Religious Studies Reference Materials
A Guide to Resources at SJSU's King Library
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Electronic Resources (Reference) | Dictionaries | Encyclopedias | Handbooks | Primary Sources | Resources for the Study of Primary Sources | eBooks: Introductory Monographs | Indexes
Buswell, Robert E., ed. Encyclopedia of Buddhism. New York: Macmillan Reference USA/Thomson/Gale, 2004. 4 vols. [King Reference 2nd Floor BQ 128 .E62 2004; Gale Virtual Reference Library http://find.galegroup.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/gvrl/dispBasicSearch.do?prodId=GVRL&userGroupName=csusj]
Grimes, John A. A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1996. [Net Library http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
Keown, Damien, et al. A Dictionary of Buddhism. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003. [King Reference 2nd Floor BQ 130 .K46 2003; Oxford Reference Online http://www.oxfordreference.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t108]
Leeming, David. A Dictionary of Asian Mythology. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. [King Reference 2nd Floor BL1005 .L46 2001; Oxford Reference Online http://www.oxfordreference.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t69]
Cole, W. Owen. A Popular Dictionary of Sikhism. London: Curzon; Glenn Dale, MD: Riverdale, 1990. [King Reference 2nd Floor BL2018]
Dallapiccola, Anna L. Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2002. [King Reference 2nd Floor BL 1105 .D35 2002]
Feuerstein, Georg. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Yoga. New York, Paragon House, 1990. [King Reference 2nd Floor B132.Y6 F46 1990]
Geaves, Ron. Key Words in Hinduism. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2006. [King 6th Floor BL1105 .G43 2006]
Kohn, Michael H., trans. The Shambhala Dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. Boston: Shambhala; New York: Distributed in the U.S. by Random House, 1991. [King Nonfiction 3rd Floor 294.303 Shambhal]
McLeod, W.H. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005. [King Reference 2nd Floor BL 2017.3 .M35 2005]
Pas, Julian F., with Man Kam Leung. Historical Dictionary of Taoism. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998. [King 6th Floor BL 1923 .P37 1998]
Prebish, Charles S. The A to Z of Buddhism. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2001. [King Reference 2nd Floor BQ130 .P73 2001]
Stutley, Margaret. Harper's Dictionary of Hinduism: Its Mythology, Folklore, Philosophy, Literature, and History. New York: Harper & Row, 1977. [King Reference 2nd Floor BL1105 .S88 1977]
Stutley, Margaret. An Illustrated Dictionary of Hindu Iconography. London; Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984. [King 7th Floor N8195.A4 S78 1984]
Sullivan, Bruce M. The A to Z of Hinduism. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2001. [King 6th Floor BL1105 .S847 2001]
Sullivan, Bruce M. Historical Dictionary of Hinduism. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997. [King Nonfiction 3rd Floor 294.503 Sullivan]
Carr, Brian and Indira Mahalingam, eds. Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy. London, Routledge, 2001. [King Nonfiction 3rd Floor 181.003 Companio]
The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Boston: Shambhala, 1994. [King Reference 2nd Floor BL 1005 .L4813 1994]
Leaman, Oliver, ed. Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy. London: Routledge, 2001. [King Reference 2nd Floor B121 .E53 2001]
The Complete Guide to Buddhist America. Boston, MA: Shambhala Pub., 1998. [King Reference 2nd Floor BQ 724 .C65 1998]
Primary Sources: Anthologies of Religious Scriptures
Leaman, Oliver, ed. Eastern Philosophy: The Key Readings. London: Routledge, 2000. [ebrary http://site.ebrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/lib/sjsu/Doc?id=10070581]
The Pali Canon [Theravada Buddhist Scriptures]. Oxford: Pali Text Society, 1997-2005. [King Ethnic Studies Reference 5th Floor BQ1332.E54 D38 1997]
Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, 12 vols. New York: Parke, Austin & Lipscomb, 1917. [King Reference 2nd Floor PJ 408 .S3]
Resources for the Study of Primary Sources
Heine, Steven and Dale S. Wright, eds. The Zen Canon: Understanding the Classic Texts. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. [ebrary http://site.ebrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/lib/sjsu/Doc?id=10103578]
eBooks: Introductory Monographs
Ganeri, Jonardon. Philosophy in Classical India: An Introduction and Analysis. New York: Routledge, 2001. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
Gethin, Rupert. The Foundations of Buddhism. Oxford [U.K.]; New York, Oxford University Press, 1998. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
Hansen, Thomas Blom. The Saffron Wave: Democracy and Hindu Nationalism in Modern India. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
Hawkins, Bradley K. Buddhism. London: Routledge, 1999. [ebrary http://site.ebrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/lib/sjsu/Doc?id=10062962]
Keown, Damien. Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford [U.K.]; New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
King, Richard. Indian Philosophy: An Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Thought. Edinburgh [U.K.]: Edinburgh University Press, 1999. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
Knott, Kim. Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
Prebish, Charles S. and Damien Keown. Buddhism: The Ebook: An Online Introduction, 2nd Ed. [S.l.] Journal of Buddhist Ethics Online Books, 2005. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
Reynolds, Frank and Jason A. Carbine. The Life of Buddhism. Berkeley University of California Press, 2000. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
Shattuck, Cybelle T. Hinduism [Religions of the World]. London: Taylor & Francis, 1999. [NetLibrary http://www.netlibrary.com.libaccess.sjlibrary.org/]
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Religious Studies Reference Materials is based on Edith Crowe's Library Research in Comparative Religious Studies web page. Religious Studies Reference Materials was created by Randall Studstill. Please send any suggestions or recommendations regarding the content of this site to randallsjsu(at)baymoon.com. Updated May 26, 2008.