LibGuides: Religion: Articles/Databases

Key Religion Journals

Religious Studies Review
Religious Studies Review (RSR) is a quarterly review of publications across the entire field of religion and related disciplines. RSR is the only publication that provides major review essays and short reviews for over 1,000 titles in religion annually. The editorial staff is composed of professors from all over the world.

Religion Databases

General Religion Research

Key Religion databases are highlighted in this section. Many citations will link directly to the full-text of an article. If full-text is not available, you may need to locate the print journal in the library or request the article from Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

ATLA Religion (1949 - Present) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database that supports religious and theological scholarship. It includes citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, book reviews and Doctor of Ministry Projects.
Coverage Dates: 1949 - Present
Index to the Study of Religions Online This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database representing religious scholarship across various languages and disciplines. Articles are classified into three large sections: method and theory, religions in context by area, and textual and conceptual traditions.
Coverage Dates: unknown - unknown

ProQuest Religion
ProQuest Religion provides an excellent source of religious news and information, informative details on doctrines and philosophies, and scholarly reports on religious history.

Islam

Index Islamicus (1906 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world. Updated annually.
Coverage Dates: 1906 - Present

Christianity

New Testament Abstracts (1985 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarship related to the study of the New Testament as well as related topics in archaeology, history, and philology.
Coverage Dates: 1985 - Present
Old Testament Abstracts (1978 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarship related to the study of the Old Testament as well as related topics in archaeology, history, and philology.
Coverage Dates: 1978 - Present

Asian, Buddhist, Hindu

Indica et Buddhica
A resource offering materials on Indology and Buddhology, including journal article index, lexica and word lists, and digital classical texts.

Bibliography of Asian Studies (1971 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary index of western-language monographs, articles, and book chapters on all parts of Asia. Also available 1971-1985 in print (Ref DS5 .B53).
Coverage Dates: 1971 - Present

Other Key Databases

These databases will facilitate interdisciplinary searching. Many citations will link directly to the full-text of an article. If full-text is not available, you may need to locate the print journal in the library or request the article from Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

General

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text complete archives of selected core scholarly journals in various disciplines. All parts of the journals are scanned, including any images. Current issues of journals are generally not included.
Coverage Dates: 1800 - Varies
ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary database that provides some full text and some citations for thousands of journals. A good starting place for beginning research and quickly finding articles for a variety of topics.
Project MUSE (1958 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Full text access to over 400 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. All parts of the journals are scanned, including any images. A good source for current articles on a variety of subjects.
Coverage Dates: 1958 - Present
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
An index of articles from key scholarly journals published from 1985 to present in North America and Europe. Covers humanities and social sciences.
Coverage Dates: 1984 - Present
Periodicals Index Online This link opens in a new window
An international, multi-disciplinary index to articles in more than 4,600 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences. (Formerly called PCI -Periodicals Contents Index.)
Coverage Dates: 1665 - 1995

Art

Art Index Retrospective (1929 - 1984) This link opens in a new window
Indexes English language arts periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, and more.
Coverage Dates: 1929 - 1984

History

America: History and Life (1964 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Indexes over 2,000 scholarly journals to find citations for appropriate articles on your topic in American or Canadian history, from prehistory to the present. Allows you to search by historical period. For other parts of the world, use Historical Abstracts.
Coverage Dates: 1964 - Present
Historical Abstracts (1954 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Index, with abstracts, to research in world history (excluding North America) from 1450 through the 20th Century. For North American history use America: History and Life.
Coverage Dates: 1954 - Present
Index of Medieval Art This link opens in a new window
Archive of medieval Christian art with specialized resources for the iconographer.
Coverage Dates: -

Philosophy

Philosopher's Index (1940 - Present) This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields published throughout the Western World.
Coverage Dates: 1940 - Present