Research Guides: *Religious Studies: Getting Started in Religious Studies

Best Bets for Religious Studies

JSTOR
Humanities, social sciences, and science full text journals. Recent years not included.
Atla Religion Database
Religious studies journal articles, essays, and book reviews. Publication dates: 1949 to present
Oxford Bibliographies
Topical bibliographies in the humanities and social sciences. Oxford Bibliography
Oxford Bibliographies offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a growing range of subject areas. There are at least 50 specific topical bibliographies in each subject area. Each of these features an introduction to the topic. Bibliographies are browsable by subject area and are keyword searchable.

Cambridge Companions: Philosophy and Religion Collections of essays addressing topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and philosophical movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism.

Cambridge Companions: Philosophy and Religion Collections of essays addressing topics and figures ranging from Plato through Kant to Habermas, and philosophical movements such as the Scottish Enlightenment and German Idealism.

Oxford Bibliographies
Topical bibliographies in the humanities and social sciences. Oxford Bibliography
Oxford Bibliographies offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a growing range of subject areas. There are at least 50 specific topical bibliographies in each subject area. Each of these features an introduction to the topic. Bibliographies are browsable by subject area and are keyword searchable.
Oxford Reference Online
Dictionaries, language reference, and subject reference works, including the Oxford Companions series.

Encyclopedia Judaica Provides a comprehensive overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel
Encyclopedia of African Religion
Encyclopedia of Religion Second edition of a resource that is considered a standard reference in the field

Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures
An interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global work discussing women and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant Muslim populations.

Atla Religion Database
Religious studies journal articles, essays, and book reviews. Publication dates: 1949 to present
JSTOR
Humanities, social sciences, and science full text journals. Recent years not included.
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals. Publication dates: mostly 1960 to present (some earlier)
RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
Jewish studies and Holocaust studies journal articles. Publication dates: 1966 to present
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
Humanities and social sciences articles and book chapters on East, Southeast, and South Asia, in Western languages. Publication dates: 1971 to the present.
Academic Search Complete
Full text journals and magazines across disciplines. ebsco scholarly articles asc

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