LITERATURE OF THE HUMANITIES

RELIGION, MYTHDOLOGY AND FOLKLORE

 


Guides, Bibliographies, and Indexes

Reference Works for Theological Research: An Annotated Selective Bibliographical Guide. 3rd ed. Robert J. Kepple and John R. Muether. Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 1992. 250 p.

Religious Information Sources: A Worldwide Guide. J. Gordon Melton and Michael Koszegi. New York : Garland, 1992. 569 p.

Library Research Guide to Religion and Theology. 2nd ed., James Kennedy, Jr. Ann Arbor, Mich. : Pierian Press, 1984.

Research Guide to Religious Studies. John F. Wilson and Thomas P. Slavens. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982. 192 p.

Contemporary Religions: A World Guide. Ian Harris, et al., eds. Harlow, Essex, UK: Longman; distr., Detroit: Gale, 1992. 511p.

Religions of the World. 3rd ed. Neils C. Nielsen, et al. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. 536 p.

Theological and Religious Reference Materials. G. E. Gorman and Lyn Gorman. New York: Greenwood Press, 1984-86. 3 v.

Religious Periodicals Directory. Graham Cornish, ed. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio, 1986. 330 p.

Religious Books, 1876-1982. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1983. 4 vols.

A Bibliography of Bibliographies in Religion. John Graves Barrow. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Edwards, 1955. Repr. 1969. 489 p.

Religious Bibliographies in Serial Literature: A Guide. Michael 
J.Walsh, comp. Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1981. 216 p.

International Bibliography of the History of Religions. 1952/1954-1979. Leiden: Brill. Annual.

*Religion Index One: Periodicals. 1949/1953- . Chicago: American Theological Library Association. Quarterly, Semiann. Bienn. Cum.

*Religion Index Two: Multi-Author Works. 1976- . Chicago: American Theological Association. Annual.

*Religious and Theological Abstracts. 1958- . Myerstown, Pa.: Religious and Theological Abstracts. Quarterly.

A Scholar's Guide to Academic Journals in Religion. James Dawsey. Metchen, N.J. : Scarecrow, 1988.

*Catholic Periodical and Literature Index. 1969- . Harverford, Pa. : Catholic Library Association. Bi-monthly. Cum. every 2 years.

Index to Jewish Periodicals, 1963- . Cleveland Heights, Ohio: The Index. Annual.

Critical Guide to Catholic Reference Books. 3rd ed. James Patrick McCabe. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1989. 282 p.

2000 Books and More: An Annotated and Selected Bibliography of Jewish History and Thought. Jonathan Kaplan, ed. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1983. 483 p.

Asian Religious Studies Information. Carmel, N.Y. : The Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions, 1987- .

Guide to Chinese Religion. David Yu. Boston : G. K. Hall, 1985.

Guide to Buddhist Religion. Frank E. Reynolds, et al. Boston:
G. K. Hall, 1981. 415 p.

Guide to Hindu Religion. David J. Dell, et al. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1981. 461 p.

Guide to Islam. David Ede, et al. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1983. 
261 p.

 

 



Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks

New Handbook of Living Religions. John R. Hinnells, ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Blackwell, 1997. 902 p.

A Dictionary of Comparative Religion. S. G. F. Brandon. New York : Scribner's, 1970. 704 p. Repr. 1988.

Eerdmans' Handbook to the World's Religions. Rev. ed. Pat Alexander, organizing ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1994. 464 p.

The Eliade Guide to World Religions. Mircea Eliade, et al. San Francisco : Harper-San Francisco, 1991. 301 p.

Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics. James Hastings, ed. New
York: Scribner's, 1910-1927. 13 vols. Repr. 1961, 1969, 1980.

*The Encyclopedia of Religion. Mircea Eliade, ed.-in-chief. New York: Macmillan, 1987. Repr. 1993, 1995. 16 vols. in 8.

New Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967- 1979. Repr., Palatine, Ill.: Publishers Guild, 1981. 17 vols. Palatine, Ill. : Jack Heraty, 1989-1996. v. 18-19.


The Westminister Dictionary of Christian Theology. Alan Richardson and John Bowden, eds. Philadelphia, Westminister, 1983. 614 p.

Dictionary of Non-Christian Religions. 2nd ed. Geoffrey Parrinder. Amersham Bucks, England: S. Thornes, 1981. 320 p.

*Encyclopaedia Judaica. New York: Macmillan, 1972. 16 vols. Repr. 1982, 17 vols.

Eastern Definitions: A Short Encyclopedia of Religions of the Orient. Edward Rice. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1978. 433 p.

