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| Mabee Learning Center | ||
| Cody Oldacre, Religion/Bible | ||
| Sunday, July 20, 2008 |
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Introduction
Looking for information on religions of the world? Needing to research non-Christian religious movements? These and other questions can be answered with the aid of the resources listed below. If you have additional questions, ask the librarians. They are ready to assist you in finding the information you need.
General Background Information
A Reader’s Guide to the Great Religions Ref 200.016 A211r2 A Scholar’s Guide to Academic Journals in Religion Ref 200.5016 D272sc Atlas of Holy Places and Sacred Sites Ref 291.3509 W747as Babylonian Talmud Ref 296.125 T15 Concise Encyclopedia of Islam Ref 297.0321 G549co Concordance of the Qur’an Ref 297.1225 K19cq Contemporary Religions: World Guide Ref 291 C761ha Contemporary Religious Ideas Ref 291.016 C761Lun Dictionary of Classical Mythology, Symbols, Attributes and Associations Ref 292.13 B435d Dictionary of Comparative Religion Ref 291 D554 Dictionary of Islam Ref 297.3 H89d Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore and Symbols Ref 398.03 J62d Dictionary of Religion and Philosophy Ref 103 R329dw Dictionary of Witchcraft Ref 133.4 C699d Eerdman’s Handbook to the World’s Religions Ref 291 E26ee Eliade Guide to World Religions Ref 291 E42eg Encyclopedia of African-American Religions Ref 200.89 E56me Encyclopedia of American Religions Ref 200.973 M528e6 Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience Ref 291.0973 E56Ly Encyclopedia of American Religious History Ref 200.973 Q3eh Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities Ref 291.211 C855ed Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism Ref 291.23 E56col Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism Ref 291.1303 A673es Encyclopedia of Gods: Over 2,000 Deities of the World Ref 291.112 J82eg Encyclopedia of Native American Religions Ref 299.703 H669er Encyclopedia of Occultism Ref 133.03 S744eo Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology Ref 133.03 E56mef4 Encyclopedia of Phenomenology Ref 142.703 E56em Encyclopedia of Religion Ref 200.34 E56ee Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Ref 203 E56hgs Encyclopedia of Sacred Places Ref 291.3503 B864ep Encyclopedia of Superstitions Ref 398.3 R12e Encyclopedia of World Faiths Ref 291 E52pb Facts on File Dictionary of Religions Ref 291.0321 F142f Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend Ref 291.13 M553fo Funk and Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend Ref 398.03 F98 Goddesses in World Mythology Ref 291.2114 A613gm Gods: A Dictionary of the Deities of All Lands Ref 290.3 R31g Handbook of Living Religions Ref 291 H236hi Handbook of Today’s Religions Ref 291.0973 M138hs Harper’s Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experience Ref 133.03 G956he Historical Dictionary of Hinduism Ref 294.503 S949hdh Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mysticism and the Mystery Religions Ref 291.42 F352i Larousse World Mythology Ref 291 G86meb Man, Myth and Magic: Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural Ref 398.3 M266 Measures of Religiosity Ref 291.4 M484hi Muslim Almanac: A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture and Peoples of Islam Ref 297 M987ni Mythology of All Races Ref 291 M99o New Age Encyclopedia Ref 299.93 N532na New Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge Ref 230.03 N532dg2 Religious Proverbs: Over 1,600 Adages from 18 Faiths Worldwide Ref 291.4 G851rpo Religious Traditions of the World Ref 291 R382et Who’s Who in Classical Mythology Ref 292.13 R777wm Women of Classical Mythology Ref 292.13 G861dm World’s Religions Ref 291 S649wo Also check the On-line Library Catalog for listings of video recordings and other materials. Biographical Information Biographical Dictionary of American Cult and Sect Leaders Ref 291.9092 M528be Religious Leaders of America Ref 291.092 R382me Twentieth-Century Shapers of American Popular Religion Ref 291.0922 T971Ly Who’s Who in Religion Ref 922 W628 1992-93 Locating the World Literature Collection Books are arranged on the shelf in broad subject categories. Some of the major categories for theology are: 200 Religion 210 Natural Theology 220 Bible 230 Christian Theology 240 Christian Moral & Devotional Theology 250 Christian Orders & Local Church 260 Christian Social Theology 270 Christian Church History 280 Christian Denominations & Sects 290 Other & Comparative Religions GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS ED Department of Education J Department of Justice Ju Judiciary Y Congress Y4 Congressional Committee Materials on theology are found in the following areas: 1st floor, north Reference 1st floor, west Periodicals 1st floor annex Government Documents 2nd floor General Book Stacks 3rd floor General Book Stacks Sources of Journal Articles PRINT RESOURCES Humanities Index New Testament Abstracts Old Testament Abstracts Religion Index One Southern Baptist Periodical Index ELCTRONIC RESOURCES Early Church Fathers (CD-ROM) Southern Baptist Periodical Index (CD-ROM) Print and microform indexes and journals are located on the 1st floor, north. Internet Resources Online databases and indexes EBSCOHost: Full text periodical database NetLibrary: Full text e-book database NewsBank: Full text newspaper database First Search: Periodical and information indexes WWWeb Sources ABZU: GUIDE TO RESOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST http://www.oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/ABZU.HTML Guide to internet resources for the study of the Ancient Near East ACADEMIC INFO: RELIGIOUS STUDIES INCLUDING COMPARATIVE RELIGION http://www.academicinfo.net/Religion.html Gateway to Educational Resources
Membership/adherent statistics for religions, churches, denominations, religious bodies, faith groups, tribes, cultures, movements, ultimate concerns, etc.
http://www.infidels.org/news/atheism/ A shared resource for atheists, agnostics and freethinkers on the Internet.
http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html Zoroastrian scriptures, information about the Avestan language, and other useful information
http://www.bcca.org/srb/resources.html
General information on the Baha'i faith in India BUDDHISM RESOURCES (From Graduate Theological Union) http://www.gtu.edu/library/LibBuddhism.html
http://www.tricycle.com/buddhistbasics/index.html An online introduction to Buddhism
Monasteries, Buddhist organisations, groups, meditation centres, courses, publications plus other areas of interest
http://web.uvic.ca/grs/bowman/myth/ Ancient texts and images on the major figures of Greek and Roman mythology
http://users.erols.com/mkureshi/historym.htm
http://www.scientology.org/search/indxmstr.htm
Website for self-help, self-development, spirituality, New Age, peak performance, and consciousness-related tools, techniques, teachings, and teachers.
A site devoted to expressing the beliefs of pagans throughout the world
http://bounty.bcca.org/~cvoogt/Religion/ This site seeks to provide useful and informative information about all facets of religion.
http://www.bu.edu/people/bpstone/theology/theology.html A hub for locating serious Christian theological activity on the Internet
http://www.fontbonne.edu/libserv/fgic/contents.htm
http://freethought.freeservers.com Essays which address supposed misconceptions that many theists have concerning the nature of science and religion, logic, and the beliefs of nontheists
??http://hsa.brown.edu/~maicar/
http://www.pacificcoast.net/~wh/ An ancient Chinese divination manual and book of wisdom
http://www.creaweb.it/logos/iching.htm
http://members.tripod.com/~srinivasp/mythology/ Articles and stories which bring forth the different elements of Indian mythology
A cooperative venture among religious and spiritual organizations to help members achieve a visible presence on the World Wide Web
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm An archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics
http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/islam.html Rutgers University Virtual Religion Index
http://wings.buffalo.edu/student-life/sa/muslim/isl/isl.html A 'springboard' for exploring texts and resources on Islam and Islamic thought, ideas, and related issue
http://salam.muslimsonline.com/~muslimrr/
The comprehensive website for Iyengar yoga
http://www.digiserve.com/mystic/ The mystical traditions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam/Sufism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism
http://www.spiritwheel.com/myth.htm Links to sources for various mytholgies
Devoted to the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology
http://www.gtu.edu/library/LibraryNRMLinks.html Graduate Theological Union Resources
An Encyclopedia of Occult Sciences and Knowledge
??http://shell4.ba.best.com/~abacus/oro/ourboros.html
A site which provides the pagan community with news and information and a forum for expression, to support paganism and Wicca.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~grassie/StudentProjects/Glossary.html A list of important terms and short definitions to promote understanding in the dialogue between religion and science. (A student group project)
http://link.bubl.ac.uk/religion/ A catalogue of selected Internet resources arranged in Dewey Decimal order.
http://www.einet.net/galaxy/Humanities/Religion.html A searchable internet directory
http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~jkh8x/soc257/profiles/profiles.htm This site provides a foundation for understanding how religious groups emerge, grow, stagnate, reinvigorate themselves, and sometimes die.
http://www.infidels.org/library/ Resources for online atheists, humanists, agnostics and freethinkers
A learning resource about Sikhism
http://todd.reimer.com/norse/story.html
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/subject/religion/taoism/index.cfm University of Alberta directory of internet resources
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/taoism/ Virtual Library Taoism Information Page
http://198.248.56.50/~jjackson/oly.html The Olympians by their Greek and Latin names, and their relationship to Zeus
A site for those who are studying, or who are simply interested in Greek mythology
http://www.nando.net/prof/caribe/voodoo.html
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