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General Guide to Religious Studies

GENERAL TOOLS

DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

B51 R68 1998(2LB-REF)
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 10 vol.

Also available electronically to University of Calgary students, faculty and staff via the Web

BL31 .E56 1987 (2LB-REF)
The Encyclopedia of Religion. 16 vol.

Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219

BL 31 .E43 (2LB-REF)
Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics. 13 vol.

Focuses on the theologies and philosophies of religion and ethics. Produced in 1915

BL31 .D52 1970 (2LB-REF)
Dictionary of Comparative Religion.

also located on 5LT

BL31 .E57 1979 (2LB-REF)
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion. 3 vol.

Good for biographical information. Brief articles

DIRECTORIES

BL11 .A1 B72 1980 (3LT-temp)
Braybrooke, Marcus. Inter-faith Organizations: 1893-1979

BR513 .Y42 (2LB-REF)
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches

Good for addresses, statistics, etc.

INDEXES

ATLAS Full Text Plus

This major index to Religious studies articles published from 1949 to the present is available electronically to University of Calgary students, faculty and staff via the web. Full text is available for a number of the journals.

WESTERN RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY

ENCYCLOPEDIAS & DICTIONARIES

BX841 .N48 1967 (2LB-REF)
New Catholic Encyclopaedia. 15 vol.+5 supplements

BR95 .08 1997 (2LB-REF)
Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.

Good source for definitions of terms as well as for biographical information. Extensive bibliographies at the end of each article. Gives sources of English translations of Christian texts

BR95 .S34 (2LB-REF)
The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. 13 vol. + supplements

First published in 1949, this work is the Protestant encyclopedia

ALMANACS

BX845 .C32 (2LB-REF)
Catholic Almanac

JUDAISM
ENCYCLOPEDIAS & DICTIONARIES

BM50 .E52 1971 (2LB-REF)
Encyclopaedia Judaica. 16 vol.

v. 1 contains Jewish Calendar to 2020

Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219

BM50 .D53 1995 (2LB-REF)
A Dictionary of the Jewish-Christian Dialogue.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

BM40 .S78 1972 (2LB-REF)
The Study of Judaism: Bibliographical essays. 2 vol.

Good listing of works on Judaism in the New Testament times

BM487 .F58 1990 (2LB-REF)
Fitzmyer, Joseph A. The Dead Sea Scrolls: Major publications and tools for study.

PA4224 .F44 1984 (2LB-REF)
Feldman, Louis H. Josephus and Modern Scholarship, 1937-1980.

PERIODICAL INDEXES

BM1 .I55 (2LB-REF)
Index to Jewish Periodicals. v. 18, 1980/81-.

Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219

BIBLICAL STUDIES (we have copies of the Bible in Reference)
ENCYCLOPEDIAS & DICTIONARIES

BS440 .A53 1992 (2LB-REF)
The Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vol.

BS440 .I63 (2LB-REF)
The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. 4 vol. + supplement

PA881 .K5613 1985 (2LB-REF)
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. 10 vol.

HANDBOOKS

BS417 .S67 1981 (2LB-REF)
Handbook of Biblical Criticism

Guide to terms and concepts as well as biographical information on the important Biblical Studies scholars

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

BS410 .L34 1972 (2LB-REF)
Biblical Bibliography. 3 vol.

Excellent source of articles on all aspects of Biblical Studies. Use Table of Heading at back of volume 3 to find appropriate sections

BS2556 .M48 1966 (2LB-REF)
Metzger, B.M. Index to Periodical literature on Christ and the Gospels.

PERIODICAL INDEXES

BS410 .A1 I56 (2LB-REF)
Internationale Zeitschriftenschau fur Biblewissenschaft und Grenzgebiete, International review of Biblical Studies. 1951/52-

BS410 .N45 (2LB-REF)
New Testament Abstracts. v. 1, 1956-

Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219

BS410 .042 (2LB-REF)
Old Testament Abstracts. v. 1, 1978

Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219

COMMENTARIES

BS192.2 A1
Anchor Bible. 1964, v. 1-

also available on 5LT

ISLAM (copy of the Koran is in Reference BP109 .P52 1976)

ENCYCLOPEDIAS & DICTIONARIES

DS37 .E5 1987 (2LB-REF)
E. J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam 1913-1936. 9 vol.

Entries are given under the appropriate Arabic term. A register of subjects in English with Arabic name is found in the Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam

BP40 .H83 1885 (2LB-REF)
Hughes, Thomas Patrick. Dictionary of Islam.

Reflects Sunni point of view. Articles are listed under the English word for subject i.e. "Divorce". Note date of publication.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

BP161.2 .G84 1983 (2LB-REF)
Guide to Islam.

Will refer you to articles in the Encyclopedia of Islam. Subject index at the back

PERIODICAL INDEXES

DS35.3 .I52
Index Islamicus. 1906-1955 and supplements 1956-

Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219

EASTERN RELIGIONS (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Taoism, etc.)
ENCYCLOPEDIAS & DICTIONARIES

BL31 .P35 1971 (2LB-REF)
Parrinder, E. Geoffrey. Dictionary of Non-Christian Religions.

BL1105 .W34 1968 (2LB-REF)
Walker, B. The Hindu world, an Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. 2 vol.

PK2902 .E63 1982 (2LB-REF)
An Encyclopedia of Indian Literature.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

B131 .E52 1983 (2LB-REF)
The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies. V. 1 Bibliography, v.2, v.7

Note Topical Index at back

BL1202 .H635 1979 (2LB-REF)
Holland, Barron. Popular Hinduism and Hindu mythology: an annotated bibliography

BL1802 .T545 1985 (2LB-REF)
Thompson, Laurence G. Chinese Religion in Western Languages: a Comprehensive and Classified Bibliography of Publication in English, French, and German through 1980.

BQ4014 .B53 (2LB-REF)
Bibliographie Bouddhique. v. 1-5;9-32.

v. 23 is a subject index to v.7-23; v. 32 covers v.24-31.

PJ307 .G86 1989 (2LB-REF)
A Guide to Oriental Classics

Good source for locating English translations and criticism of major religious texts

BQ1105 .C64 1982 (2LB-REF)
Conze, E. Buddhist Scriptures: a bibliography.

Key source for locating texts and criticism

PERIODICAL INDEXES

DS1 .B53 (5LT)
Bibliography of Asian Studies. 1956-91.

Also available from 1971 to the present electronically to University of Calgary students, faculty and staff via the Web.

NATURE OF RELIGION (Women & Religion, Psychology & Religion, New Religious Movements, etc.)

BL53 .C34 1976 (2LB-REF)
Psychology of Religion: a guide to information sources.

BL2525 .M453 1996 (2LB-REF)
Melton, J. Gordon. The Encyclopedia of American Religions.

BM720 .S4 B73 1986 (2LB-REF)
Brewer, Joan Scherer. Sex and the Modern Jewish Woman: an annotated bibliography.

Saundra Lipton (220-3793)
Religious Studies Librarian
The University of Calgary Library

University of Calgary Library Pathfinder General Guide to Religious Studies

University of Calgary Library Pathfinder
General Guide to Religious Studies