/introduction.php?module_id=2
USC-MSA
Compendium of Muslim Texts
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/
Extensive collection of Islamic resources: translations of the Qur'an;
introductions to and texts of the Sunnah (examples) and Hadith
(sayings) of Muhammad; descriptions of the fundamentals of Islam;
Islamic principles in society, and relations between Islam and other
religions. Contains a glossary of Islamic terms and concepts.
Judaism
Jewish
Virtual Library
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/
Created by AICE, an organization formed to promote US-Israeli ties,
this site offers information on Jewish
history, Israel, Judaism, Islam, and the Holocaust.
Judaism
and Jewish Resources
http://shamash.org/trb/judaism.html
Extensive categorized list of Jewish resources on the Web.
Judaism 101
http://www.jewfaq.org/
Searchable guide to Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places,
things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs, written
predominantly from an Orthodox point of view.
RAMBI:
The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
http://jnul.huji.ac.il/rambi/
Selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish
studies
and in the study of Eretz Israel. Compiled from periodicals and
collections
of articles - in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages- mainly from
the
holdings of the Jewish National and University Library.
Professional Organizations
American
Academy of Religion
http://www.aarweb.org/
World's largest association of academics who research or teach topics
related to religion.
American
Jewish Committee
http://www.ajc.org
Association
for Jewish Studies
http://www.ajsnet.org
Buddhist
Association of the United States
http://www.baus.org/
Buddhist
Society UK
http://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/
Islamic
Society of North America
http://www.isna.net/
Orthodox Union
http://www.ou.org/
Union for Reform
Judaism
http://urj.org/
Style Manuals
Chicago
Manual of Style
REF (Ready Ref) Z 253 .U69 2003
http://www.wisc.edu/writetest/Handbook/DocChicago.html
MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
REF (Ready Ref) LB 2369 .G53 2003
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
Standard guide for undergraduate students in the humanities. Offers
guidance in all aspects of writing a paper, including preparing
citations using the MLA documentation style, for print and electronic
works.
SBL Handbook of Style : For Ancient Near Eastern,
Biblical, and Early Christian Studies
REF PN 147 .S26 1999
Manual which covers style issues for manuscripts and research essays in
biblical studies and related fields
Last updated: September 7, 2006
By: Patricia Mardeusz
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