Topic: Religions of the Americas
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.
America: History and Life
Scholarly journal articles covering the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to today. Essential for the study of American religious history. Use it to search for material about a historical time period.
Anthropology Plus
Anthropology Plus covers social, cultural, physical, biological and linguistic anthropology; ethnology, archaeology, folklore and material culture; and interdisciplinary studies from the mid-1800's 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 Indigenous Peoples in North America
Database of citations to publications on the history, life and culture of indigenous peoples in North America including folklore and religion. Coverage from the sixteenth century to the present.
Chicano Database
Identifies material on Mexican-American topics and about Chicanos. Updated quarterly, the Chicano Database covers at least 1967 to the present. Records added since 1992 have expanded its scope to include the broader Latino experience, including Puerto...
Godey's Lady's Book (1830-1880)
Full text of Godey's Lady's Book, a popular nineteenth century women's magazine published from 1830-1898. Includes a wide variety of fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, music, illustrations, and fashion plates.
HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodical Index)
Journal article citations about Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanics/Latinos in the US.
HLAS: Handbook of Latin American Studies
The Handbook of Latin American Studies contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies. Coverage includes relevant books as well as over 800 social science and 550...
Index to American Periodicals
Indexes 1,118 magazines and journals periodicals from 1741-1935 that are in the American Periodical Series which is available on microfilm. Includes publications in the field of religion; and covers topics such as abolition and slavery.
Proquest Black Studies
Proquest Black Studies combines primary and secondary sources, including leading Black Historical Newspapers, archival documents and collections, key government materials, videos, writings by major Black intellectuals and leaders, scholarly journals, and...
Sociological Abstracts
Explore sociology and social science articles, including sociology of religion, from 1973 onward in 30 languages worldwide.
E-Books and E-Texts
Archives of Christian Churches and Organizations in Cuba Online
Three primarily twentieth century archival collections of: Presbyterian Church in Cuba, Evangelical Theological Seminary of Cuba, and Christian Student Movement of Cuba, largely in Spanish. More context and history in database’s Background section.
Classic Sermon Index
A collection of over 40,000 sermons from ancient to contemporary times. Sermons are continually added to the database and are in English or English translation.
Early Encounters in North America
Includes more than 100,000 pages of letters, diaries, memoirs, and accounts of early encounters between Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, and Americans on the North American continent between 1534-1860.
Godey's Lady's Book (1830-1880)
Full text of Godey's Lady's Book, a popular nineteenth century women's magazine published from 1830-1898. Includes a wide variety of fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, music, illustrations, and fashion plates.
Literature Online
Literature Online (Lion) includes a collection of over 360,000 works of historic and contemporary English and American poetry, drama, and prose with complementary reference sources and criticism. Content touching on religious themes is included.
Proquest Black Studies
Proquest Black Studies combines primary and secondary sources, including leading Black Historical Newspapers, archival documents and collections, key government materials, videos, writings by major Black intellectuals and leaders, scholarly journals, and...
Religions of America
Primary sources related to selected religious movements born in the U.S., including Pentecostalism, Mormonism, New Thought, Neopagan religions. Also provides robust coverage of New Age, Wicca, and neo-Christian movements.
News Media
America's Historical Newspapers (1690-1922)
A database of full-text newspapers published in the United States, from 1690 to the early 20th century. Use it to find historical news stories about religious topics.
Ethnic News Watch
Ethnic NewsWatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish), full text database of the newspapers, magazines, and journals of ethnic, minority and native press in the United States and Canada.Dates: 1970-
Factiva
Factiva.com is a database of over 8,000 contemporary business and news publications. Sources are in 22 languages, date back as far as 1969. Includes major US newspapers. Dates: 1969 - present; dates vary by publication
Proquest Black Studies
Proquest Black Studies combines primary and secondary sources, including leading Black Historical Newspapers, archival documents and collections, key government materials, videos, writings by major Black intellectuals and leaders, scholarly journals, and...
Reference Sources
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.
Encyclopedia of Religion in America
Encyclopedia of Religion in America examines how religious history and practices are woven into the political, social, cultural, and historical landscape of North America. Covers early European settlement to the present day.
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America
Scholarly essays on the history and state of women's religious experience in North America that focus on institutions, movements and ideas. Content is interreligious, interracial and multicultural. Edited by R.S. Keller and R.R. Ruether.
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 Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Describes the diverse historical and contemporary experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the United States.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures
Chronicles pre-Hispanic, colonial, and post-colonial, modern Mesoamerica. Edited by HDS Professor Davíd Carrasco.
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...
Proquest Black Studies
Proquest Black Studies combines primary and secondary sources, including leading Black Historical Newspapers, archival documents and collections, key government materials, videos, writings by major Black intellectuals and leaders, scholarly journals, and...
Statistics and Data
Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA)
ARDA provides free access to religion data and statistics. Data are submitted by scholars and research centers, and offers national and international survey findings, local, national and global profiles of religion, and detailed reports.
PRRI (Public Religion Research Institute)
PRRI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to conducting independent research at the intersection of religion, culture, and public policy.
Social Explorer
Social Explorer offers user-friendly access historical census data for the United States through the use of interactive maps and reports. Currently provides access to data from 1940 to 2000 at census tract, county, state and national level. Since the...