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Guide Details
Fall 2009 - Dr. Pohl - REL 211
Locating Background Resources
Search online to begin your research; try DiscoverE or any of our online reference sources.
Background sources are a critical part of the research process. Use them to help you get an overview of your topic, brainstorm related search terms, and find more resources in the bibliographies of reference articles to help advance your research.
Also, try browsing the reference collection (downstairs) or the bookstacks (our collection of books you can check out) in the subject areas related to your topic:
- 200: Religion (general)
- 220: Christianity
- 296: Judaism
- 297: Islam
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
Gale Virtual Reference Library (look under Religion or History)
- Encyclopedia Judaica
- Encyclopedia of Religion
- Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
- 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.
- Brill Dictionary of Religion
- Encyclopaedia of Islam
- Encyclopaedia Islamica
- Encyclopedia of the Qur'an
- Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures
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
Use DiscoverE, Emory Libraries' mega-search tool, to find books and resources in our catalog (as well as in our online databases and digital collections).
DiscoverE includes materials from all Emory libraries. You can request that items from other libraries be sent to you here at Oxford by clicking on the Available (Get It) link next to the item(s) you want to request.
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!
Remember to search by words, not phrases or sentences.
Sample Searches:
- Islam AND halal
- Judaism AND women
Locating Articles
- DiscoverE
Search Emory Libraries' not-your-grandmother's-library-catalog for books AND articles, all in one place
- Databases
Look for Religion databases (in the pull-down menu next to "Find by Subject") to get you started.
- eJournals
Use to find electronic journals owned by Emory Libraries. This tool is most useful for trying to find a specific article cited in a bibliography -- just search for the journal title first.
Recommended Article Databases:
General
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Academic Search Complete (multi-disciplinary; popular and scholarly articles)
- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (newspapers)
- JSTOR (all scholarly, all full-text)
On the Advanced Search screen, limit by document type to search for "Articles" - Project Muse (all scholarly, all full-text)
While searching, pay attention to the Subject Headings beneath each article - they can help you find the most relevant results
Subject-Specific
- ATLA Religion (religion and theology)
- Index Islamicus (Islam, the Middle East, and Muslim world)
- Religion and Philosophy Collection
- World Religion Database (religion statistics worldwide)
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:
Here are some online resources that have already been evaluated for accurate and reliable content. Make sure that any source you use is relevant to your topic as well as authoritative and credible.
Recommended Websites
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