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Religious Studies

Curt Asher: Religious Studies Liaison

Periodical Databases

Academic Search Elite in EBSCO
Multidisciplinary database containing about 150 religion journals.
Humanities Full Text in Wilson
Multidisciplinary humanities database containing some religion journals.
MLA International Bibliography in EBSCO
Literature database containing some religion journals.
Philosopher's Index in Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Electronic philosophy index.
Project Muse
Collection of scholarly online journals.
Religion One (Discontinued 2007)
Print index to religion scholarship.  Print indexes are shelved in alphabetical order in the reference area on the first floor of Stiern Library.
Sociological Abstracts in Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Sociology index with some full text linking.

Data Sources

Adherents.com
Data on religious group membership.
American Religion Data Archives
Preserves and provides access to data on American religion.
General Social Surveys
Personal opinion surveys of U.S. households conducted regularly since 1972 by the National Opinion Research Center.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
Vast archive of social science data for researchers.
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
A project of the Pew Research Center, provides survey data, news and publications.
Religious Texts

Asian Classics Input Project
Tibetan Buddhist texts on the web in Sanskrit and English.
Avesta.org
Zoroastrian texts.
Baha'i Library Online
Primary and secondary Baha'i texts.
Gutenberg Bible Online Exhibition
Digital images of the first book printed with moveable type, from the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin.
Internet Sacred Text Archive
Links to religious texts on the Internet.
Noble Qur'an
Three translations of the Koran.
Intute: Arts and Humanities
Religious texts cataloged in the United Kingdom on Oxford University-hosted website.
Tanakh
Jewish Scriptures online. Jewish Virtual Library.
Tibetan Book of the Dead
Exhibit and discussion.  University of Virginia.
Yahoo Directory of Religious Texts
A project of the Pew Research Center, provides survey data, news and publications.
General Directories

Academic Info/ Religion Gateway
Commercial website with links to religious resources.
Commercial website with extensive collections and links
Non-sectarian website with extensive collections and links.
Hartford Institute Religion Research
Resources focusing on the sociology of religion.
Psychology of Religion Pages
Resources and secondary sources on the psychology of religion.
Religious Movements Homepage
Extensive documentation of religious movements, particularly those outside the mainstream. University of Virginia.
Religious Tolerance.org
Contemporary religious issues.
Religious Worlds
Information and resources. University of Florida
Religious Studies Web Guide
Information and resources. University of Calgary Library.
Who's Who in the History of Mysticism
Biographical information on mystics.
Religion Specific Resources

African Traditional Religion
Indigenous African culture and religion.
Al Islam
Islamic resources from the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project .
American Religious Experience
Articles and information that relate to religion in North American. West Virginia University. 
Bible and Interpretation
Textual and archaeological research relating to the Bible.
Bible Research: Reference materials for students of scripture
Historical reference relating to the Bible.
Center for Study of New Religions/ Text and Documents
Scholarly papers and documents on new religious movements.
DharmaNet International 
Buddhist resources.
Franciscan Archives
Web resources relating to Franciscanism.
Gnostic Society Library
Gnosticism texts and information.
Institute for Islamic Studies and Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism
Islamic resources.
Internet Islamic History Source Book
Islamic history resources, Fordham University.
Into His Own
Historical texts and information relating to the life of Jesus. Rutgers University.
Islam Website
Resources for the study of Islam. University of Georgia.
Jain Database
Resources on Jainism.
Judaism and Jewish Resources
Extensive collection of links to resources on Judaism.
Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Bibliography and manuscript descriptions. Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
Project Canterbury
Anglican Resources.
Religious Society of Friends
Quaker resources.
Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship
Library of Congress discussion and exhibition.
Shia Islam
History of Shi'ite Muslim religion and culture.
Sikhism Home Page
Information and religious texts of Sikhism.
Online Journals

E-journals and Print Journals Online
Links to journal resources on the web.  University of Florida
Religious Studies Web Guide/ Religious Studies Electronic Journals
Comprehensive list of world wide web-based journals, maintained by the University of Calgary.
 

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