RELIGION RESEARCH GUIDE: BOOKS

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SOURCES OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

General Guides and Bibliographies

• American religion and philosophy: a guide to information sources Reference Z7757.U5 S25
• God pro and con : a bibliography of atheism Reference Z7765 .S84 1990
• Goddesses & wise women: the literature of feminist spirituality, 1980-1992 : an annotated bibliography Reference Z7963.R45 C37 1992
• Recent reference books in religion: a guide for students, scholars, researchers, buyers and readers Reference BL48 .J64 1996
• Reference works for theological research: an annotated selective bibliographical guide Reference Z7751 .K46 1981
• Religious information sources: a worldwide guide Reference Z7751 .M45 1992
• Religion & theology: a guide to current reference resources Reference BL48 .M35 1997
• Research guide to religious studies Reference BL41 .W5 1982
• Theological and religious reference materials, 3 vols. Reference Z7770 .G66 1984
• Women in American religious history: an annotated bibliography and guide to sources Reference Z7963.R45 B37 1986

General Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

• Dictionary of religion and philosophy Reference BL31 .M23 1989
• Encyclopedia of African American religions Reference BR563.N4 E53 1993
• The Encyclopedia of American religions, religious creeds : a compilation of more than 450 creeds, confessions, statements of faith, and summaries of doctrine of religious and spiritual groups in the United States and Canada 2 vols. Reference BT990 .E58
• The Encyclopedia of religion, 16 vols. Reference BL31 .E46 1986
• The HarperCollins dictionary of religion Reference BL31 .H37 1995
• The international dictionary of religion : a profusely illustrated guide to the beliefs of the world Reference BL31 .K42 1984
• A new dictionary of religions Reference BL31 .P48 1995
• World religions Reference BL82 .B68 1997

Specialized Resources : Religions in the World

Buddhism

• Guide to Buddhist religion Reference Z7860 .R48
• Historical dictionary of Buddhism Reference BQ130 .P74 1993

Christianity / Bible

• The Bible and the saints Reference BS513.2 .D8313 1994
• The Blackwell encyclopedia of modern Christian thought Reference BR95 .B58 1993
• Dictionary of Christianity in American Reference BR66.5 .D5813 1991
• Encyclopedia of early Christianity Reference BR162.2 .E53 1990
• Encyclopedia of the early church, 2 vols. Reference BR66.5 .D5813 1991
• A guide to American Catholic history Reference Z7778.U6 E38 1982
• Historical dictionary of Catholicism Reference BX945.2 .C65 1997
• The Macmillan Bible atlas Reference G2230 .A2 1993
• Multipurpose tools for Bible study Reference BS417 .D3 1993
• The Oxford dictionary of saints Reference BR1710 .F34 1987
• The Oxford dictionary of saints Reference BR1710 .F34 1987
• The Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation, 4 vols. Reference BR302.8 .O93 1996
• Church and state in postwar eastern Europe : a bibliographical survey Reference Z7776.72 .C5 1987
• The Westminster dictionary of Christian theology Reference BR95 .W494 1983
• The Westminster dictionary of Christian ethics Reference BJ1199 .W47 1986
• World Christian encyclopedia : a comparative study of churches and religions in the modern world, A.D. 1900-2000 Reference BR95 .W67 1982

Hinduism

• Guide to Hindu religion Reference Z7835.B8 D44
• Historical dictionary of Hinduism Reference BL1105 .S85 1997
• A popular dictionary of Hinduism Reference BL1105 .W4 1994

Islam

• The concise encyclopedia of Islam Reference BP40 .G42 1989
• The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 10 vols. Reference DS37 .E523
• Guide to Islam Reference Z7835.M6 G84 1983
• The Muslim almanac: a reference work on the history, faith, culture, and peoples of Islam Reference BP40 .M83 1996
• The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world 4 vols. Reference DS35.53 .O95 1995

Judaism

• The Blackwell companion to Jewish culture : from the eighteenth century to the present Reference DS102.8 .B46 1989
• The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust, 4 vols. Reference D804.3 .E53 1990
• Encyclopaedia Judaica, 17 vols. Reference DS102.8 .E496
• The Encyclopedia of Judaism Reference BM50 .E63 1989
• Jewish-Christian relations: an annotated bibliography and resource guide Reference Z6370 .S53 1988
• Jewish heritage in America: an annotated bibliography Reference Z6373.U5 K37 1988
• The Jewish religion: a companion Reference BM50 .J28 1995
• Messengers of God : a Jewish prophets who's who Reference BS1505.2 .I83 1998
• The Oxford dictionary of the Jewish religion Reference BM50 .O94 1997
• The Schocken guide to Jewish books : where to start reading about Jewish history, literature, culture, and religion Reference Z6366 .S39 1992

Native American Religions

• The encyclopedia of Native American religions Reference E98.R3 H73 1991
• Dictionary of Native American mythology Reference E98.R3 G46 1992

Religions of Asia

• Guide to Chinese religion Reference Z7757.C6 Y8 1985
• Taoist ritual and popular cults of Southeast China Stacks BL1923 .D43 1993
• A popular dictionary of Shinto Reference BL2216.1 .B63 1996

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