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RTS1001
- Introduction to Religious Studies
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Subscription Databases
Selected
Reference Books
These
titles, located in the Reference Room, may be helpful for introductory or background
information
on a topic.
Use subject specific
encyclopedias (Encyclopedia of Bioethics) NOT general ones
(Encyclopedia Britannica).
*Notice Wikipedia is not
listed here! Consult this page
for more info.**
A Sampling of
Reference Books for Essay Assignment
Encyclopedia
of Buddhism
Dictionary
of Jewish-Christian Relations
New
Encyclopedia of Judaism
Encyclopedia
of Catholic Social Thought
The
Encyclopedia of Religion (consult ebook version as well)
The
Islamic Tradition
**To find more
reference books that have information on your topic, use Reference
Universe.**
Books on Reserve for
RTS1001
To view what books Prof. Norris
has placed on reserve, go to the online catalog and select "course reserves."
Here are some sample subject headings to search in the Web catalog
for print and electronic books and other materials.
Also, try a subject search on a particular religion (Christianity,
Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism) or a keyword search on a more specific
topic, such as "buddhist and initiation."
Locating
Materials
*Request
a PIN online form
Print indexes for locating periodical articles are also
located in the Reference Room. Newspapers, magazines, and journals are shelved
in the Periodicals Room on the second floor.
Religion
Index One: Periodicals
Selected
Internet Resources
Subject
Directories
Web
Sites
- American
Academy of Religion - Learned society and professional
association for scholars whose object of study is religion.
- Exploring
Religions - Overviews of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism,
Islam, and Judaism. Includes an extensive crosslinked glossary for each religion.
- Internet
Sacred Text Archive - A freely available archive of
significant primary texts relating to religion and mythology. Covers Ancient,
Eastern, and Western religions.
- Religion-Online
- More than 1100 articles on the Old and New Testament, theology,
ethics, pastoral care, etc.
Citation Guides/Ethical
Use of Information
Academic
Integrity | How to
Cite Sources | What
is Plagiarism? | Turabian
Style Guide (From University
of California Berkeley Library)
Tutorials/Guides
to Research
Research
Tools | McQuade
Library Subject Guide: Religious Studies
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