RELIGION: RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD by D. Rogenmoser

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Finding Books in EUREKA General Statistics Sacred Texts	Indexes & Databases Selected Journals Related CSUS Subject Guides Return to Library Home Page

FINDING BOOKS IN EUREKA EUREKA is a catalog of items owned by the CSUS Library.  Books can be searched for in EUREKA by title, author, keyword and Library of Congress Subject Headings. Keyword Searching: Use keyword searching to locate books on topics such as:        buddh* and customs        hindu* and philosophy        Korea and religion The asterisk (*) after the word buddh and hindu will include the words buddhists and buddhism or hindu and hinduism in your search. Browsing: Location and Call Numbers for browsing the shelves for books on 2 South are: Religion History and Peoples of Religion By Region or Country BL BL 660-2680 BL 1750-2350

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GENERAL Atlas of the World’s Religions 2 North Atlas G 1046 .E4 A8 1999 Beliefnet  http://www.beliefnet.com/index.html Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses  ref BL 473 J67 2004 Eastern Definitions: a Short Encyclopedia of Religions of the Orient  ref BL 31 .R52 The Encyclopedia of Religion vol. 1-16.  ref BL 31 .E46 1987 Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics  ref BL 31 E4 Encyclopedia of Religion and Society/Hartford Institute     http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/index.html Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals  ref BL 31 E47 2004 Exploring Religions http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/ HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion  ref BL 31 .H37 1995 Historical Atlas of the Religions of the World  ref BL 80.2 .F28 Human Values and Beliefs: a Cross-Cultural Sourcebook ref HM 73 I544 1998 Judaism and Christianity: A Guide to the Reference Literature ref BMZ 6370 S78 1991 Oxford Dictionary of World Religion  ref BL 31 .O84 1997 Internet Sources on Religion & Society http://users.drew.edu/~epullen/links/internet.html A New Dictionary of Religions  ref BL 31 P48 1995 Illustrated Encyclopedia of Active New Religions, Sects, and Cults ref BL 80.2 B385 1998 The Oxford Dictionary of Classical Myth and Religion  ref BL 715 O94 2003 New Religions: a Guide: New Religious Movements, Sects, and Alternative Spiritualities      ref BP 603 N492 2004 Recent Reference Books in Religion: A Guide for Students, Scholars, Researchers, Buyers     and Readers  ref Z 7751 J654 1998 Religion and Theology: A Guide to Current Reference Resources ref BLZ 7751 M33 1997 Religion-Online  http://www.religion-online.org/ Religions of the World  http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/ Religions of the World: a Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices     vol. 1-4   ref BL 80.3 R45 2002 Religious Movements Homepage http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu Religious Worlds  http://www.religiousworlds.com/index.html A Scholar’s Guide to Academic Journals in Religion  ref BLZ 7751 D33 1998 Wabash Center Internet Guide to Religion     http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/guide_headings.aspx Virtual Religion Index  http://virtualreligion.net/vri/ Yahoo Directory/Faith and Practices     http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/

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STATISTICS Association of Religion Data Archives  http://www.thearda.com/ Adherents.com http://www.adherents.com CountryWatch (seach by country) CultureGrams vol. 1-4   Ref GT 150 C85 2003 (organized by country) Religious Cultures of the World: A Statistical Reference ref BL 85 P325 1997 WorldAlmanac  Also available at ref AY 67 .N5 W7 (1923-current)

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SACRED TEXTS, COMMENTARIES, CONCORDANCES Print copies of canonical literature, sacred texts and commentaries are located on 2nd Floor South Use EUREKA to locate specific texts. See also the following websites: BeliefNet Sacred Texts  http://www.beliefnet.com/help/link_directory.asp Internet Sacred Texts Archive  http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm Religious Studies Web Guide/Univ. Calgary -Sacred Texts     http://www.ucalgary.ca/~lipton/texts.html In addition see the "Sacred Texts" sections on on the following CSUS Research Guides:           Religion: Christianity           Religion: Eastern Religions and Philosophy           Religion: Islam           Religion: Judaism

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INDEXES & DATABASES Unless noted otherwise; electronic indexes are restricted to CSUS students, faculty, and staff. Instructions for off-campus access are available at Off-Campus Access to Library E-Resources Print Indexes & Bibliographies Religion Index One: Periodicals 2 North Index Area BLZ 7753 .A5 (1949-2001) Religious and Theological Abstracts 2 North Index Area BRZ 7753 .R4 (1958-current) Humanities Index 2 North Index Area AI 3 .R492 (1974/75-1999) Essay and General Literature Index 2 North Index Area AI 3 .E75 (1900-2001 -see Database list below) Religion and Society in North America: An Annotated Bibliography Ref BLZ 7831 .R44 1983 Databases (Electronic Indexes) ATLA Religion Database (EBSCO) Religious and theological literature. America: History and Life Find journal articles on history of the United States and Canada. Some full text available. Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)  (1985-current) Full text information from magazine and journal articles. Essay and General Literature Index  (1985-current) Use for essays. Historical Abstracts Find journal articles history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada.) Some full text available. JSTOR   Full text archive of scholary journals; most recent years are not be included Lexis-Nexis: Academic Universe   Full text newspaper and legal database. Philosopher's Index International in scope, articles from journals and books. Project MUSE Full text articles on humanities and social science. Proquest Newsstand Search the full text of newspaper articles. PsycINFO From the American Psychology Association dating back to 1887.

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SELECTED JOURNALS Below are listed some of the journals that are available at the CSUS Library. These journals, and others, may also be available in some of the CSUS databases. The Harvard Theological Review History of Religions Journal of the American Academy of Religion Journal of Religion Religious Studies Review of Religious Research Additional journals are available through the following website: Electronic Journals for Religion http://ejw.i8.com/rele-j.htm Online-Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet http://online.uni-hd.de/ Religious Studies-Electronic Journals http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~lipton/journalss.html See also: JOURNALS section of Related CSUS Guides

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RELATED CSUS SUBJECT GUIDES Religion and Society Religion in America Religion: Christianity Humanities: World Mythology and Folklore Anthropology Resource Guide Religion: Eastern Religions and Philosophy Religion: Islam Religion: Judaism Humanities: Death and Afterlife Philosophy Library Resources

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Questions/comments to:  Ben Amata, Reference Librarian, CSU, Sacramento; drogenmoser@csus.edu Revised 10/4 Last updated 11/07