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Fall 2008 - Dr. Pohl - Rel 211
Locating Background Resources
Browse the Start Your Research collection (first floor of the library) at R 200's for general works.Recommended Background Resources:
Online Resources:
- Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend, Thames & Hudson
- Macmillan Dictionary of the Bible
- The Holy Bible, King James Version, Cambridge University Press
- The Qur'an
- Encyclopedia Judaica
- Encyclopedia of Religion
- Encyclopedia of American Religions
- Contemporary American Religion
- Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
Oxford Reference Online (look under Religion & Philosophy)
- A Dictionary of the Bible
- The Oxford Companion to the Bible
- The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
- The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
- A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
- 21 versions of the Bible in English.
Print Resources:
| Religion | |
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Title | Call no. |
|---|---|
| The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion | R 200.3 H295S |
| The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | R 200.3 O98B |
| The Cambridge Illustrated Dictionary of Religions | R 200.9 C1785 |
| Encyclopedia of American Religions | R 280.0973 E56M 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of American Religious History | R 200.97303 Q361E |
| Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion | R 200 E56Y |
| Christianity | |
| Bibles and Biblical Scholarship | R 220... |
| Dictionary of Christianity | R 220.3 D554c |
| The Anchor Bible Dictionary | R 220.3 A539f |
| The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary | R 220.3 E26m |
| Islam | |
| The New Encyclopedia of Islam | R 297.03 G5495N |
| Concise Encyclopedia of Islam | R 297.03 C7446 |
| The Qu'ran: An Encyclopedia | R 297.12203 Q95 |
| Encyclopedia of the Qu'ran | R 297.12203 E5635 |
| Judaism | |
| The New Encyclopedia of Judaism | R 296.03 N53222 |
| The Talmud: The Steinsalz Edition |
R 296.1250521 T151S |
| The Zohar |
R 296.162 Z85Z |
Locating Books
Search DiscoverE -- the Emory University Libraries' new discovery tool for searching the library catalog, databases, and other digital collections.Recommended Search Terms:
Once you type in your search terms, use the "Refine my results" list on the left-hand side to help narrow down your search by:
- library location
- genre
- topic
- and more!
Sample Searches:
- Christianity AND politics AND "United States"
- Judaism AND Georgia
Locating Articles
- DiscoverE - (http://libcat1.cc.emory.edu:32888/DB=discovere )
Use DiscoverE, which is the Emory University Libraries' new discovery tool for searching the library catalog, databases, and other digital collections.
- Databases (http://web.library.emory.edu/databases/ )
Use to find articles about your topic.
- eJournals (http://ejournals.emory.edu/ )
Use to find electronic journals owned by Emory Libraries.
Recommended Article Databases:
General
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Academic Search Complete (multi-disciplinary; popular and scholarly articles)
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (newspapers)
Subject-Specific
- ATLA Religion (religion and theology)
- Index Islamicus (Islam, the Middle East, and Muslim world)
- Religion and Philosophy Collection
Evaluating and Citing Your Sources
Don't forget to evaluate your sources based on:
- Relevance
- Evidence
- Author of source
- Publisher of source
- Timeliness
- Comprehensiveness
Evaluating Sources:
Need help deciding if a source is right for your project? Use the Evaluating Sources Checklist (Bedford-St. Martin's) to help!
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