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Subject Guide: Philosophy and Religion
Reference Books: These books are located in the Reference area on the first floor of the library and may be used in the library. Reference books can be good sources of factual and background information on a topic and can help you get started with your research.
Atlas of the World's Religions, Ref. G 1046 E4 A85 2007
Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy, Ref. B 41 C35 1995
Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Ref. B 51 C58 2000
Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Ref. CB 5 D52
New Dictionary of the History of Ideas, Ref. CB 9 N49 2005
Encyclopedia of Mythology, Ref. BL 313 C68 1996
New Encyclopedia of Islam, Ref. BP 40 G42 2001
Oxford Dictionary of World Religions, Ref. BL 31 O84 1997
Books: To search for books in the circulating collections of the Mantor Library and other University of Maine System libraries, use URSUS (the the online catalog). Books with a location of FAR Stacks, FAR Young Adult, and FAR Juvenile are in the Mantor Library's collection. Books available from other URSUS libraries may be requested online using your library barcode.
Journal Articles: Use the Indexes and Databases resources to locate journal articles. Some databases that are useful for research in this subject area are:
Academic Search Premier
Europa World Plus
Philosopher’s Index
Women's Studies International
Recommended Web Resources:
American Academy of Religion (http://www.aarweb.org/)
American Philosophical Association (http://www.apa.udel.edu/apa/)
American Religion Data Archive (http://www.thearda.com/index.asp)
The Bible Gateway (http://www.biblegateway.com/)
BWS Research Center: Biblical Studies on the Web (http://www.bsw.org/main.php)
Buddahnet.net (http://www.buddhanet.net/)
Counterbalance Interactive Library (http://www.counterbalance.net/stdweb/home-body.html)
Classical Mythology (http://www.temple.edu/classics/mythdirectory.html)
Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names (http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/index.htm)
Digital Quaker Collection (http://esr.earlham.edu/dqc/)
Encyclopedia Mythica (http://www.pantheon.org/)
Ethics Updates (http://ethics.sandiego.edu/)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (http://www.iep.utm.edu/)
Internet Public Library: Faiths and Denominations (http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum80.10.00/)
The Internet Sacred Text Archive (http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm)
Introduction to Islam (http://www.mideasti.org/indepth/islam/index.html)
Islam and Islamic Studies Resources (http://godlas.myweb.uga.edu/)
Jewish Encyclopedia.com (http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/index.jsp)
Jewish Women's Archive (http://www.jwa.org/index.html)
North American Association for the Study of Religion (http://www.as.ua.edu/naasr/)
The Philosophical Society (http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/cite/staff/philosopher/philsocindex.htm)
Religion Online (http://www.religion-online.org/)
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html)
If you have questions about using the library or any of its resources or if you would like assistance with your research, please see a librarian.
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