The Library Catalog

Search BISON - UB Libraries Catalog , to find books on this topic. Please note the library location and call number for the titles that interest you. You may search by:

• Title - Be Not Afraid
• Author - Wilkes Paul
• Keyword - Islam and women

Also, you may perform a search by Subject Heading , which are provided by the Library of Congress. The Finding Books guide will aid you in determining proper subject headings. Relevant headings include

Religions	Practical Theology
Buddhism	Worship
Christianity	Ecclesiastical Theology
Bible	Christian Denominations
Doctrinal Theology	Catholic Church

To browse in the book or reference collections for titles focusing on world religions, or a specific religion, please focus on books with call numbers ranging from BL-BX.

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and other Reference Sources

General Religion

The Continuum Dictionary of Religion
LML Reference BL31.C67 1994

Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Terms
LML Reference BR95.P8

Dictionary of Mysticism
LML Reference BL31.G32

The Dictionary of Religious Terms
LML Reference BL31.K34

Dictionary of Third World Theologies
UGL Reference BR95.D486 2000

The Encyclopedia of American Religions and Religious Creeds
LML and UGL Reference BT990.E58 1988

Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities
UGL Reference BL 782.C67 2000

The Encyclopedia of Apocalypticism
LML Reference BL501.E53 2000

Encyclopedia of Creation Myths
UGL Reference BL 325.C7 L44 1994

Encyclopedia of Religion
UGL Reference BL31.E46 1987

The Facts on File Dictionary of Religions
LML Reference BL31.F33 1984

History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition
UGL Reference BL245.H57 2000

The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
UGL Reference BL31.O84 1997

Theological Dictionary
LML Reference BR95.R313

World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored & Explained
UGL Reference BL82.B68 1997

The World Treasure of Religious Quotations
LML Reference BK.BK29.W6

Christianity

A Dictionary of Christian Theology
LML Reference BR95.R47

The Encyclopedia of Christianity
LML Reference BR95.E8913 1999

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity
LML and UGL Reference BR157.W67 2001

Encyclopedia of Religion in the South
LML Reference BR535.E32 1984

The Encyclopedia of Saints
LML Reference BX 4655.8 G85 2001

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
LML and UGL Reference BR95.O8 1997

World Christian Encyclopedia: A Comparative Study of Churches and Religions in the Modern World
LML Reference BR157.W67 2001

Christian Denominations

The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History
LML and UGL Reference BX 1406.2.E53 1997

Handbook of Denominations in the United States
LML and UGL Reference BR 516.5 H28

The HarperCollins Encyclopedia of Catholicism
UGL Book Collection BX 841.H37 1995

Historical Dictionary of the Baptists
UGL Reference BX6211.B73 1999

New Catholic Encyclopedia
LML Reference BX 841.N44 2003

Islam

Concise Encyclopedia of Islam
LML Reference BP40.C66 2001

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
LML Reference BP40.E525 2004, and electronically

Encyclopedia of Islamic Doctrine
LML Reference BP166.K33 1998

The Muslim Almanac: A Reference Work on the History, Faith, Culture, and Peoples of Islam
UGL Reference BP40.M83 1996

The New Encyclopedia of Islam
UGL Reference BP40.G42 2001

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
LML and UGL Reference DS35.53.O95 2001

A Popular Dictionary of Islam
LML Reference BP40.N48 1992

Buddhism

Buddhism for Dummies
UGL Book Collection BL 4022.L36 2003

The Complete Guide to Buddhist America
UGL Reference BQ724.C65 1998

A Dictionary of Buddhism
UGL Reference BQ 130.K46 2003

Encyclopedia of Buddhism
LML Reference BQ 128.E62 2004

A Modern Buddhist Bible: Essential Readings From East to West
UGL Reference BQ4302.M63 2002

Hinduism

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hinduism
UGL Book Collection BL 2007.7.J64 2002

The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism,Hinduism, Taoism, Zen
UGL Book Collection BL 1005.L4813 1994

Handbook of Hindu Mythology
LML Book Collection BL 1111.4.W55 2003

Other Non-Christian Religions

Dictionary of Non-Christian Religions
LML Book Collection BL31.P36 1981

Dictionary of Pagan Religions
LML Reference BL31.W4

Eastern Definitions: A Short Encyclopedia of Religions in the Orient
LML Reference BL31.E24

New Age Encyclopedia
LML and UGL Reference BP605.N48 M45 1990

Religion and Philosophy

Dictionary of Religion and Philosophy
LML Reference BL31.M23 1989

Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics
LML Reference BL31.E4 1961

Religion and Media

Give Me That Online Religion
LML Book Collection BL37.B73 2001

The Soul of Cyberspace: How New Technology is Changing our Spiritual Lives
LML Book Collection BL37.Z35 1997

Women and Religion

Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion
LML and UGL Reference BL458.E53 1999

Sacred Texts

The Bible

The Jerusalem Bible
LML and UGL Reference and Book Collections BS195.J4

King James Bible
Available through Literature Online.

