Selected Basic Reference Tools for Religion
(located in the General and hunamities Reference Room (DR) unless otherwise noted)
Guides, lists, directories & statistics
Encyclopedias and related tools
Finding tools (indexes, abstracts, and bibliographies)
Websites


GUIDES , LISTS, DIRECTORIES & STATISTICS

Balay, Robert, ed. Guide to Reference Books .
Z1035.1.G89 1996 (ready reference)

Wilson, John F. Research Guide to Religious Studies.
BL41.W5 1982

Directory of Departments and Programs of Religious Studies in North America.
BL41.D573 1998

Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches
BR513.Y4 (latest in ready reference)

Churches and Church Membership in the United States, 1990
BR526.C48 1992

World Guide to Religious and Spiritual Organizations.
BV4405.W674 1996q (ready reference)

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Melton, J. Gordon. Directory of Religious Organizations in the United States.
BL2530.U6M447 1993 (ready reference)

Dawsey, James. A Scholar's Guide to Academic Journals in Religion.
Z7751.D83 1988 (ready reference)

Fieg, Eugene. Religion Journals and Serials: An Analytical Guide.
(SREL) Z7753.F53 1988

Religious Periodicals Directory.
Z7753.C75 1986 (ready reference)

Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. Periodicals List.
Z7753.P74 & supp. (ready reference)

Princeton Theological Seminary. Library. Standing Orders and Continuations.
(ready reference; not catalogued, next to PTS Library Periodicals List)

Gorman, G.E. and Gorman, Lyn. Theological and Religious Reference Materials.
Z7770.G66 1984 (ready reference)

Women Religious History Sources: A Guide to Repositories in the United States.
Z7839.W65 1983

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ENCYCLOPEDIAS & RELATED TOOLS

Catholic Almanac.
AY81.R6N3 (ready reference)

Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
B41.E5

Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy.
B121.C66 1997

Companion to World Philosophies.
B121.C66 1997

Great Thinkers of the Eastern World.
B5005.G74 1995

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Handbook of Metaphysics and Ontology.
BD111.H225 1991

Encyclopedia of Occultism & Parapsychology.
BF1407.E52 1984

Man, Myth & Magic: the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mythology, Religion, and the Unknown.
BF1411.M25 1983

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
BJ63.E44 1998

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Encyclopedia of Ethics.
BJ63.E45 1992

Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics
BJ1199.W47 1986

Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics.
BL31.E4

Encyclopedia of Religion.
BL31.E46 1987

Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
BL60.E53 1998

Bell, Robert E. Dictionary of Classical Mythology...
BL715.B44

Bell, Robert E. Women of Classical Mythology.
BL715.B445 1991

Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience: Studies of Traditions and Movements.
BL2525.E53 1988

Encyclopedia of American Religions.
BL2525.M449 1993

Melton, J. Gordon. Encyclopedic Handbook of Cults in America.
BL2525.M45 1992

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Melton, J. Gordon. Religious Bodies in the United States: A Directory.
BL2525.M452 1992

Encyclopedia of American Religious History.
BL2525.Q44 1995

Contemporary Jewish Religious Thought.
BM50.C64 1987

The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion.
BM50.O94 1997

Cambridge History of Judaism.
BM155.2 C35 1984

Islam and Islamic Groups: A Worldwide Reference Guide.
BP10.I73 1992

The Muslim Almanac.
BP40.M83 1996

Encyclopedia of the Early Church.
BR66.5.D5813 1991q

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church.
BR95.O9 1997 (ready reference)

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity.
BR162.2 E53 1997

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation.
BR302. O93 1996

Encyclopedia of African American Religions.
BR563.N4553 1993

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Bible (various editions)
BS75-BS299

Concordances to the Bible (various)
BS423-BS425

Anchor Bible Dictionary.
BS440.A54 1992

Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible.
BS440.I63

Cities of the Biblical World
BS621.D495 1997

Oxford Bible Atlas
BS630.O96 1984

Coptic Encyclopedia.
BX130.5.C66 1991

New Catholic Encyclopedia.
BX841.N44 1967

Dictionary of the History of Ideas.
CB5.D52 1973

Encyclopaedia of Islam.
DS37.E523

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Encyclopedia Judaica.
DS102.8.E496 (also available on CD ROM at Information Center)

Encyclopedia of Native American Religions.
E98.R3 H73 1992

Mythology of All Races.
GR500.M99

International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences.
H41.I5

Encyclopedia of Bioethics.
QH332.E52 1995

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FINDING TOOLS (INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, BIBLIOGRAPHIES)

ATLA Religion Database. 1949-
Library web

Abstracts in Anthropology. 1970-
GN1.A35

America, History and Life. 1964-
Library Web

L'Annee Philologique (1924/1926-)
Z7016.M35a (On Library Web Computer 1976-1987 as Database of Classical Bibliography)

Annual Review of Anthropology. 1972-
GN1.A5115

Annual Review of Sociology. 1975-
(SSRC) HM1.A857

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Anthropological Literature.
Library Web

Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Library Web 1975-

Bibliographic Index. 1937/42-
Z1002.B595

Dissertation Abstracts International. 1861-
Library Web

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Ethnic Newswatch. 1995-
Library Web

Handbook of Latin American Studies. 1935-
Library Web

Hispanic American Periodicals Index. 1970-
Library Web

Historical Abstracts. 1960-
Library Web

Humanities Index. 1974-
Z6941.xH8

Index Islamicus and supplements. 1906-
Z3013.xL7

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Index to Black Periodicals. 1966-
AI3.O4

Index to Jewish Periodicals. 1963-
Z6367.I5

International Medieval Bibliography. 1967-.
Z6203.I63 (1976-1995 on CD ROM at Information Center)

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MLA International Bibliography. 1921/25-
Library Web

Philosopher's Index. (CD-ROM) 1940-.
Library Web Computer (soon to be available on Library Web)

PsycINFO. 1887-
Library Web

Social Science Citation Index. 1956-
(SSRC) Z7161.S65; also Library Web (1981-)

Social Sciences Index. 1974-
Z7161.xS6

Sociofile. 1974-
Library Web

Writings on American History. 1902-
Z1236.L331/Z1236.xW7/Z1236.W773

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Websites

Argus Clearinghouse

Evaluating Information Found on the Internet

Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources

Citing Electronic Resources

Religion and Philosophy Resources on the Internet

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Religion Religions Religious Studies

A Guide to the Best Religious Studies Resources on the Internet

American Religion Links

Ethics Updates

Finding God in Cyberspace

Guide to Early Christian Documents

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Sandra Rosenstock
General & Humanities Reference Librarian
rose@princeton.edu
258-6054