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Department
of Philosophy and Religion: Religion
Departmental Research Guide
This research guide relays some basic information on library
and information resources pertaining to the concerns of this
department, as provided by University Libraries and/or sites
on the World Wide Web.
1.
LC Call Nos. - - - 2.
Finding Articles - - - 3.
Reference Collection - - - 4.
Religion Faculty - - - 5.
Professional Societies - - - 6.
Web Sites
1.
To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library
of Congress Subject Divisions)
Books
on subjects associated with this field are shelved under
the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT
to search for specific items in the collection, or more
narrowly-defined subjects.
Books
on Religion are found under the Call Number B. Bibles are
under BS, and the Q'aran is at BP109. Other religion materials
are scattered throughout history, sociology, law, and anthropology.
LC Subjects, & Ranges: Ethics (BJ1
- BJ1800) ------- Humanism (B778, B821) ------- Truth (BD150
- BD171, BT50) ------- God ------- Religion ------- Religion--Philosophy
(BL57 - BL185) ------- Christianity (BR - BX) ------- Judaism
(BM) ------- Islam (BP20 - BP233) ------- Bahaism (BP300 -
BP392) ------- Hinduism (BL1005 - BL1289) ------- Buddhism
(BL 1400 - 1495, BQ) ------- Sikhism (BL2017 - BL2018) -------
Devil (BT981, BF1434 - BF1555) ------- Heaven (BT901) -------
Future Life (BT901 - BT921) ------- Witchcraft (BF 1434, BF1555
- BF1598) ------- Demonology (BF1434 - BF1555) ------- Cults
(BP585 - BP605) ------- Religion and science (BL200 - BL290)
------- Creation (BL200 - BL290) ------- Mythology (BL300
- BL390, BL660 - BL980) ------- Mysticism (BL625) -------
Jainism (BL1311 - BL1376)
2. To Find Journal and Magazine Articles
(using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)
The
following services are recommended for courses for first-year
students and nonmajors:
- Academic
Search Premier and MasterFILE Premier: These two all-subject
WWW-based services (they are part of the EBSCOhost system)
feature indexing and abstracting of many journals and magazines
WKU Libraries receives in hardcopy, plus a large selection
of articles in full-text.
- Philosopher's
Index (Library
Internet Resources and REF PER/IND B1 .A1 P47x)
- Philosopher's
Index: A Retrospective Index to U.S. Publications from 1940
(REF Z 7127 .P474)--This material is not duplicated in the
Philosopher's Index
- Humanities
Index (REF PER/IND AI 3 .H85). This title had several previous
titles, including:
- Continuation
of the Social Sciences and Humanities Index.
-
International Index : A Guide to Periodical Literature
in the Social Sciences and Humanities
-
International Index to Periodicals.
- Religion
Index One (REF PER/IND BL 1 .R4x)
The
following services are recommended for use by advanced students
and researchers:
- Religious
and Theological Abstracts (REF PER/IND BR 1 .R286) This
set provides abstracts of articles in religion and theology.
- Index
Islamicus (REF Z 7835 .M6 L65x) A bibliography of books,
articles, and reviews on Islam and the Muslim world.
- America:
History and Life (Library Internet Resources and REF PER/IND
E 11 .A35x) Has articles on the history of religious thought
in North America.
- Historical
Abstracts (Library Internet Resources and REF PER/IND D
299 .H5) Has articles that relate to religion and history.
- Index
to Legal Periodicals (Law Library) Use the Index to Legal
Periodicals for aticles related to law and religion, freedom
of religion, or separation of church and state. (Located
in the Law Library Periodicals Room, Helm Basement)
- Sociological
Abstracts (REF PER/IND HM 1 .S67) Contains articles that
are related to sociology of religion.
- International
Political Science Abstracts (REF PER/IND JA 36 .I5) Contains
articles about the concepts of church and state, liberty,
and political philosophy.
- L'annee
Pilologique (REF Z 7016 .M35A) Published in France, this
annual abstracting guide contains materials on Philosophy
of Religion. Some are in French and some are in English.
- Sociological
Abstracts (REF PER/IND HM 1 .S67)
- Psychological
Abstracts (REF PER/IND BF1 .P65). Online on EBSCOHOST as
PsycINFO.
- International
Bibliography series
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International bibliography of anthropology
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International bibliography of economics
- International
bibliography of political science
- International
bibliography of social and cultural anthropology
- International
bibliography of sociology
- International
bibliography of the social sciences
Special
resource: TDNet
Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries'
electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as
some indexes and databases containing full-text articles;
includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]
3. Monographic Reference Works in Helm
Library
- Anchor
Bible Dictionary (REF BS 440 .A54 1992)
- Broadman
Bible Commentary (REF BS 491.2 .B67)
- Butler's
Lives of the Saints (REF BX 4654 .B84 1961x)
- Coptic
Encyclopedia (REF BX 130.5 .C66 1991)
- Dictionary
of the History of Ideas (REF CB 5 .D52)
- Encyclopedia
of American Religions (REF BL 2530 .U6 M443)
- Encyclopedia
of the American Religious Experience (REF BL 2525 .E53 1987)
- Encyclopedia
of Applied Ethics (REF BJ 63 .E45 1992)
- Encyclopedia
of Religion and Ethics (REF BL 31 .E5 1955x)
- Encyclopedia
of Religion (REF BL 31 .E46 1997)
- Encyclopedia
of Islam (REF DS 37 .E523)
- Encyclopedia
of Mormonism (BX 8605.5 .E62 1992)
- Encyclopedia
of Unbelief (REF BL 2705 .E53 1985)
- Encyclopedia
Judaica (REF DS 102.8 .E496)
- The
Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Main Library
BL310 .F7 1951x)
- Historical
Dictionary of the Shakers (REF BX 9765 .D84 2000)
- Jewish
Encyclopedia (REF DS 102.8 .J6)
- Interpreter's
Bible (REF BS 491.2 .I55)
- King
James Bible (REF BS 185 1945 .P5x)
- Holy
Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (REF BP 100 1946bx)
- Mennonite
Encyclopedia (BX 8106 .M37)
- Mythology
of all Races (REF BL 25 .M8 1964)
- New
Catholic Encyclopedia (REF BX 891 .N44 1967)
- New
Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (REF BR
95 .S43)
- Oxford
Encyclopedia of the Reformation (REF BR 302.8 .093 1996)
- Papal
Encyclicals (REF BX 860 .C37 1981) Contains Encyclicals
from 1740 - 1981.
- Routledge
Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Networked CD-ROM and REF B51
.R68 1998)
- Encyclopedia
of Philosophy (REF B 41 .E5)
- Shaker
Experience in America: A History of the United Society of
Believers (KyLib BX 9766 .S74 1992)
- Theological
Dictionary of the Old Testament (REF BS 440 .B5713)
- Yearbook
of the Reformation (REF BR 302.8 .093 1996)
4. Department of Philosophy & Religion
Faculty
Dept.
of Philosophy & Religion Faculty:
http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/AHSS/Philosophy/
5. Related Professional Societies (for
professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)
6. Web Sites Recommended by Department
of Philosophy & Religion Faculty
General
Gateway Sites
Concerning
Specific Religions
Other
Sites
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