Research and Course Guides: Religion: Encyclopedias & Biographies

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Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
abridged from the acclaimed Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
not available online, go to:
REF BL 80.3 .W67 2006 (Cooper Library 4 West)
Encyclopedia of Religion
online 2nd edition of the 15-volume encyclopedia published in 2005

Encyclopaedia Judaica
online edition of the 22-volume encyclopedia published in 2007

Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)
completed 2010, 21-volume dictionary, Terms of Use allow free .pdf download copy for personal use

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from Chicago site: gives..."equivalent between Akkadian and English words. By presenting each word in a meaningful context, usually with a full and idiomatic translation, it recreates the cultural milieu and thus in many ways assumes the function of an encyclopedia."

Biography in Context (Gale)
biographical information integrating reference materials, periodical articles, and multimedia content. Access provided via Discus

Handbook for the Study of the Historical Jesus
ebook; edited by Tom Holmén and Stanley E. Porter

Finding More

Browse: You can find several print encyclopedias and dictionaries of religion in the B call number area of the Reference Section (Cooper Library 4 West).

Search: Use the library catalog to locate more online and print encyclopedias or dictionaries, also biographies of specific people, for example:

keyword searches:

encyclopedias islam
encyclopedias festival*
dictionaries shinto
dictionaries methodism

subject searches:

luther martin
dalai lama
edwards jonathan

Religion Librarian

Ed Rock

404 Cooper Library
(864) 656-1879
erock@clemson.edu