University of Calgary Library Pathfinder
Western Religions

Here are a few suggestions to help you locate information on the subjects of JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY and ISLAM.

The works listed below are all housed in the MacKimmie Library Reference collection on the second floor of the Library Block (2LB).

DICTIONARIES and ENCYCLOPEDIAS which contain information on Western Religions include the following titles located on 2LB:

• BL 31 D52 1970
  Dictionary of Comparative Religion
• B 51 R68 1998
  Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  10 vols.
  Also available electronically to University of Calgary students, faculty and staff via the Web.
• BL 31 E56 1987
  The Encyclopedia of Religion
  16 vols.
  Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219
• BL 31 E43
  Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics
  12 vols.
• BM 50 E52 1971
  Encyclopaedia Judaica
  16 vols.
  Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219
• BR 95 O8 1997
  Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
  The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church is available online
• BS 417 S67 2001
  Handbook of Biblical Criticism
• BX 841 N48 2003
  New Catholic Encyclopaedia
  15 vols.
• CB 5 D52 1973
  Dictionary of the History of Ideas
  4 vols. + Index
  also available electronically on standalone workstation 219
• DS 37 E5 1987
  E. J. Brill's first Encyclopaedia of Islam
  9 vols.
• DS 37 E52 1974 (located on 5LT)
  Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam
  

PERIODICAL ARTICLES about Western Religions can be found by using BIBLIOGRAPHIES and INDEXES located on 2LB.

INDEXES include:

• AI 3 A76
  Arts and Humanities Citation Index, 1975-
  Available electronically via the web from 1980 to present as Arts and Humanities Search
  and from 1975 to the present through Web of Science.

• ATLA Religion Database
  This major index to Religious Studies articles published from 1949 to the present is available electronically via the web. Full-text is available for a number of the journals.
  

• Index Islamicus
  Index of books and articles on Islam published since 1906. 
• Philosopher's Index, 1940-
  Book reviews are only available in the print versions at B1 P49 (2LB-REF)

BIBLIOGRAPHIES include:

• B 29 W65 1982
  World Philosophy: Essay-Reviews of 225 Major Works
  5 vols.
• BM 40 S78
  The Study of Judaism: Bibliographical Essays
  2 vols.
• BP 161.2 G84 1983
  Guide to Islam
• BS 410 L34 1972
  Biblical Bibliography
  3 vols.