Historical Dictionary of Buddhism. Charles S. Prebish. Metuchen, N. J. : Scarecrow Press, 1993. 387 p. 

 

 



Biographies and Directories

Who's Who of World Religions. John R. Hinnells, ed. New York :Simon & Schuster, 1992. 560 p. Repr. 1996.

Who's Who in Religion. 1992-93. 4th ed. Wilmette, Ill. : Marquis, 1992. 439 p.

Dictionary of Catholic Biography. John J. Delaney and James Tobin E. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1961. 1245 p.

Biographical Dictionary of American Cult and Sect Leaders. J. Gordon Melton. New York: Garland, 1986. 354 p.

Dictionary of American Religious Biography. 2nd ed. rev. and enl. Henry Warner Bowden. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1993. 572 p.

Who's Who in World Jewry: A Biographical Dictionary of Outstanding Jews. Judith Turk Rosenblatt. Baltimore, Md.: Who's Who in World Jewry, 1987.

The Oxford Dictionary of Popes. J. N. D. Kelly. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. 347 p. Repr. 1988.

Religious Bodies in the United States: A Directory. J. Gordon Melton. New York: Garland, 1992. 313 p.

Directory of Religious Organizations in the United States. 3rd ed. J. Gordon Melton and Amy Lucas, eds. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 1993. 728 p.

 

 



Histories and Atlases

The Oxford Illustated History of Christianity. John Mc-Manners, ed. New York : Oxford University Press, 1993. 770 p. 

Handbook of Church History. Hubert Jedin and John Dolan, eds.
New York: Herder and Herder, 1965-81. 10 vols.

Historical Atlas of the Religions of the World. Isma'il Ragi al Faruqi. New York: Macmillan, 1974. 346 p.

The Macmillan Atlas History of Christianity. Franklin Hamlin Littell. New York: Macmillan, 1976. 176 p.

 

 

 



The Bible

Versions and Editions. see Blazek, 5th ed., pp. 120-124. 

The Bible Study Resource Guide, Revised. 2nd ed. rev. Joseph D. Allison. Nashville, Tenn. : Nelson, 1984. 

The World of God: A Guide to English Versions of the Bible. Lloyd R. Bailey, ed. Atlanta, Ga.: John Knox, 1982. 228 p.

Cruden's Complete Concordance to the Old and NewTestament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1976. 783 p. Repr. 1984.

The New Jerome Biblical Commentary. Raymond E. Brown, et al. Englewood Cliffs, N. J. : Prentice-Hall, 1990. 1484 p. Repr. 1995

The New Bible Commentary. Rev. ed. Edited by D. Guthrie and J. A. Motyer. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1970. 1310 p.

Interpreter's Concise Commentary. Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon, 1983. 8 v.

The Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale, 1980. 3 v.

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Rev. ed. Geoffrey W. Bromiley, gen. ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1979-1988. 4 v.

Cambridge History of the Bible. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1963-70. 3 v.

The Macmillan Bible Atlas. Completely rev., 3rd ed. Johanan Aharoni and Michael Avi-Yonah. New York: Macmillan, 1993. 215 p.

New Bible Atlas. J. J. Bimson, eds. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale, 1985. 128 p.

 

 



Mythology and Folklore

A Dictionary of World Mythology. Rev. and exp. ed. Arthur Cotterell. Oxford: Oxford University Press., 1986. 314 p. Repr. 1997.

Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend. Maria Leach, ed. Jerome Fried, assoc. ed. New York : Funk and Wagnalls, 1972. 1236 p. Repr. 1984.

The Illustrated Who's Who in Mythology. Michael Senior. New
York: Macmillan, 1985. 223 p.

Man, Myth and Magic: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Mythology, Religion, and the Unknown. New ed. Richard Cavendish, ed.-in-chief, compiled and edited by Yvonne Deutsch. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1983. 12 v. (Ref. ed., 1985). 1995, 21v.

The Mythology of All Races. Louis H. Gray, ed. Boston: Marshall
Jones, 1916-32. Repr., New York: Cooper Square, 1964. 13 vols.

Motif-index of Folk Literature. Rev. and enl. ed. Smith Thompson. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 1989. 6 v.

Dictionary of Classical Mythology: Symbols, Attributes, and Associations. Robert E. Bell. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC- Clio, 1982. 390p.
 

 

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Internet Resources

High Places in Cyberspace: A Guide to Biblical and Religious Studies on the Internet. 2nd ed. Patrick Durusau. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1998. 302p.

 

 


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