Reference Works

Below is a list of online dictionaries and encyclopedias:

• Catholic Encyclopedia

• Concise dictionary of religion:
  • online version of Irving Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion, 1994.
• Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries

• Encyclopaedia of Islam:
  • available within the Cam domain.
• Encyclopaedia Judaica:
  • available within the Cam domain or via the Raven password.
• Encyclopaedia of religion and society

• Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān:
  • available within the Cam domain.
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

• Jewish Encyclopedia

• Oxford Reference Online:
  • available within the Cam domain or via the Raven password. Contains a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 175+ Oxford reference titles, many of which are in-depth, scholarly articles from titles in the Oxford Companions series.
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online

A full list of resources relevant to research in religion is available here.

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