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Welcome to the Religious Studies Research Guide!
Here you will find a variety of resources related to Religious Studies.
"The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different."
Mahatma Gandhi
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| Encyclopedias
The academic subject specific encyclopedias listed here are excellent tools to help define terms and concepts in religious studies. They will offer you short introductions to key topics, concepts, methods and areas of study in the discipline. Entries will often include a bibliography so you can learn about key authors in the subject area and articles and books on the topic.
Electronic Encyclopedias: Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices Encyclopedia of Religion in America Encyclopedia of Global Religion Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World Encyclopedia of Christian Theology Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish Culture If you are on campus, these are some of the encyclopedias in religious studies available at the libraries at Huntington University and the University of Sudbury: Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion (In Print: U. of S. Ref. BL31 E53) The Popular Encyclopedia of World Religion (In Print: HUNT. BL31 W65 2007) Celtic Culture: a Historical Encyclopedia (In Print. HUNT. CB206 C45 2006) Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication and Media (In Print: HUNT. P 94 E48 2006) Encyclopedia of Religion and Film (in Print: HUNT. PN1995.9 R4E53 2011) Handbooks Handbooks provide introductory articles and chapters on sub-topics in a discipline. They provide overviews of the research that has been done in a given area. Electronic Handbooks: Routledge international handbook of spirituality in society and the professions Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts Oxford Handook of Religion and American News Media Oxford Handbook of Religious Diversity Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Religion Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies Oxford Handbook of American Islam Sage Handbook of Islamic Studies Bloomsbury Handbook to Studying Christians |
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Handbooks in Print: The Oxford Handbook of Theology, Sexuality, and Gender (HUNT. BT708.094 2015) Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Popular Music (HUNT. ML3921.8.P67 B6 2017) |
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Religious Studies - Subject Databases
