Religious Studies

UAlberta subscribed databases

We have thousands of encyclopedias, dictionaries, companions, handbooks, guides, introductions, etc. 

Search the library:  combine these with your broad topic(s).

For example: 

Examples:

encyclopedia AND judaism

(companion OR handbook) AND jewish

Collections of Background Resources

Note: search the library for print versions of some titles, and for titles that are listed but not accessible.

Important: These links are out of our control. They may change or become dead unexpectedly.

Use in basic search or "subject" field search (usually in advanced search).

Some key ones:

• Judaism
• Jewish
• Hebrew language
• Aramaic language


• "religious aspects"
• "study and teaching"
• ritual; rituals; liturgy; worship
• doctrines
• "customs and practices"


• "Bible O.T."
• Pentateuch
• Cabala

For example:

judaism AND "study and teaching"

TIP: keep track of useful subject terms for future searching.

Explore the shelves physically and "virtually" (through call number searching).

• BM  Judaism
• BS   The Bible

Further breakdowns here (click on B section):