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Oxford Biblical Studies Online
A comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history. Includes Bible texts, commentary, and reference materials.
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Encyclopedia of Religion
16 volumes
Nearyly
3000 articles covering the important ideas, practices, and persons in
the religious experience of humankind from the Paleolithic past to the
present day.
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Call Number:
Ref BL31 E46 1987
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor; Pleasanton and San Jose Campus Libraries
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Oxford Reference
Over 200 reference sources including:
- A Dictionary of the Bible
- The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
- A Dictionary of Buddhism
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
- Oxford Dictionary of Islam
- A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
- The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
- The Oxford Dictionary of Popes
- The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
- The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Encyclopedia of Buddhism
2 volumes
Describes
the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as
well as its different schools and sects. In addition to containing
entries on Buddhist scriptures, art, architecture, divinities, monastic
orders, festivals, rites and ceremonies, this set explores the history
of Buddhism, the different forms it has taken in different parts of the
world, and how Buddhism has blended with other religions like Shinto,
Confucianism, Daoism, Islam, and Christianity.
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Call Number:
Ref BQ128 E62 2004
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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New Catholic Encyclopedia
15 volumes
A
scholarly presentation of persons and subjects related to Catholicism
and the humanities, this book is the first place to turn for answers
for questions on topics such as abortion, divorce, cloning, and
reproductive technologies. In addition to the hundreds of new, signed
articles on a wide variety of topics, this edition also features
biographies of contemporary religious figures, thousands of photos,
maps, and illustrations, and completely updated bibliographical
citations.
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Call Number:
Ref BX841 .N45 2003
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
2 volumes
Looks
at Islam's role in the modern world, doing so in context of the
religion's history and development over the last 13 centuries. Contains
thematic articles, biographies of key figures, definitions,
illustrations, maps and more.
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Call Number:
Ref BP40 E525 2004
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopaedia Judaica
22 volumes
Provides
an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from
the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from
Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and
from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures,
Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd edition is important to scholars, general
readers and students.
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Religions of the World
4 volumes
Chronicles
every major belief and significant practice, and presents the religious
history and key religious communities in all of the more than 240
recognized nations and territories of the world.
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Call Number:
Ref BL80.3 R45 2002
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions
Explains
more than 1,000 diverse groups and movements ranging from the early
days of alternative religiosity to sects practicing today. An ideal
reference for researchers, scholars, students, and anyone interested in
cults and similar groups.
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Call Number:
Ref BL2525 L49 1998
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopedia of Native American Religions
Encompasses
major religious systems, well-documented ceremonies, and legislation
and court cases affecting Native American religious belief. More than
1,200 entries in this work describe traditional beliefs and practices,
the consequences of contact with Europeans and other Americans, the
forms Native American religions take today, and many notable individual
figures connected with Native American religious life and thought.
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Call Number:
Ref E98 R3 H73 1992
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion
2 volumes
Viewing
standard material from a fresh perspective, and presenting new and
innovative research by current scholars as well as the work of female
religious scholars of the past, the Encyclopedia's 600 articles places
all aspects of religious thought and experience in a new light.
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Call Number:
Ref BL458 E53 1999
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Religion and American Cultures
3 volumes
A
multicultural survey of established and "new" American religions, this
exhaustive three-volume encyclopedia explores the fascinating
interaction between religion and ethnicity, gender, regionalism, and
popular culture.
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Call Number:
Ref BL2525 R448 2003
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States
10-year
statistical survey of 149 Christian and other religious bodies.
Includes members and adherents for each group for every county in all
50 states.
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Call Number:
Ref BR526 R48 2002
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches
Essential
information about religious organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
Includes statistics of church membership and finances; descriptions of
denominations; names, postal and email addresses of church leaders,
denominational headquarters and regional offices; listings of
theological schools and bible colleges; statistics of seminary
enrollment, etc.
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Call Number:
Ref BR513 Y39
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Anchor Bible
44 volumes
Offers
book-by-book translations of the Old and New Testament and the
Apocrypha, with commentary by distinguished biblical scholars.
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Call Number:
Ref BS192.2 A1 1964 G3
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Encyclopaedia of the Quran
5 volumes
Combines
short entries about the contents of the Quran with extended essays on
the most important themes and topics within the discipline of quranic
studies.
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Call Number:
Ref BP133 E53 2001
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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Official Catholic Directory
Comprehensive
information on the people and institutions within today's Catholic
community in the U.S. and around the world. Offers up-to-date contact
information, with statistics on the Church and its population.
• Clergy within particular (arch) dioceses
• Listings of new parishes
• Sacramental records for new parishes
• (Arch) Dioceses throughout the world
• Catholic schools, colleges, universities, daycare centers, nursing
homes, hospitals, and special care facilities in the U.S.
• Institutions within specific (arch) dioceses or geographic areas.
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Call Number:
Ref BX845 O35
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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New Encyclopedia of the Occult
Contains
detailed descriptions of selected national organizations, including
their purpose, current priorities, members, structure, resources,
publications, and services.
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Call Number:
Ref BF1407 G74 2003
Location:
Gleeson Reference Room, 1st Floor
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