Articles cover global hymnody, with information on the hymns of many countries and languages, and a strong emphasis on the historical as well as the contemporary. Updates the Dictionary of Hymnology (1892).
Biographical portraits of more than 17,400 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, "whose significant actions occurred during his or her residence within what is now the United States or whose life or career directly influenced the course of American history".... Read more about American National Biography
Arabic Literature of Africa Online is a bio-bibliography on the Arabic manuscript tradition in the African continent, which continued well into the 20th century CE.... Read more about Arabic Literature of Africa Online
Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism presents the latest research on all the main aspects of the Hindu traditions. Its essays are original work written by the world’s foremost scholars on Hinduism.... Read more about Brill’s Encyclopedia of Hinduism
Christian-Muslim Relations, a Bibliographical History Online is a general online history of relations between the faiths from 600 to 1914. One part covers the period from 600 to 1500,...
Contemporary Literary Criticism covers selected novelists, poets, critics, dramatists, short story writers, and other creative writers now living or who died after 1959.... Read more about Contemporary Literary Criticism
CQ Press Library is a comprehensive reference resource for research on U.S. politics, elections and public policy. Includes encyclopedias, statistical sources and analyses of issues.
This dictionary features broad-ranging entries on the history and doctrines of the major Buddhist schools, information on the spread of Buddhism in Asia and the West, and coverage of issues of contemporary concern such as human rights, abortion, euthanasia, "engaged Buddhism," and the role of women in Buddhist teachings.... Read more about Dictionary of Buddhism
With entries ranging from earthquakes and mice to feminism and the Dead Sea Scrolls, this dictionary is a lively and absorbing reference work for all readers of the Bible. Authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date, it provides helpful information about the books of the Bible, customs, religions and worship, history, and theology, important places, and personalities. Providing clear explanations of technical terms, methods of interpretation, and critical analysis, as well as notes on leading biblical scholars and their contributions, it is also concerned with denominational interpretations of the themes and doctrine of the Bible. W. R. F. Browning is the author.
Oxford's Dictionary of the Social Sciences is designed to break down the barriers between social science disciplines, as well as to make social scientific language comprehensible to general readers.
Dictionary of Buddhist terms from a range of languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Pali, Sanskrit and Tibetan. Definitions given in English.... Read more about Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
Encyclopaedia Islamica is based on the abridged and edited translation of the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī. When complete, this will be among the most comprehensive English language encyclopedias on Islam and the Muslim world. A unique feature of the Encyclopaedia Islamica... Read more about Encyclopaedia Islamica
Online version of Encyclopaedia Judaica,2nd. ed.,published in print in 2007. This encyclopedia covers all aspects of Jewish history and culture in the Diaspora and in Israel from ancient times to the 20th century.
A scholarly encyclopedia in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, with the online version bringing remote access to over 13,000 articles.... Read more about Encyclopaedia of Islam Online
English language encyclopedia covering all aspects of the Qur'ān including qur'ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis as well as essays on important themes and subjects within qur'ānic studies.... Read more about Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān
