Subject Guide: Religion

The Library's Subject Guides help you find resources that are specialized for certain areas of study. There are many other resources available which provide generalized information--not specific to one topic or area. To see more of these general resources, see the Subject Guide: General page.

Humanities Liaison Librarian - Joshua Finnell

Databases & Indexes

Databases and indexes provide information about journal, magazine and newspaper articles.

• Bibliography of Asian Studies
• Religion Index
• Religion and Philosophy Collection
• Index Islamicus DS37.5 .I53 (Annex Floor 1A)
• New Testament Abstracts BS410 .N35 (Annex Floor 1A)
• Old Testament Abstracts BS410 .O42 (Annex Floor 1A)
• Religion Index One BL1 .A4 (Annex Floor 1A)
• Religious and Theological Abstracts  BR1 .R286 (Annex Floor 1A)

Reference Books

Reference books provide background information on a people, terms and concepts.
(The list below contains both online books and paper editions. Some are available in both formats. Most are reference books but a few are located in the main library stacks.)

• The Encyclopedia of Religion BL60 .E53 1998
• The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion  BL715 .O845 2003
• Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy  B121 .E53 2001
• A Dictionary of Buddhism BQ130 .K46 2003
• Haunting the Buddha BQ336 .D43 2004
• Taoism: Way Beyond Seeking BL1920 .T375 1998
• The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions  BL2462.5 .E53 2001
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
• The Oxford Dictionary of Islam BP40 .O95 2003
• Guide to Hindu Religion  BL1202 .D44
• Contemporary Hinduism
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal  BS191.5.A1 2001 .N49
• Encyclopaedia Judaica
• The New Encyclopedia of Judaism   BM50 .E63 2002
• Religion: e-reference books
• Critical Review of Books in Religion, 1988-1998   BL1 .C75
• Oxford Reference Online: Mythology & Folklore Collection
  Six online reference works about Eastern and Western mythology. Search all at once, or select one book to search.
• Oxford Reference Online: Religion & Philosophy Collection
  12 online reference books about many of the world's religions.

Web Resources

Here are a few websites we think you might find useful:

General and Christian: 

• Academic Info, Religion Subject Index
  An annotated directory of internet resources for the academic study of religion.
• The Bible Gateway
  A searchable Bible in over 50 versions and 35 languages.
• EIKON Image Database for Biblical Studies A faculty-library initiative at Yale Divinity School that provides digital resources for teaching and research in the field of Biblical studies.
  
• The Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life A forum that provides information and discussion on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.
• The Religious Movements Page
  Alphabetic listing of religious group profiles.
• Religionwriters.com An annotated collection of links suggested by Religion Newswriters Association members and staff as being useful in researching or reporting on religion and ethics in public life.

Jewish Studies:

• RAMBI - Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
• The Jewish National and University Library
• Librarians Index to the Internet (Jewish)
• Jewish Virtual Library
• Jewish American History on the Web
  

Buddhist and Hindu Studies:

• Buddhanet  A comprehensive Website of electronic tools, art work, texts, and other materials that support English-speaking Buddhist sects.
  
• Savifa  An information portal for South Asian Studies.
  
• School of Oriental and African Studies The Archives & Special Collections section of SOAS Library holds an important and expanding collection of archives, manuscripts and rare printed books relating to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific
  

Islamic Studies:

• Islam and Islamic Studies Resources Website for studying Islam and the diverse perspectives of Muslims, from the University of Georgia.
  
• School of Oriental and African Studies The Archives & Special Collections section of SOAS Library holds an important and expanding collection of archives, manuscripts and rare printed books relating to Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific