Religion Databases
(see also Philosophy and
General)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
[Also of Interest]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
General -
Buddhism -
Christianity -
Hinduism -
Islam -
Judaism -
Magick & Spirituality -
Mythology -
Science & Religion
- General:
- Contemporary
American Religion (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of American Religions (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Religion (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Worldmark
Encyclopedia of Religious Practices (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and moremore
(more information).
- Buddhism:
- Encyclopedia
of Buddhism (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of India (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Encompasses the history, cultures, geography, and religions of India,
covering over 4,000 years from ancient times to the present day, with such topics as art,
economics, defense, human rights, industrial growth, judicial system, languages,
medical science, education, policies, theater, trade, and more. Includes chronologies
detailing India's long history.
- Christianity:
- New
Catholic Encyclopedia (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- New
Catholic Encyclopedia Jubilee Volume (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Hinduism:
- Encyclopedia
of India (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Encompasses the history, cultures, geography, and religions of India,
covering over 4,000 years from ancient times to the present day, with such topics as art,
economics, defense, human rights, industrial growth, judicial system, languages,
medical science, education, policies, theater, trade, and more. Includes chronologies
detailing India's long history.
- Islam:
- Oxford
Islamic Studies Online (OISO) (Oxford)
- A unique, authoritative reference center with over 5,000 articles that provide learning tools for
students, scholars, librarians, community groups, and government officials to foster a more
informed understanding of the Islamic world. Includes: a new and growing section on the Arab Spring -
a timeline of major events since the founding of Islam - learning resources with thematic guides and
lesson plans - interviews with major scholars, activists, and religious leaders - two English translations of
the Qur'an along with a concordance - hundreds of images and maps with a section devoted to the
geography of the Islamic world - and the full text of the reference books: Oxford Dictionary of Islam,
Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law, Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics,
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World, Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Women, and
What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam. Made available through the Muslim Journeys
project, a joint initiative of the American Library Association and the National Endowment of the Humanities.
- Encyclopedia
of Islam and the Muslim World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Historical
Atlas of the Islamic World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Geography is vital for the understanding of Islamic history and its
problematic relationship with modernity. The maps in this book illuminate important aspects
of the shifting patterns of state and religious authority that prevailed during the vast sweep
of Islamic history, from the time of the Prophet to the present, by opening windows into
significant areas of the distant and recent past, thereby helping to explain the legacy of
conflicts - as well as opportunities - that the past has bequeathed to the present.
- Bioethics
Research Library (Georgetown University)
- Provides interdisciplinary coverage of ethical issues related to health care,
biomedical research, biotechnology, and the environment. Includes
Islamic
Medical and Scientific Ethics
with citations to literature on Islamic medical and scientific ethics covering attitudes and
practices on ethical issues within the Muslim world.
- Encyclopedia
of India (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Encompasses the history, cultures, geography, and religions of India,
covering over 4,000 years from ancient times to the present day, with such topics as art,
economics, defense, human rights, industrial growth, judicial system, languages,
medical science, education, policies, theater, trade, and more. Includes chronologies
detailing India's long history.
- Dictionary
of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides clear definitions and comprehensive explanations
of the history, geography, religion, and demographics of the conflict, from the
birth of Zionism at the end of the 19th century to the five Arab-Israeli wars and
biographies of political personnel in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and
the occupied territories.
- Judaism:
- Encyclopaedia
Judaica (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge
from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern
Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana", and from Zionism to the
contribution of Jews to world cultures.
- Reference
Guide to Holocaust Literature (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides biographical and critical essays on 223 writers connected to or
concerned with the Holocaust, as well as separate essays on 307 of their works.
- Dictionary
of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides clear definitions and comprehensive explanations
of the history, geography, religion, and demographics of the conflict, from the
birth of Zionism at the end of the 19th century to the five Arab-Israeli wars and
biographies of political personnel in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and
the occupied territories.
- Magick and Spirituality:
- Encyclopedia
of Occultism and Parapsychology (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Gale
Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides objective information and varying viewpoints on topics
relating to mysterious phenomena such as the supernatural, afterlife, mediums, religion,
cults, secret societies, magic, witchcraft, divination, and more, also covering the history,
people, practices, popular literature, television programs, and movies related to each topic.
- Mythology:
- Work
Culture Transformation: Straw to Gold - The Modern Hero's Journey (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Science and Religion:
(See also: Science and Society)
- Bioethics
Research Library (Georgetown University)
- Provides interdisciplinary coverage of ethical issues related to health care,
biomedical research, biotechnology, and the environment. Includes
ETHXWeb
with citations to literature on bioethics and professional ethics;
GenETHX with
citations to literature on ethics and public policy issues in genetics;
Islamic Medical and Scientific Ethics
with citations to literature on Islamic medical and scientific ethics covering attitudes and
practices on ethical issues within the Muslim world;
International Bioethics Organizations
with information on the resources and programs of organizations focusing primarily on
ethics in medicine and scientific research;
Syllabus Exchange
with descriptions of bioethics syllabi for semester-length classes, seminars, and continuing
education courses from high school through graduate education; and
Thesaurus for Bioethics
which lists the keywords used to index the bioethics literature.
- Encyclopedia
of Bioethics (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Science and Religion (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Science, Technology, and Ethics (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Also of Interest:
- Arts
and Humanities Through the Eras (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- For each of the five major periods (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece & Rome,
Medieval Europe, Renaissance Europe, and the Baroque & Enlightenment), it discusses
architecture & design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater,
and visual arts, profiling milestones, movements, masterworks, and schools of thought in
relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. Includes an overview of each
period with a chronology of major world events and biographical profiles of pioneers, masters,
and other prominent figures in the field.
- Berkshire
Encyclopedia of World History (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Encyclopedic reference presenting a connected, holistic view of world
history, emphasizing cultural contact and social change over time and place; comparisons
across time and place; and extensive coverage of arts, literature, religion, and science.
Includes 550 articles written by historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists,
geographers, and other experts from around the world.
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