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Subject Guide: Religion

The subject guide to Religion provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online, related to Religion. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, periodicals, databases, Web sites, and style guides.

Subject Headings	Periodicals	Web Sites
Reference Sources	Databases
Books	Style Guides

Subject Headings

You can find books and other materials in the library by searching NovaCat, the NSU Libraries online catalog ( how to search NovaCat). To find books and materials at other libraries, see Catalogs.

Suggested Library of Congress (LC) subject headings include:

Buddhism	Religion African Americans	Religion Philosophy
Christianity	Religion And Culture	Religion United States
Church And State	Religion And Politics	Religions
Confucianism	Religion And Science	Taoism
Hinduism	Religion And Sociology	Secularism
Islam	Religion In Literature	Spirituality
Judaism	Religion In The	United States Church
Religion	Religion Indians	United States Religion

LC call numbers:

BL	Religions, Mythology, Rationalism
BM	Judaism
BP	Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy
BQ	Buddhism
BR	Christianity
BS	The Bible
BT	Doctrinal Theology
BV	Practical Theology
BX	Christian Denominations

Reference Sources

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Title	Location & Call Number
The Brill dictionary of religion	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL31 .M4813 2007
Encyclopedia of American Religions	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL2525 .M449
Encyclopedia of American Religious History	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL2525 .Q44 2001
Encyclopedia of Judaism	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BM50 .E63 1999
Encyclopedia of Religion	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL31 .E46 2005
The Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL31 .E465 2005
Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience: Studies of Traditions and Movements	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL2525 .E53 1988
Religion and American Cultures: An Encyclopedia of Traditions, Diversity, and Popular Expressions	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL2525 .R448 2003
Religion Past & Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL31 .R4213 2007
Science, Religion, and Society: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Controversy	Sherman Library Reference - 2nd floor BL240.3 .S37 2007

Books

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E-books

E-books, or electronic books, may be accessed via NovaCat.
Entries for electronic books in NovaCat will have the eBook icon .

Title	Author / Editor
Introduction to the Study of Religion	Hillary Rodrigues and John S. Harding
The Bible in History: How the Texts Have Shaped the Times	David W. Kling
The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments Translated out of the Original Tongues	Standard text ed.

Periodicals

Periodicals include journals, magazines, newspapers and other serial publications. Search NovaCat for individual titles and holdings information. Periodicals do not circulate, but may be viewed at the library location listed. If what you need is not available in the Sherman Library, you may request it via Document Delivery/ILLiad.

Many periodicals are available with full-text (or full image) online in the databases. Search the Journal Finder for specific titles.

Title	Location
NAME	Available in print (LINK TO NOVACAT) and online through Journal Finder
NAME	Available online (LINK TO NOVACAT)
NAME	Available in print (LINK TO NOVACAT) and online (LINK TO NOVACAT ERESOURCE RECORD)

Databases

The online and CD-ROM databases serve as indexes to the literature, primarily periodicals. They include citations, abstracts and sometimes full-text. Click on the Info icon for a complete description of the database. To access the databases, see Electronic Resources.

Top Picks

Title of Database	Type
NAME [INSERT LINK TO DESCRIPTION]	Full text / Selected Full Text /Citations and abstracts only / Citations and links to selected full text
NAME [INSERT LINK TO DESCRIPTION]	Full text / Selected Full Text /Citations and abstracts only / Citations and links to selected full text

Also Recommended

Title of Database	Type
NAME [INSERT LINK TO DESCRIPTION]	Full text / Selected Full Text /Citations and abstracts only / Citations and links to selected full text
NAME [INSERT LINK TO DESCRIPTION]	Full text / Selected Full Text /Citations and abstracts only / Citations and links to selected full text

Web Sites

Many useful information resources are available on the Internet. But remember to evaluate any Web site before using it for research.

Website & Description

WEBSITE NAME

http://enter url here

Enter very brief description of what this website offers.

Citing your Sources

About Citations and Style Guides

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Dissertation Guides and Other Research and Writing Information

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