Topic: East Asian Religions

Article Databases

Academic Search Premier

Academic Search Premier is a multidisciplinary database of scholarly articles and a great starting place for research. Covers literature from 1984 to the present.

ATLA Religion Database

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.

Bibliography of Asian Studies

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.

Index Islamicus

A bibliography of books, articles, conference proceedings, and reviews on Islam and the Muslim world in European languages.Coverage: 1906-present.

E-Books and E-Texts

Shi san jing (13 Classics of China)

This database allows searching of the text of punctuated and unpunctuated editions of the Thirteen Classics of China. The unpunctuated version is the 1815 Ruan Yuan Shi san jing zhu shu; the punctuated one is Duan ju shi san jing jing wen. The results...

Xin min shuo

This database allows searching of the text of a collection of essays by Liang Qichao published between 1902 and 1905. System requirements: Windows and Internet Explorer; requires a Chinese environment supporting Big 5 code and an input method for Chinese...

Images and Sounds

East Asian Art

A guide to images and bibliography of East Asian art. Includes religious art.

Reference Sources

Dictionary of Buddhism

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".

Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

This database consists of Chinese ideograph-based terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources in a range of languages including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Pali, Sanskrit and Tibetan.

Encyclopedia of Religion

The second edition of a classic reference work covering all aspects of religion. Emphasis is on religion's role in everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. Articles with bibliographies are authored by scholars of religion.

Oxford Bibliographies Online

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.

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion

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...

Pluralism Project

An ongoing research effort, the Pluralism Project studies and interprets religious diversity and interfaith relations in the United States. The site includes an introduction to the religions of the world through the lens of America, a survey of the...

Research Guides

East Asian Art

A guide to images and bibliography of East Asian art. Includes religious art.