Religious Studies Guide to Resources
(Comparative and non-Christian religions)

Tim Bryson, 404-727-1277

Acquisitions

Canned EUCLID searches for recent acquisitions in major subject areas. Contact me to request new acquisitions in any medium.

Bibliographies on non-Christian Religions or Comparative Religions

More specialized bibliographical monographs and serials will be found in other classification ranges, e.g., Religions of Japan.

Biographical Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

See also international biographical reference works like these online databases.

Conferences and Proceedings

This general guide works for materials in Religious Studies too.

Course Guides in Religious Studies at Emory

Rel 300 Interpreting Religion: Theories and Methods in Religious Studies (2004)

Dissertations and theses (produced at Emory on Islam, Hinduism, or Buddhism)

For theses produced in North America and parts of Europe, use Dissertation Abstracts.

General Reference Works on Religions (published since 1960 and available at Woodruff)

Good starting points for basic research. See also works of broader scope online as well as works of narrower scope on geographical area (e.g., India) or subject matter (e.g., women).

Journal Articles How to find them using online indexes and full text databases

Beyond ATLA's Religion Index, most other comprehensive online databases in the Database Locator will generate useful results.

Journals at Woodruff (cp. Journals at Pitts)

Current, lapsed, and ceased journals published in or about religions or religious studies and available at Emory or through our online licenses.

Human Relations Area Files

Ethnographic material and other texts indexed by culture and subject. It is useful to scholars focusing on comparative research, for example, anthropology of religion.

Library Workshops

Take our online tutorial or contact me for individual or class instruction in how to find resources at Emory and beyond.

Online Literature

For full texts online, try Literature Online (English only) and Online Books.

Pitts Theology Library

Online guides to resources in theology and religious studies.

Publication Alert and Table of Contents Services

General info on signing up for email notification of new publications or tables of contents.

Statistics

Print and online materials with comprehensive or specialized data on religions. Also check the general online statistical databases.

South Asian Studies Guide to Resources

Useful for scholars specializing in South Asian religions.

Syllabi

Consult the American Academy of Religion's Syllabus Project and links to other collections.

Video Distributors

Sources for film and educational videos.