Religious Studies

Search the library:  combine these terms with your broad topic(s) in the advanced search.

Examples:

(encyclopedia OR encyclopaedia OR cyclopedia) AND "world religion"

(companion OR handbook) AND religion AND philosophy

Collections of Background Resources

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

Use in basic search or "subject" field search. These are just a few:

• religion; religions
• sects
• cults
• mysticism; mythology


• theology
• "religious aspects"
• ritual; rituals; liturgy; worship;
• Feasts and fasts;


• "study and teaching"
• methodology

Examples:

religion AND "study and teaching"

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

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

• BL   Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
• BM  Judaism
• BP   Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
• BQ   Buddhism
• BR   Christianity
• BS   The Bible
• BT   Doctrinal Theology
• BV   Practical Theology
• BX  Christian Denominations

Further breakdowns here (click on B section):

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