New American Standard Bible
UGL Reference BS195. N35 1975

The Koran

The Koran
UGL Reference BP109.R6 1978

The Qur'an
LML Book Collection BL1010.S3 v.6

Commentaries, Companions and Concordances

The Bible

The Bible Companion
UGL Reference BS417.B44 1985

The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
UGL Reference BS440.G7613

Nelson's Complete Concordance of the New American Bible
LML Reference BS425.N36

The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
UGL Reference BS425.S84 1996

The Oxford Companion to the Bible
LML and UGL Reference BS440.M434

Roget's Thesaurus of the Bible
LML and UGL Reference BS432.D38 1992

The Koran

Companion to the Qur'an
LML Book Collection BP130.4.W34

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Koran
UGL Book Collection BP130.S27 2003

The Essential Koran: The Heart of Islam: An Introductory Selection of Readings From the Qur'an
UGL Reference BP110 1994

Introduction to the Qur'an
LML Book Collection BP130.D73 2000

The Qur'an and its Interpreters
LML Book Collection BP130.4.A835 1984

The Qur'an: The First American Version - Translation and Commentary
LML Book Collection BP110.I78 1985

Maps

Atlas of American Religion: The Denominational Era, 1776-1990
LML Reference BR515.N49 2000

Atlas of the World's Religions
LML and UGL Reference BL85.A84 1999

Geographical Companion to the Bible
LML Book Collection BS630.B338

Historical Atlas of the Religions of the World
LML and UGL Reference BL80.2.F28

Macmillan Bible Atlas
UGL Reference G2230.A2 1993

New Historical Atlas of Religion in America
LML Reference G1201.E4 N4 2000

Religions on File
LML Reference BL82.R45 1990

World Christian Encyclopedia: A Comparative Study of Churches and Religions in the Modern World, A.D. 1900-2000
LML and SCI/ENG Map Room Reference Oversize BR95.W67 1982

Sacred Music *

Hymnal Collections of North America
Music Library Reference ML136.A1 S35 2003

The Hymnal Reference Manual: An Index of Hymns, Hymntunes, Keys, Scripture References, Classifications and Key Words
Music Library Reference BV305 R39

* For further assistance in locating sources on, or items of, religious music, please inquire at the reference desk of the Music Library, located in Baird Hall.

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Databases

For database recommendations, please visit the Resources by Subject page and click on the Philosophy and Religion pages.

Journals

If you wish to browse through some relevant journals, the following are available in print, and are located in the Lockwood Library Periodical Collection, on the third floor.

Christianity Today
LML Per. BR1.C6418

Journal of Religion
LML Per. BR1.J65

Religion
LML Per. BL1.R37

Religion and Literature
LML Per. PR1.N6

Religious Studies
LML Per. BL1.R43

Religious Studies News
LML Per. BL1.C65. Coverage until 1999 only.

Sociology of Religion
LML Per. HN30.A64

For electronic journal browsing * , please see:

Culture and Religion
http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/link.asp?id=300339

Journal of Buddhist Ethics
http://jbe.gold.ac.uk/

Journal of Contemporary Religion
http://www.ingentaselect.com/rpsv/cw/carfax/13537903/contp1.htm

Journal of Religion in Africa
http://www.ingentaselect.com/rpsv/cw/brill/00224200/contp1.htm

Journal of ReligiousThought
http://iibp.chadwyck.com/toc/TheJournalofReligiousThought/issues.htm

The Journal of Southern Religion
http://jsr.as.wvu.edu/

* Off-campus access to electronic journals is restricted to current UB students, faculty and staff. It is possible to access the Libraries resources by using UB as your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or through a third-party ISP. For login information, see Off-Campus Access to Libraries Resources.

For more journal titles, perform a BISON subject heading search for:

Religion-periodicals
Theology-periodicals
Religion and culture-periodicals

Book Reviews

To locate reviews of books of a religious nature, the following will be helpful:

Index to Book Reviews in Religion
LML Reference (Index Area) Z7753.A52. Coverage from 1986-1995.

EBSCOhost MasterFILE
Search using the title of the work, enclosed in quotes, as a keyword.

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The following are web sites selected for their pertinence:

The Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/

The Hindu Universe
http://www.hindunet.org/

The Islam Page
http://www.islamworld.net/

Internet Sacred Text Archive
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm

The Peace Encyclopedia
http://www.yahoodi.com/peace/

Religions of the World
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/cultural/religion/index.shtml

To search for relevant pages on your own, consult the Internet Search Engines page for appropriate pages on which to conduct your search.