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Online Reference Shelf: Bible & Religion

eBooks and quality web-based reference materials.

Biographies

Dictionaries

Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Blackwell Publishing. (1999) EBSCO eBook

Hutchinson Dictionary of World Mythology. Helicon (2005).  EBSCO eBook

Hutchinson Dictionary of World Religions. Helicon (2005).  EBSCO eBook

Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion. Oxford U. Press (1997).  EBSCO eBook

Routledge Dictionary of Judaism. Taylor & Francis (2004).  EBSCO eBook

Encyclopedias, Handbooks, and Guides

Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought. Blackwell Publishing.(1999) EBSCO eBook

Christian Philosophy A to Z. Edinburgh U. Press. (2006) EBSCOeBook

Companion to the Philosophy of Religion.  Blackwell Publishing (1999). EBSCO eBook

Encyclopaedia Judaica. 20 vols.  Macmillan Reference (2007)  Gale eBooks

Encyclopedia of Angels. Facts on File (1996)  EBSCO eBook

Encyclopedia of Religion. 15 vols. Macmillan Reference (2005) Gale eBooks

Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. Indiana U. Press (2006) EBSCO eBook

New Age Encyclopedia: A Mind, Body Spirit Reference Guide. Career Press (2003).  EBSCO eBook

Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies. Oxford U. Press (2006).  EBSCO eBook

Routledge Companion to the Study of Religion.  Taylor & Francis (2005).  EBSCO eBook

Noteworthy

Encyclopedia of Religion (Macmillan Reference)

The second edition of a resource that is considered a standard reference in the field. Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. The original 2,750 entries have been retained, many heavily updated, and approximately 600 entirely new articles have been added by an international team of scholars and contributors.

Encyclopaedia Judaica (Macmillan Reference)

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.