Areas Covered
Traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Taoism, African Religions, American Indian Religions, Paganism, Folk Religions; New Religions
Subjects: Bible, archaeology, and antiquities; human culture and society; church history, missions, and ecumenism; comparative religion, world religions and religious studies; theology, philosophy, and ethics; a specific country or region; global; diversity;
Below are a few examples of how to construct search phrases. Search phrases are in bold, with explanations bulleted.
hinduism and renunciation
jewish civilization
"Tibetan Book of the Dead" (with quotes it searches it as a phrase)
hinduism and india
christianity and gnosticism
buddha or buddhism
searches for both "Buddha" or "Buddhism
Buddha or Guatama
buddhism and japan
Not
Islam not Sunni
hindu* (sometimes Hindu?)
searches for "hindu", "hinduism", "hindustan", "hindus"
vedas or epics or upanishads
more: Islam and Crusades; Buddhism and Chritianity; Chrisitanity and other religions; and Marxism;
misc. topics
death, afterlife, soul, tenets, world view, initiation, rites, beliefs, creation stories, myths, priinciples, ceremonies, funeral rites, marriage, teachings, interpretations,stereotypes
COMPARATIVE RELIGION
(Religions) (Founders) (Ultimate Reality)
Bahai Abraham Allah
Buddhism Bahaullah Brahman
Christian Buddha Christ
Confucianism Confucius God
Hindu Jesus Kali
Islam Krishna Kami
Jain LaoTzu Nirvana
Jew Mahavira Shiva
Muslim Moses Tao
Parsi Muhammad
Shinto Nanak
Sikh Zarathustra
Taoism
(Places of Worship) (Leaders' Title) (Scriptures)
Ashram Guru AdiGranth
Church Minister Bible
Gurdwara Monk Gathas
Mosque Mullah Koran
Synagogue Nun Sutra
Temple Priest TaoTeChing
Rabbi Torah
Swami Upanishads
Vedas
The words are oriented horizontally, vertically and diagon
In searching databases you need to be aware of variations in the spelling of words, especially those transliterated from other writing systems. Here are a few examples: