Religious Studies  

Do you need to look up a religious figure, topic or concept? 

The featured title below is available online.  The unabridged print Oxford Dictionary of World Religions is located in the reference collection at BL 31 .O84 1997.

For other reference sources in religion from Oxford, see Oxford Reference Online Premium.

Concise Oxford dictionary of World Religions

ISBN: 0192800949

Welcome to Auburn University Libraries' research guide for religious studies. This website serves as your gateway to the library's religious studies resources.  For information about specific types of resources, click on the tabs above.   If you have questions about conducting research in religious studies, please contact me!

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If you are looking for an introduction to a particular religious figure, topic, or concept, reference sources such as encyclopedias and dictionaries are a good place to start.  Companions and guides are also excellent resources; try searching the library catalog for these:

•  Oxford Companions and  Dictionaries

•  Blackwell Companions to Religion 

• Cambridge Companions to Religion

Need to find scholarly journal articles in the field of religious studies?  Try these research databases first:

• Academic Search Premier

• Academic OneFile

• Project Muse

• JSTOR

• Philosopher's Index

For a more detailed list of research databases, click here.

Internet Sacred Text Archive