Religion, Comparative Subject Guide
Dictionaries
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This is a brief selection of many specialized dictionaries of religion in Central Reference.
Searchable full-text access to The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Oxford History of Islam, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, two classic interpretations of the Qur'an, a Concordance of the Qur'an, What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, and the forthcoming Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World (due to publish in 2008.)
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Librarian's Comment: Click on Religion and you can search the electronic version of the following dictionaries:
The Bloomsbury Dictionary of Myth
Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend, Thames & Hudson
Dictionary of Jewish Lore and Legend, Thames & Hudson
Macmillan Dictionary of the Bible
You can also search some specialized Biblical sources called:
Who's Who in Christianity
Who's Who in the Old Testament
Who's Who in the New Testament
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
3rd ed. rev
BR95.O8 2005 (Ref)
Historical treatment of Christianity, with more attention to Western Christendom than Eastern Orthodoxy. Concise entries addressed to non-Christians as well as Christians.
The Routledge dictionary of Judaism
BM50 .N47 2004 (Ref)
"Compiled by two internationally renowned experts, and with over 600 wide-ranging and informative entries, this dictionary provides the reader with an invaluable reference aid to all areas of Judaism." (Publisher). See also The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion at BM50 .O94 1997 (Ref)
The Oxford dictinary of Islam
BP40 .O95 2003 (Ref)
"More than 2000 entries include such recent developments and actors as al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and Osama bin Laden, all in straightforward writing. Defines key terms in Islamic religion, ritual, theology, philosophy, law, history, art, and culture." (LJ review)
A Dictionary of Buddhism
BQ 130 .K46x 2003 (Ref)
"Oxford's ... dictionary ... treats doctrines, practices, biography, scriptures, schools and sects, art, architecture, and more [in] more than 2,000 entries." (Booklist)
Librarian's Comment: Included in this resource are:
A Dictionary of the Bible
The Oxford Companion to the Bible
The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible
A Dictionary of Buddhism
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
A Dictionary of Hinduism
The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
The Oxford Dictionary of Popes
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
The Oxford Dictionary of Saints