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Other Religions, Ancient and Modern |
COAST is the Library's online catalog of over 1.25 million books, periodical titles, media and government documents. You can search for materials by author, title, subject and keyword.
To find library books about major religious figures of history, try some of these subject headings:
Below are a selection of a few general subject headings for religious studies. Click on any of the following hyperlinked subjects to retrieve records from our library's book catalog, COAST:
Adherents.com. Fascinating site providing the latest statistical estimates of the world's religions.
American Religion Data Archive. Contains detailed maps and data on demographics of religious adherence in the U.S.
Beliefet.com. Excellent site for finding information, texts, discussion groups, news and links to a wide variety of faiths.
Facets of Religion. WWW Virtual Library. Excellent site containing links to a wide variety of world religions
Maps of World Religions. Reproductions of textbook maps from Thomson Wadsworth publishers.
Sacred Texts on the Internet. A CSULB Virtual Reference selection.
Virtual Religion Index, Rutgers University. Comprehensive site linking to a many useful religious studies resources.
Atlas of the World's Religions. (REF Oversize BL85 .A742 1999). Colorful cartographic representations of the modern world religions.
Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion : Eastern and Western Thought. (REF B41 R43 1996).
Encyclopedia of Religion. (REF BL31 .E46 1987). A scholarly and comprehensive 16 volume encyclopedia of the world's religions, historical and modern.
Encyclopedia of monasticism. (REF BL631 .E63 2000) Covers three major traditions: Buddhism, Eastern Christian and Western Christian.
Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion. (REF BL458 E53 1999).
New Historical Atlas of Religion in America. (Map Room G1201.E4 N4 2001). Excellent atlas on historical patterns in the United States.
Guide to the Gods. (REF BL473 L43 1992).
HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion. (REF BL31 .H37 1995).
Man, Myth & Magic: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mythology, Religion and the Unknown. (REF BF1407 M34 1995). An entertaining 20 volume work covering all aspects of religion and belief.
Religion and the Law : A Dictionary. (REF KF4865A68 A54 1999).
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. (REF GN333 W67 1998). 4 vols.
The library has access to hundreds of scholarly Religious Studies journals. Some are available only in print format in our library. There are hundreds more available online.
1. To see whether we have a journal in our library in print format, check your journal title against this link: Search Journal Title in COAST.
2. If we don't have the journal title AND volume in #1 above, search for your journal title in this link: CSULB Full Text Journal Locator.
ATLA Religion Database. Scholarly index to over 1200 journals relating to the study of religion. Index goes back to 1949.
Academic Search Elite. A large interdisciplinary index and full text database of over 1700 full journals. Journal articles go back to the early 1990s to the present date.
America History and Life. The premier periodical index for research in U.S. history. It provides citation and abstract indexing for 2400 scholarly journals, review articles and dissertations covering the culture and history of the U.S. and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. It covers publication years 1950s to date. For world history since 1450, use Historical Abstracts.
L'Annee Philologique This is a periodical and book index for ancient history (ca. 500 b.c.e. to 500 c.e.). Its focus is on Greco-Roman classical period. Database articles range from 1949 to date.
Article First Comprehensive "citation only" database to over 12,000 different scholarly and popular journals. A good database to cover a wide range of interdisciplinary social science and science journals.
Ebsco Online. Provides electronic full text access to over 400 journals Additionally it indexes many more citation only journals. Emphasis is on scholarly publications.
Historical Abstracts. The premier index for searching modern world history. It provides citation and abstract indexing for over 2000 scholarly journals, books, book reviews, and Ph.D. dissertations covering world history (exclusive of the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Coverage: late 1950s to date. For U.S. and Canadian history use America History and Life.
Humanities Abstracts. 1984 to date. A citation and abstract index to over 400 scholarly periodicals in the humanities, including religious studies. From 1974-1984 use the Humanities Index in REF AI 3 I59. For the years 1906-1974 use the International Index in REF A13 I57.
International Medieval Bibliography Online. Published from 1967 to present. This is a periodical and book index focusing on the medieval historical period, within a date range of 400-1500 AD. Europe, the Middle East and North Africa are the database’s focus.
JSTOR. A growing archive of full text core scholarly journals, some going back to the 1850s. Includes selected journals in the areas of: African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, history, literature, philosophy, and sociology. Does not contain the latest three years of issues.
Lexis Nexis Academic. Provides full text searchable access to several thousand journals, newspapers, newsletters, newswires, and international publications. Coverage begins around the 1970s to the present. CSULB authentication required.
19th Century Masterfile. Database accesses over one million journal citations published from 1786-1922 and includes the contents of four 19th Century periodical indexes. Useful for finding historical articles on religious issues, (slavery and religion; evolution; 19th century views on faith).
Philosopher's Index. An international index with abstracts from more than 400 philosophy journals and
books. Index lists articles from 1940 to present.
Project Muse An online full text access to more than 160 scholarly journals, many in the humanities and social sciences.
RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies. A free website containing citations to scholarly articles on Jewish Studies. Produced by the Jewish National and University Library in Israel.
Reader's Guide Retrospective Covers popular magazines from 1890 through 1983. Useful to find contemporary accounts of any event in the 20th Century including religious topics. For popular articles published after 1983, use Readers Guide Abstracts.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) is a digital library of Greek literature and literary texts written in Greek, from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in 1453.
Religious and Theological Abstracts. (REF BL 1 R4). A print index to over 160 theological periodicals. Somewhat international in scope. Library has index back to 1958.
Buddhist Studies WWW Virtual Library. A very thorough link to a many Buddhist sites.
The Electronic Bodhidharma. Produced by International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism at Hanazono University. Focuses on Zen Buddhism.
Resources for the Study of Buddhism. Compiled by Dr Ron Epstein Philosophy Department San Francisco State University.
Encyclopaedia of Buddhism. (REF BL1403 E5). 5 vols.
Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. (REF BL1005 .L4813 1989).
Guide to Buddhist Philosophy. (B162 .I622 1985).
Guide to Buddhist Religion. (BQ4012 R48).
Historical Dictionary of Buddhism. (REF BQ130 .P74 1993).
Google Directory: Christianity. Extensive web listings.
Religion Online. Great number of links to scholarly religion web pages. Site leans toward Protestant Christian perspectives.
Yale University Divinity School. Research Guide for Christianity. Excellent web guide.
Anchor Bible Dictionary. (REF BS440 .A54 1992) 6 vols.
Bible (several editions found under call numbers beginning with REF BS195...).
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought. (REF BR95 B58 1993).
New Catholic Encyclopedia. (REF BX841 N44 1967 ). An 17 volume comprehensive encyclopedia. A 2003 full text electronic edition is available to CSULB authenticated users through the University's subscription to NetLibrary.
Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs : A Reference Guide To More Than 700 topics Discussed by the Early Church Fathers. (REF BR66.5 .D53 1998).
Dictionary of Bible and Religion. (BR95 D46 1986).
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (REF BS2555.2 D53 1992).
Encyclopedia of the American Religious experience : Studies of Traditions and Movements. (REF BL2525 E53 1988).
Macmillan Atlas History of Christianity. (Map Room G1046 E4 L5 1976).
Macmillan Bible Atlas. (Map Room G2230 .A2 1993).
Modern Catholic Dictionary. (REF BX841 H36).
Oxford Companion to the Bible. (REF BS440 .M434 1993).
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation. (REF BR302.8 O93 1996).
Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. (BR95 W494 1983).
World Christian Encyclopedia : A Comparative Survey of Churches and Religions in the Modern World. (REF BR157 .W67 2001).
The Philosophy of the Bhagavadgita By Swami Krishnananda, The Divine Life Society, Sivananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India.
Bhagavad Gita. Numerous editions found in book stacks under call numbers BL1138.6.
Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen (REF BL1005 .L4813 1989).
Guide to Hindu Religion. (BL1202 D44).
Guide to Indian Philosophy. (REF B5131 P68 1988).
Historical Dictionary of Hinduism. (REF BL1105 S85 1997).
Islaam.com - Islamic Knowledge and Resources
Islamic Server of Muslim Society of America -University of Southern California.
Islamic Interlink: Very large selection of sites.
Islamicity "Explore, Discover and Learn at the Global Muslim eCommunity."
Concordance of the Quran. (REF BP133 K37 1983).
Cultural Atlas of Islam. (REF DS36.85 A39 1986).
Encyclopaedia of Islam. 6 vols. (REF DS37 E523 1960).
Historical Atlas of Islam. 2nd revised edition. (Oversize REF G1786 S1 H6 2002).
Holy Quran with English Translation. (BP109 P5 1976b).
Islamic Desk Reference. (REF DS35.53 .I83 1994).
Koran. Numerous editions found in book stacks under call numbers BP109
Muslim Almanac : A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam. (REF BP40 M83 1996).
New Encyclopedia of Islam (REF BP40 G42 2000).
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. (REF DS35.53 O95 1995). 4 vols.
Academic Guide to Jewish History: Major Print & Internet Scholarly Resources
Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
Jewish American History on the Web
RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies Produced by the Jewish National and University Library in Israel, it is a compilation of "thousands of periodicals and from collections of articles - in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages."
Atlas of Jewish History. (REF G1030 G45 1993).
Encyclopedia of the Jewish Religion. (REF BM50 .W45).
Encyclopaedia Judaica. (REF DS102.8 E5). 16 vols.
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust. (REF D804.3 .E53 1990). 4 vols.
Historical Atlas of the Holocaust. (REF G1797.21 E29 H5 1996).
Jewish Religion : A Companion. (REF BM50 .J28 1995 ).
JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh : The Traditional Hebrew Text and the New JPS Translation--Second Edition. (REF BS895 .J4 1999).
JPS Torah Commentary : The Traditional Hebrew Text with the New JPS Translation. (BS1225.3 .J78 1989). 5 vols. Note: in General Book Stacks.
Talmud: The Steinsaltz Edition. (BM499.5 .E4 1989). 21 vols. Note: in General Book Stacks.
Philtar: Philosophy, Theology and Religion, North America Traditional Religions
Encyclopedia of Native American Healing. (E98 M4 L96 1996).
Encyclopedia of Native American Religions. (REF E98 R3 H73 1992).
Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism : Sacred Ceremonies of North America. (REF E98.M4 L98 1998).
Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya : An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion. (REF F1435.3.R3 M55 1993).
University of Virginia Library "On this extensive Web site you will find detailed profiles of more than two hundred different religious groups and movements... In addition, there are other valuable resources, including information on "cult" controversies, essays by respected scholars, and teaching resources on which interested visitors are invited to draw.
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mysticism and the Mystery Religions. (REF BL625 F44 1977).
Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America. (BL2525 M45 1986).
New Age Encyclopedia. (REF BP605 N48 N447 1990).
New Religious Movements: A Documentary Reader (BL2525 N4865 2005).
Chinese Philosophical Etext Archive. Contains "electronic versions of Chinese philosophical texts created by the Confucian Etext Project... Chinese philosophical texts from other sources... and Information on and links to more information on the preparation and use of these texts."
Gods and Symbols of Ancient Egypt : An Illustrated Dictionary. (BL2428 L8713).
Man, Myth & Magic: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mythology, Religion and the Unknown. (REF BF1407 M34 1995). An entertaining 20 volume work covering all aspects of religion and belief.
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