Bibliographies

ATLA Religion Database. Chicago: American Theological Library Association.
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The ATLA Religion Database is a comprehensive database designed to support religious and theological scholarship in graduate education and faculty research. The file contains citations from international titles and 13,000 multi-author works in and related to the field of religion. It also includes a full range of index citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, book reviews, and Doctor of Ministry projects from ATLA's print indexes (cited below): Religion Index One (RIO), Religion Index Two (RIT), and Index to Book Reviews in Religion (IBRR). Though coverage is from 1949 to the present, not all publications begin in 1949.
Barrow, John Graves. A Bibliography of Bibliographies in Religion. Ann Arbor: Edwards, 1955.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7751 B37(LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7751 B33 (LC)
A work which "bring[s] together all separately published bibliographies in the field of religion" (Preface), from the 15th to the mid-20th centuries. The emphasis is primarily on Christianity, but there's a brief section on non-Christian religions as well.
Berkowitz, Morris I. Social Scientific Studies of Religion: A Bibliography. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1967.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7751 B47(LC)
CCL, Stacks Z7751 +B47

Divinity Library, Stacks Oversize Z7751 B47 (LC) SSL, Stacks Z7751 B47 (LC)
A bibliography of books and articles published in English between 1945 and the mid-1960s. The arrangement is under nine major subjects, such as history and development of religion, religion and social issues, and the impact of religion on behavior.
Bibliographie zur alteuropaischen religionsgeschichte. Berlin: W. de Gruyter, 1967- . (Arbeiten zur Fruhmitteralterforschung, Bd. 2, 5, 16) (In progress; v.3, 1985 is latest published)
SML, Stacks Z7757 F9 B5
Divinity Library, Stack Reference Z7757 E9 B8 (LC)
A bibliography on Japanese Buddhism . Ed. by Bando Shojun [et al.]. Tokyo: CIIB Press, 1958.
SML, Stacks, Yale classification Xm84 B85 958B
Bowman, Mary Ann. Western Mysticism: A Guide to the Basic Works. Chicago: American Library Association, 1978.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7819 B68(LC)
Divinity Library, Stacks Z7819 B68 (LC)
Brisman, Shimeon. A History and Guide to Judaic Bibliography. By Shimeon Brisman. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1977. (Brisman, Shimeon. Jewish research literature v. 1; Bibliographica Judaica; 7)
SML, Judaic Studies Reference Room 335B Z6366 B8 1977 1 (LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z6366 B8 1977 vol.1 (LC)
Brunkow, Robert deV., ed. Religion and Society in North America: An Annotated Bibliography. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1983.
SML, Stacks Z7831 R44 (LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7831 R44 1983 (LC)
Burr, Nelson R. Critical Bibliography of Religion in America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1961. 2v.
SML, Stacks, Yale Classification Cb2 575 5
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7757 U5 B87 (LC)
A series of bibliographical essays which focus on presenting the important, representative books, articles, dissertations, and pamphlets in the areas of bibliographic guides, the evolution of American religion, religion and society, religion in the arts and literature, and intellectual history, theology, philosophy, and science.
Supplemented by:
Cutter, Charles. Judaica Reference Sources: A Selective, Annotated Bibliographic Guide. 2nd ed. Juneau, AK : Denali Press, 1993.
SML, Main Reference Room Z6366 C87X 1993 (LC)
SML, Judaic Studies Ref, Room 335B Z6366 C87X 1993 (LC)

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z6366 C87 1993 (LC)
Emphasizes sources published 1970-92, with important earlier titles included as well.
Dandekar, Ramchandra Narayan. Vedic Bibliography. Bombay: Karnatak, 1946- . (In progress)
SML, Stacks, Yale classification Xf771 946D
A "... comprehensive and analytically arranged register of all important work done since 1930 in the field of the Veda and allied antiquities including Indus Valley civilization" (subtitle).
Updates:
Dell, David J. Guide to Hindu Religion. David J. Dell ... [et al.] ; with contributions from Bruce J. Stewart [et al.]. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1981.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7835 B8 D44 (LC)
Earhart, H. Byron. The New Religions of Japan: A Bibliography of Western-language Materials. 2d. ed. Ann Arbor: Centre for Japanese Studies, 1983.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7834 J3 E27(LC)
SML, Japanese Reference Collection, Room 219 Z7834 J3 E27 (LC)

Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7834 J3E2 (LC)
Includes citations to books, articles, and dissertations on the 19th- and 20th-century religions of Japan.
550 Books on Buddhism : Translations, Studies, and General Readings . Edited by Elizabeth Cook and Ruth Fellhauer. Berkeley, Calif. : Nyingma Institute : Dharma Pub., 1985.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7860 A12 1985 (LC)
Gorman, G.E. Theological and Religious Reference Materials: General Resources and Biblical Studies. Westport, CT: Greenwood. 1984- . (Bibliographies and indexes in religious studies, no.1, 2, 7) (In progress)
SML, Main Reference Room Z7770 G66 1984(LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7751 G66 1984 (LC)
Contents: v.1, General resources and biblical studies; v.2, Systematic theology and church history; v.3, Practical theology; v.4 (planned) Comparative and non-Christian religions.
Hanayama, Shinsho. Bibliography on Buddhism. Edited by the commemoration for Prof. Shinsho Hanayama's sixty-first birthday. Tokyo, Hokuseido Press, 1961.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7860 H35 (LC)
Index Islamicus. East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK : Bowker-Saur. no. 1- 1994- . Quarterly, with a bound annual volume.
Connect to the online version.
SML, Main Reference Room Z3013 Q342 (LC)
SML, Arabic/Islamic Reading, Rm 508 Z3013 Q342 (LC)
This is the current title in a long history of distinguished bibliographical works covering publications dealing with Islamic subjects. It includes citations to books as well as to journal articles and analyzes the contents of Festschriften and other collected works extending back to 1665.
Index to Book Reviews in Religion. Chicago, IL : American Theological Library Association, 1986-.
SML, Stacks Z7751 I38 (LC)+
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7753 A513 (LC)
International Bibliography of the History of Religions. Bibliographie internationale de l'histoire des religions. Leiden: Brill, 1954-79. Annal. 20v.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7833 153(LC)
Includes citations to both books and articles published during the year on the history of the world's religions. Arranged by subject, with no subject indexes. Continued by Science of religion.
Jones, Charles, Edwin. A Guide to the Study of the Pentecostal Movement. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1983.
SML, Stacks Z7845 P4 J66 1983(LC)
Divinity Library, Z7845 P4 J66 1983 (LC)
Karpinski, Leszek, M. The Religious Life of Man: Guide to Basic Literature. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1978.
Divinity Library, Z7751 K36 (LC)
Mitchell, Robert Cameron. A Comprehensive Bibliography of Modern African Religious Movements. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1966.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7757 AZ+M5(LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7757 A2 M5 (LC)
Mitros, Joseph F. Religions: A Select, Classified Bibliography. New York: Learned Publications, 1973.
Divinity Library Z7751 M57 (LC)
While including a discussion of research in the field of religion, most of this work is a bibliography of both primary and secondary sources with emphasis on reference materials and scholarly journals.
Morris, Raymond P. A Theological Book List. Oxford: Blackwell, 1960.
SML, Stacks Z7751 +M67 (LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7751 M6 (LC)
This volume and its supplements, which focus almost exclusively on Christianity, were compiled originally in order to improve the theological holdings of Third World countries. They are unannotated, but are arranged by subjects such as Bible, Hellenistic Judaism, theology, patristic period, worship, and ethics. The first volume contains material almost exclusively in English, but the three supplements (1963, 1968, 1971) are arranged first by language (including French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese as well as English), then by subject.
Religion Index One: Periodicals. Vol. 1/4 (1949/1959) American Theological Library Association, 1978-.
SML, Reference Z7753  +A54; (LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7753 A511 (LC)
Religion Index Two: Multi-author Works. 1976- . Chicago: American Theological Library Association. Annual with quinquennial cumulations.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7751 +R35(LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7753 A512 (LC)
An index to scholarly, collected works published in Western languages in the fields of religion or theology published in the year covered. This title is a companion to Religion Index One: Periodicals and is available electronically as part of the  the ATLA Religion Index online and on CD-ROM.
Religious Books, 1876-1982. New York: Bowker, 1983. 4v.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7751 +R385 1983 (LC)
Divinity Library Z7751 R385 1983(LC)
This bibliography was compiled from over one hundred years of cataloging records in the field of religion produced by the Library of Congress and represents titles published and distributed in the United States. v.1-3 comprise a subject index, and v.4 is an author/title index.
Renou, Louis. Bibliographie vedique. Paris: Adrien-Maisonneuve, 1931.
SML, Stacks, Yale classification XF771 +931
Divinity Library, Stacks AGO R296b

Linguistic Seminar, Xf771 931
Reynolds, Frank. Guide to Buddhist Religion . With John Holt and John Strong ; arts section by Bardwell Smith, with Holly Waldo and Jonathan Clyde Glass. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1981.
CCL, Stacks Z7860 +R48 (LC)
SML, Main Reading Room Z7860 +R48 (LC)

SML, East Asia Reading Room, Room 219 Z7860 +R48 (LC)
Sandeen, Ernest Robert. American Religion and Philosophy: A Guide to Information Sources. Detroit: Gale, 1978.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7757 U5 S25(LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7757 U5 S25 (LC)
Satyaprakash. Buddhism : A Select Bibliography. 2nd enl. & rev. ed. Gurgaon, Haryana : Indian Documentation Service, 1986.
SML, Stacks Z7860 S37 1986 (LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7860 S37 1986 (LC)
Shupe, Anson D. The Anti-cult Movement in America: A Bibliography and Historical Survey. New York: Garland. 1984.
SML, Stacks Z7835 C86 S55 1984 (LC)
Divinity Library Z7835 C86 S55 1984(LC)
Thompson, Lawrence G. Studies of Chinese Religion: A Comprehensive and Classified Bibliography of Publications in English, French and German through 1970. Encino, CA: Dickenson Pub. Co., 1976.
SML, Chinese Reference Collection, Room 219 Z7757 C6 T56(LC)
Divinity Library, Stacks Z7757 C6 T56 (LC)

Kline Library, Anthropology Collection Z7757 C6 T46 (LC)
Turner, Harold W. Bibliography of New Religious Movements in Primal Societies. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1977-1992. 6v.
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7833 T87 (LC)
Walsh, Michael J. Religious Bibliographies in Serial Literature : A Guide . Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1981.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7753 W34 (LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room Z7753 W34 1981 (LC)
Lists in alphabetical order almost 200 periodical indexes and journals which are either entirely or partly comprised of citations to books or journal articles concerning religious topics.
Yoo, Yushin. Books on Buddhism : An Annotated Subject Guide. Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow Press, 1976.
SML, Main Reference Room Z7860 Y64 (LC)
Yoo, Yushin. Buddhism : A Subject Index to Periodical Articles in English, 1728-1971. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1973.
SML, Stacks Z7860 Y66 (LC)
 
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