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Islamic Studies: World Religons

Selected resources for studying Islam and the diverse perspectives of Muslims.

Encyclopedias--Comparative Relgions - General

Electronic Reference Sites

The concise Oxford dictionary of world religions [electronic resource] / general editor, John Bowker.

Encyclopedias - Multi-cultural

The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions by Stephen D. Glazier
ISBN: 0415922453
Religion : A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia by David Levinson
ISBN: 0195123115

General Reference Books on World Religions

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Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals by Frank A. Salamone (Editor)

Dictionaries - Comparative Religions - General

The Facts on File Dictionary of Religions by John R. Hinnells
ISBN: 0871968622
Abingdon Dictionary of Living Religions by Keith Crim
ISBN: 0687004098
The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion by Jonathan Z. Smith
ISBN: 0060675152
The Brill dictionary of religion / edited by Kocku von Stuckrad
ISBN: 9004151001
Dictionary of contemporary religion in the Western world / editor, Christopher Partridge ; consulting editor, Douglas Groothuis.
ISBN: 0830814361
Eerdmans' Handbook to the World's Religions by R. Pierce Beaver
ISBN: 0802835635
The Eliade Guide to World Religions by Mircea Eliade, Ioan P. Couliano, with Hillary S. Wiesner
ISBN: 0060621451
The concise Oxford dictionary of world religions / edited by John Bowker.
ISBN: 019861053X
The Oxford dictionary of world religions / edited by John Bowker.
ISBN: 0192139657
World religions : [the great faiths explored & explained] / John Bowker.
ISBN: 0756617723
World religions : western traditions / edited by Willard G. Oxtoby.
ISBN: 0195427173

Comparative Religion