Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library http://www.lib.stthomas.edu/ireland

World & Comparative Religions

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

General Encyclopedia of Religion

Ref BL31 .E46 1986. 16 v. 16 vol. encyclopedia. Start with index, usually. HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion

Ref BL31 .H37 1995 Covers large number of topics and traditions. New Dictionary of Religions

Ref BL31 .P48 1995 Focus on traditions with good bibliographies.

Handbook of Religious Experience

Ref BL53 .H286 1995

Who's Who of World Religions Ref BL72 .W54 1992

Biographical guide, brief entries.

Encyclopedia of World Faiths Ref BL80.2 .E495 1988

Basic data, nice presentation.

New Handbook of Living Religions Ref BL80.2 .H275 1997

Up to date with extensive bibliographies.

Reader's Guide to the Great Religions. 2nd ed. Ref BL80.2 .R43 1977

Dated bibliography but still useful.

World's Religions Ref BL80.2 .W68 1988

Islam Encyclopedia of Islam

Ref DS37 .E52. 9 v. Monumental, scholarly, not yet complete.

Concise Encyclopedia of Islam

Ref BP40 .G42 1991 Handy 1-vol. version of above. Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World

Ref DS35.53 .O95 1995. 4 v. Current, includes religious topics.

Judeo-Christian (See also Basic Reference Sources guide) Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

Ref BR95 .O8 1997 The authority for quick facts and bibs. Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion

Ref BM 50 .O94 1997 New contribution from OUP. Encyclopaedia Judaica

Ref DS102.8 .E6. 16 v. + supps. The authoritative multi-volume resource.

New Catholic Encyclopedia

Ref BX841 .N44. 15 v. + supps. Dated now but still invaluable. World Christian Encyclopedia

Ref BR157 .W67 1982 Needs updating; country by country treatments.

Special Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Ref B51 .R68 1998. 10 v. Now the standard, some coverage of religious topics. Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion

BL458 .E53 1999. 2 v. A new survey, some bibliographies.

Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion

Ref BL1005 .L4813 1989

General Collection

Faith Meets Faith [series]

55 vols. Religious Life of Man [series]

11 vols. World Religions [series]

11 vols. World Spirituality [series]

25 vols. Smith, Huston. The World's Religions

BL 80 .S66 1991 Hutchinson, John Alexander. Paths of Faith. 4th ed.

OSF BL80.2 .H78 1991 Griffiths, Paul J., ed. Christianity through Non-Christian Eyes.

BR127 .C47428 1990 Carmody, Denise Lardner. What Are They Saying About Non-

Christian Faith? OSF BR127 .C26 1982

Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library http://www.lib.stthomas.edu/ireland

Smart, Ninian. The World's Religions. 2nd ed. BL80.2 .S615 1998

Renard, John. Responses to 101 Questions on Islam BP163 .R46 1998

Renard, John. Responses to 101 Questions on Hinduism BL1210 .R44 1999

The Eliade Guide to World Religions BL80.2.E415 1991

A Reader in Comparative Religion. 4th ed. BL 80.2.L44 1979

A World Religions Reader BL80.W74 1996

Native American

Carmody, Denise Lardner. Native American Religions: An Introduction OSF E59.R38 C37 1993

Versluis, Arthur. Sacred Earth: The Spiritual Landscape of Native America OSF E98.R3 V47 1992

Native American Religions. Lawrence E. Sullivan, ed. OSF E98 .R3 N38 1989

Databases

CLICnet Book Catalog

On the Internet via telnet (telnet://clicnet.clic.edu) or in a very slow Web version (http://webpac.clic.edu/tipac), CLICnet is easy to use with common commands presented on-screen. See examples of subject headings below under "Sample Subjects".

ATLA Religion Database Theology Article & Essay Index

There is a handout to help search the Web version of ATLA (www.lib.stthomas.edu/databases). Choose SilverPlatter and then ATLA is half way down the list. Click <Search> near the bottom of the screen.

Sample Subjects Below is a broad, merely representative sample of subject headings from the book catalog. Individual traditions, topics, comparisons and relations form the basis of constructing a non-specific search. ATLA Religion Database and the CLICnet book catalog share similar headings (though not identical in some cases). A major heading in CLICnet is Christianity and other religions--[Religion], whereas ATLA often uses the subject Christianity and [Religion].

Buddhism--Dictionaries Buddhism--Relations--Christianity China--Religious life and customs Christianity and other religions--Hinduism Dakota Indians--Religion Dharma East and West End of the world--Comparative studies Future life

Subjects con't:

God (Hinduism) Indians of North America--Great Plains--Religion Islam--Customs and practices Islam--Doctrines Jesus Christ--Hindu interpretations Mysticism--Judaism Nirvana Philosophy, Islamic Ramakrishna Reincarnation Religious ethics--Comparative studies Religions Soul--Comparative studies Shiites Zen Buddhism--Doctrines

World Wide Web Over Web browsers, UST provides many proprietary databases for locating journal articles or essays. Go to www.lib.stthomas.edu/databases for a list of resources. Examples:

SilverPlatter Array of indexes, including ATLA Religion Database (see left column). Others may be helpful:

InfoTrac Expanded Academic is the best choice. Several theology, religion or philosophy journals. Some full text articles.

FirstSearch A few databases out of over sixty might help. Try Artcile1st ECO (some full text!), or Humanities Abstracts.

Lexis-Nexis Mostly full text, including major newspapers and some magazines, though strongest in business and law.

Web Gateways Here are a few directories that link to pre-selected sites:

Academic Info on Religion www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html

Facets of Religion www.BCCA.Org/~cvoogt/Religion

Virtual Religion Index religion.rutgers.edu/vri/index.html

Voice of the Shuttle vos.ucsb.edu/shuttle/religion.html

U of Florida's professor site www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rel

About.com home.about.com/religion/index.htm?PM=59_0239_T

BUBL Link link.bubl.ac.uk/religion

Yahoo dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices