Finding Books |
Major Reference Works |
Major Databases |
Web Resources
Finding Books
- Use
CLIO
to find books, journals, links to online journals, and other
materials, in the Columbia or Barnard libraries. Union Theological
Seminaries holdings are included in CLIO.
- Barnard Library has a large
collection of books and videos serving courses offered by the
Barnard Religion Department.
Useful call numbers:
BL,
BM, BP, BQ Religion: Religions, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism
BR - BV
Religion: Christianity, Bible
BX
Religion: Christian Denominations
Useful subject headings in
CLIO:
india religion
episcopal church (note sub-headings)
catholic church
catholicism
islam
islam india
judaism
women and religion
koran
Major Reference Works
Available in Barnard Library Reference Area
| Title |
Call
Number |
| Encyclopedia of Religion 16 vols. |
BL31 .E46
1987 &
online |
| Oxford
Dictionary of World Religions |
BL31 .084
1997 & concise
online |
| Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion 2 vols. |
BL65 .P7 E53 2007 |
| Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion 2 vols. |
BL458 .E53 |
| Blackwell
Companion to Hinduism |
BL1202 .B72
2002 &
online |
| Contemporary American Religion 2 vols. |
BL2525 .C65
2000 &
online |
| Encyclopedia of Judaism 3 vols. |
BM50 .F63 2002 |
| Oxford
Dictionary of the Jewish Religion |
BM50 .094
1997 & concise companion
online |
| Encyclopedia of the Quran 3 vols. |
BP133 .E53
2001g &
online |
| Encyclopedia of Buddhism 2 vols. |
BQ128 .E62
2004 |
| Encyclopedia of Christianity 3 vols. |
BR95 .E8913
1999 |
| Oxford
Dictionary of the Christian Church |
BR95 .08
1999 & concise
online |
| Encyclopedia of African
American Religion |
BR563 .N4
E53 1993 |
| Anchor
Bible Dictionary 6 vols. |
BS440. A54
1992 |
| New
Catholic Encyclopedia 15 vols. |
BX841 .N44
2003&
online |
| Encyclopedia of Protestantism 4 vols. |
BX4811.3
E53 2004 |
| Encyclopedia of Islam 11 vols. + |
DS37 .E523
&
online |
| Encyclopedia Judaica 16 vols. |
DS102.8
E496 &
online |
|
Blackwell Reference
Online- see religion section |
online |
|
Gale Virtual Reference |
online |
|
Oxford Reference Online-
see religion & philosophy section |
online |
|
Religion Resource Online
- Routledge |
online |
|
Oxford Islamic Studies
Online |
online |
Major Databases
available with Columbia ID
ATLA Religion Database
International index to articles and essays in religion and
theology. Dates covered vary, some going back to 1949.
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truncation
America, History and Life
Database for U.S. and Canadian history, 1982 to present.
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Index to materials in the arts and humanities covering items
published from 1975 to present.
Search Tips: Choose :"Arts and Humanities" Phrase is assumed - use
"and" if not a phrase; * for truncation
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
Citations to articles
published in Roman Catholic periodicals, Papal documents, church
promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith.
Historical Abstracts
Database for publications in history worldwide excluding the U.S.
and Canada,1982 to present.
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Humanities Full Text
Citations and
abstracts and some fulltext for articles in the humanities,
1984-present.
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Index Islamicus
Index to materials on Islam, the Middle Eat and the Muslim world
from periodicals and other sources worldwide.
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truncation"
Index to Jewish Periodicals
Citations to English-language articles, book reviews, and
feature stories in more than 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs.
Journal coverage dates back as far as 1988.
New Testament Abstracts
Indexing and abstracts for
journal articles, monographs, multi-authored books, book reviews,
and software related to New Testament studies.
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assumed - use "and" if not a phrase; * for truncation
Old Testament Abstracts
Indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs,
multi-author works, book reviews, and software related to Hebrew
Bible studies.
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truncation
Philosopher's Index
Index of books and articles on philosophy, logic, aesthetics,
metaphysics
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truncation"
Religious and Theological Abstracts
Provides objective summaries of
articles appearing in scholarly journals in the fields of Religion
and Theology.
Other
Please note that there are many databases which could be useful for
your research, including art,
music, anthropology, medieval studies and other databases. Ask a
reference librarian for help in identifying additional databases.
Also included in the A-Z listing of resources from CUL are:
Past
Masters: fulltext of selected works of St. Thomas Aquinas, Saint
Augustine, John Calvin, Martin Luther
Digital Library of Protestant Texts
Digital Library
of the Catholic Reformation
Acta Sanctorum
Europa Sacra
Vetus Latina
Patrologia Latina Database and
Ut per Litteras Apostolicus.
Also note that
JSTOR and
Project Muse include the fulltext of some religion journals.
Web
Resources
Local
Barnard College Religion
Department
see Religion Resources and Departmental Projects
Columbia University,
Religion Department
see
Academic Resources
Religious Texts Online
Affiliated Centers and Programs
Columbia University Library Electronic Text Services, Religion
Burke Theological Library
Selected Electronic Resources
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Columbia University Library
Subject Guides
Jewish Studies
Middle East Studies
SARAI, South Asian Studies
Religion Subject Guide from CU Libraries
Selected Reference Resources Online
Glossary
for Judaism, Christianity, Islam
Adherents to Faith, adherent
statistics, religious geography
Introduction to Islam, by M. Cherif Bassiouni
United States
Commission on Religious Freedom
Access to
Insights Archive on Theravada Buddhism
Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources
Finding God in Cyberspace;
Catholic Web Resources
Patron
Saints Index
Bible Gateway, searches
words, passages
New Testament Gateway
Catholic Encyclopedia,
1913
Jewish
Encyclopedia
Bibliographies for Theology, by Fr. William Harmless, S.J,
Creighton U.
Index of Articles on Jewish
Studies: RAMBI
Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy
The Hindu Universe - Hindu
Resource Center
TempleNet, the Comprehensive
Indian Temple Website
International Dalit Solidarity
Network
Islam Website,
Prof. Alan Godlas, University of Georgia
Routledge Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy,
available through CU NetLibrary
Selected Full Texts Online
Past Masters fulltext of selected works of St. Thomas Aquinas,
Saint Augustine, John Calvin, Martin Luther
Bible:King James
Edition
Bible- Revised
Standard Edition
Dead Sea Scrolls from Library of Congress
Torah from Torahnet
Hindu Scriptures and
Texts including the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads
Noble Quran from
University of Southern California
Koran University
of Virginia, Electronic Text Center
Guide to Early Church Documents from the Internet
Christian Library
Gottingen Gutenberg Bible
Book of Mormon
originally published by Joseph Smith in 1832
Internet Sacred Text
Archive a compilation of sacred texts from many faiths
Online Books Page various texts related to religious studies
Religion Online full
texts by recognized religious scholars
Fathers of the Church
Perseus Digital Library
classical Greek texts, and more, from Tufts University
Project Wittenberg writings by Martin Luther and Lutherans
Early Church Fathers
Christian Classics
Ethereal Library
The Summa
Theologica St. Thomas Aquinas
Jonathan Edwards Online
from Yale University
Adi Granth from
Sandeep Singh Brar
Bhagavad
Gita translated by Ramanand Prasad
Baha'i Texts
from Mark Towfiq
Hadith from MSA,USC
I-Ching Taoism Information Page
Mahabharata from
Hindu Universe
Mennonite Confession of
Faith General Conference of the Mennonite Church & The Mennonite
Church
Upanishads from
Hindu Universe
Zororastrian Archives
Tao Te Ching
Gita Supersite ,
multilingual translations of the Bhagavad Gita
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