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Nature and Function of Religious Experience

Library Instruction - Religious Studies 309

Here a few suggestions to help you locate information on Religious Experience

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias which contain information on Religious Experience include :

• BF 31 E52 2000 (2LB-REF)
  Encyclopedia of Psychology - see expecially v. 7 for section "Religious Experience"
• BF 1407 D78 1992 (2LB-REF)
  Dictionary of Mysticism and the Esoteric Tradtions
• BL 31 D52 1970(2LB-REF)
  Dictionary of Comparative Religion

See "Psychology of Religion"
• BL 31 E43 (2LB-REF)
  Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics
  (13 volumes)
• BL 31 E56 1987 (2LB-REF)
  Encyclopedia of Religion
  (16 volumes)
  Also available elecronically on standalone workstation 219
• BL 60 E53 1998 (2LB-REF)
  Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
  
• BL 625 F45 1976(2LB-REF)
  An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Mysticism and the Mystery Religions
• E 98 M4 L98 1998(2LB-REF)
  Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism : sacred ceremonies of North America
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy - online version of 10 volume printed set (B51 .R68 1998 - 2LB-REF)

Bibliographies listing books and articles on religious experience include:

• BL 53 C34 1976 (2LB-REF)
  Psychology of religion: a guide to information sources
• BL 65 E46 2000 (2LB-REF)
  Emotion and Religion: a critical assessment and annotated bibliography
  See part 2 "Social and Behavoral Sciences"
• BL 458 C396 1992 (2LB-REF)
  Goddesses and Wise Women : the literature of Feminist spirituality 1980-1992, an annotated bibliography

BL 625 B67 1978 (2LB-REF)
Western Mysticism: a guide to the basic works

Periodical Articles about Religious Experience can also be found by using INDEXES such as the following:

• Anthropological Plus - Index to core Anthropological journals
• ATLA Religion Database - This is the key index to Religious studies articles published from 1949 to the present and includes full text for a number of journals
• Philosophers Index - Major index to books and journal articles in philosophy, covers back to 1940
• PsycINFO - Key index to articles and books on all aspects of Psychology, covers material back to 1967
• Sociological Abstracts - Major index to works in Sociology, covers back to 1872

Internet Resources which contain information on the Nature of Religious Experience include:

• Dictionary of Philosophic Terms and Names
• Interpretive Debate Bibliography - "A list of recent publications relevant to what might be termed the Essentialist-Contextualist interpretive debate concerning appropriate assumptions or frameworks for study of mysticism"
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - entries for core concepts and key philosophers
• Method and Theory in the Study of Religion - see subject search category "Psychology of Religion" and "Philosophy"
• Philosophy Research Base - "Philosophy Research Base is categorized by history, subject and author. Integrating text resources with the best online resources, this study guide attempts to aid both academic and general interest in all philosophical genres and their related fields."
• Psychology of Religion - from Virtual Religion Index - very good links to resources for religious experience, psychological theory etc.
• Psychology of Religion Pages - includes Psychology of Religion Research and Teaching Exchange - database of scholars in the field listing their publications and research interests.
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy