Comparative Studies

Search many databases at one time. Included databases: Academic Search Premier, ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS, Bibliography of Asian Studies, Christian Periodical Index, Index Islamicus, Index to Jewish Periodicals, New Testament Abstracts...

The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion seeks to provide accurate, scholarly information about the world’s many religions and topics of research and debate. It will grow and evolve continuously, compiling over time an extensive collection of vetted...

Provides annotated bibliographies of essential literature on various subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Guides are updated quarterly, with entries added yearly to each subject area, as well as revisions to existing entries.

Africa-Wide NiPAD contains twenty-seven African, European and North American databases with close to 2 million records indexing printed texts, maps and music recordings on all topics in African studies.Coverage goes back to the 19th century.

Covers contemporary scholarly journal articles, essays, sermons, and book reviews in the study of religion. Materials cover all religions and all theological points of view.

A comprehensive Western-language database for research on East, Southeast and South Asia. All subjects, including religion, are covered. Humanities and social sciences emphasized. Coverage primarily from 1971 to the present.

A guide to Judaism with information on every aspect of Jewish belief and practice,ancient and modern.

Abridged version of the Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

Brief entries on history and doctrines of major Buddhist schools, spread of Buddhism, and issues of contemporary concern such as human rights, the role of women in Buddhist teachings, and "engaged Buddhism".

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.