*Humanities: Reference sources

A collection of background information sources from Gale

A collection of background information sources from Oxford University Press

"Published in two volumes in its print version, this unique A-Z reference describes worldwide monastic traditions of both Christianity and Buddhism with more than 600 entries. Coverage includes important monastic figures of all periods and places, surveys of countries and localities, and topical essays covering a wide range of issues (e.g., art, behavior, economics, liturgy, politics, theology, and scholarship). Entries encompass not only geography and history worldwide but also the contemporary dilemmas of monastic life."

"Provides numerous entries covering world religions including gods and other holy figures, concepts, historical figures, places, rites, and festivals."

"A thorough, objective resource covering the history, traditions and worldviews of dominant and less prominent religions and their sects and offshoots."

"Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research. Pew Research Center does not take policy position"

"The Atla Websites on Religion LibGuide is a growing, selective, annotated collection of web resources for the study of religion"