Starting Research: Religious Studies

Basic resources for starting research in Religious Studies.

In this Guide:

Databases and Indexes

Library Catalogs

Reference Sources

Selected Websites

Style and Citation Guides

Resources at Grinnell

Related Research Guides

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Databases and Indexes

ATLA Religion Index: The preeminent index of scholarship in religious studies..

Arts & Humanities Search: Indexes over 1,300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as selected articles from social science and science journals .

Humanities International Complete: Covers journals as well as books and reference sources in the humanities.

JSTOR: Backfiles of scholarly journals for language and literature not including the most recent two to five years. Includes 37 religion journals.

Philosopher's Index: Indexes books and journals of philosophy: ethics, aesthetics, social and political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic, philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language.

Additional Databases and Indexes

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Library Catalogs

Grinnell College Libraries: Burling Library, Kistle Science Library and beyond.

WorldCat: A huge catalog of books, web resources, and other materials held in libraries around the world. Most items in WorldCat are available through interlibrary loan.

Center for Research Libraries: Journals, foreign dissertations, newspapers, and microform collections available through interlibrary loan and electronic delivery.

Additional Library Catalogs

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Reference Sources

The Encyclopedia of Religion Reference BL31 .E46 2005

Religions of the Ancient World: A Guide Reference BL687 .R47 2004

Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion Reference BL458 .E53 1999

Encyclopaedia of Islam Reference DS37 .E523 2007

Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy Reference B121 .E53 2001

Harper's Dictionary of Hinduism Reference BL1105 .S78 1977

Additional Reference Sources

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Selected Web Sites

Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion: A directory of religious resources on the Web, browseable by subject.

Association of Religion Data Archive: An archive of surveys, polls, and other data submitted by researchers.

Sacred Texts: The British Library’s digital collection of sacred texts from all religions, arranged chronologically, with a zoomable high-resolution image for each text.

Religious Movements Homepage: In-depth profiles of over 200 religious groups and movements, edited by scholars of religion.

Voice of the Shuttle: Religious Studies Page

Jewish History Resource Center

Buddhanet

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy