Research by Subject: Religion
Routledge Religion Online 
Contains a collection of reference works, mostly handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias, in the area of religion. Titles are fully searchable as a group or may be browsed individually.
Encyclopedia of Religion
Call Number: REF BL31 .E46 2005
Excellent overviews, background information, and bibliographies for a variety of cross-faith religious topics.
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Call Number: REF CB9 .N49 2005
A fascinating 6 volume set focused on the evolution of important concepts and ideas over time, across a variety of disciplines.
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ATLA Religion Database
Indexes scholarship of religion, including Biblical studies, world religions, Church history, and religious perspectives on social issues. From the American Theological Association; 1949 - present.
JSTOR
Full text backfiles of over 1,200 core scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Includes over 60 current titles, including all University of Chicago Press journals. For all other titles, JSTOR does not contain the most recent 1-7 years of content. Many of these titles are continued in Project Muse or in the Library's print and/or electronic subscriptions. Use the yellow arrow, then the ArticleLinker button to link to content on an external site or check Journal Finder for complete holdings information.
Project Muse
Full text collection of over 500 scholarly journals from the Johns Hopkins University Press and other university presses. Earlier years may be in JSTOR. Check Journal Finder for complete holdings information.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full text database of articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press; 1990 - present.
Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson)
Indexes journals in the disciplines of archaeology and classical studies, art, folklore, history, language and literature, literary criticism, music and performing arts, philosophy, and religion; includes over 310 full text journals; 1984 - present.
Sociological Abstracts
Indexes journals, dissertations, conference papers, and selected books in sociology and related disciplines. A ProQuest database; 1952 - present.
AnthroSource
Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource brings 100 years of anthropological material online to scholars and the public, with current issues for 11 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications including American Anthropologist, American Ethnologist, and Cultural Anthropology.
Association of Religion Data Archives 
ARDA allows you to interactively explore data on American and international religion using online features for generating national profiles, GIS maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other reports.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and is regularly updated as new content is commissioned and approved. Includes time lines, images, maps and primary source documents.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a specific subject area. Includes guides to introductory works, textbooks, guidebooks, journals, reference works, etc., and links to useful websites. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
The Encyclopaedia of Islam
Call Number: REF DS37 .E523
"The one indispensable tool for research on the peoples and cultures of Islam. The Encyclopaedia of Islam is not only a comprehensive digest of the best existing scholarship, but often points the way for new lines of inquiry." -R. Stephen Humphreys, UC Santa Barbara
Index Islamicus
Indexes journal articles, conference proceedings, monographs, and book reviews on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. From the School of Oriental and African Studies in London; 1906 - present.
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Call Number: REF DS102.8 .E496 2007
New edition provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge to the present.
Jewish Encyclopedia
Full text of the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia (historical).
New Catholic Encyclopedia
Call Number: REF BX841 .N44 2003
Articles contained in fifteen volumes describe issues relating to and affecting the Catholic Church, in areas such as history, ethics, spirituality, and social sciences.
Catholic Encyclopedia
Full text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia (historical).
Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Forum focuses on four key areas of research: Religion and Politics, Religion and the Law, Religion and Domestic Policy, Religion and World Affairs.
Pluralism Project
From Harvard University, the Pluralism Project maintains an extensive directory of religious centers in the United States. It does not include information on Christian or Jewish centers, but instead focuses on Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Taoist, and Zoroastrian Temples and Centers, as well as Baha'i and Pagan Centers, Islamic Centers and Masajid, and Sikh Gurdwaras.
America: History and Life
Indexes journal articles, book chapters, book reviews and dissertations on American and Canadian history and culture (for world history, use Historical Abstracts); 1964 - present.
Ethnographic Video Online
Covers a wide range of themes, including: language and culture, body language, food and foraging, economic systems, social stratification and status, political organizations, religion and magic, music and the arts, culture and personality, and sex, gender, and family roles.
