Library Guides: REL ST 4100/7100: Modern Perspectives In the Study of Religion: Reference Works

Library Copies of Course Books (All MOBIUS libraries)

David Chidester. Savage Systems.
The only book REQUIRED for the course

Look for library copies of books from which readings are taken:

MERLIN catalog for local MU copies
MOBIUS for copies throughout Missouri
Columbia Public Library, for any books general enough to be found at a public library

Online Reference

Gale Virtual Reference Library
A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosphy
A dynamic reference work that maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research. You can cite fixed editions that are created on a quarterly basis and stored in the site's Archives

Key Reference Works (Some Print Only, Some Online)

Religion Past and Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion by Hans Dieter Betz et al
Call Number: BL31 .R4213 2007
ISBN: 900413980X
Publication Date: 2007-
This is the translation of a standard German language reference set. So far, 10 volumes (A through Ref) are complete and we continue to receive new volumes.
Encyclopedia of Religion
Call Number: Print and Online
Print available in Ellis Library Ready Reference, BL31 .E46 2005
Encyclopedia of Philosophers on Religion by Bernard J. Verkamp
Call Number: B104 .V47 2008
ISBN: 0786432861
Publication Date: 2008
Encyclopedia of Religion and Society
Call Number: REFERENCE BL60 .E53 1998
ISBN: 0761989560
Publication Date: 1998

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