Major World Religions

 Print Resources 

  Religions of the World (291 BRE)
Religions of the World looks at the key issues of faith as it exists today. It includes features on beliefs, traditions, festivals, and practices of the major faiths, and also looks at and discusses the differences within, as well as between, the faiths.
 
   
 
World Religions (291 WOR)
Provides narratives describing the origins, growth, beliefs, doctrines, and practices of hundreds of religions - great and small, past and present, Western and non-Western. The worldwide faiths of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism are explored in thorough detail.


 Online Encyclopedia

World Book Encyclopedia
Offers a combined search feature of encyclopedias, research tools, biography center, magazines, websites and much more.
Gale's Global Issues in Context This resource empowers users with the tools they need to understand today’s world issues from a global perspective.  It includes a wide variety of subject areas, including sociology, current events, civics, politics, science, economics, cultural/religious studies, women’s studies, human rights, English composition and many more. [Password required for at-home access.]

 
Student Resources In Context - Offers more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts.

Gale's Virtual Reference Library- Look at Publications under the heading of Religion.

 

 Internet Sites

BBC Religion & Ethics: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/

Minnesota State University- Study of World Religions http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religion/

Infoplease - Major Religions of the World: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0113529.html

History Channel- Buddhism http://www.history.com/topics/buddhism

Religious Tolerance http://www.religioustolerance.org/var_rel.htm

Religion Facts: http://www.religionfacts.com/

Religion Facts: Gallery of Religious Symbols: http://www.religionfacts.com/symbols/big_gallery_of_symbols.htm

Timeline: Origin of Major Religions: http://www.sacred-texts.com/time/origtime.htm

World Religions - Photo Library: http://www.worldreligions.co.uk/

Yahoo - Religious Symbols: http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Symbols/

CIA The World Factbook: Iraq https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/iz.html

U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/6804.htm

Perry-Castaneda Map Collection (Scroll down to Iraq) http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/map_sites/country_sites.html#i

National Geographic Kids http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/iraq-guide/

If you do not find what you're looking for in the above resources, try the search tips listed below.
 

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.google.com or www.yahoo.com
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "world religions", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites on world religions as opposed to all of the sites containing the word world plus all of the sites containing the word religions.
     

  4. If you would like to search for something specific about world religions, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma followed by a space and your other search term. For instance; if I wanted to find out about world religions and their origins, and philosophies, I would enter the following:

    "world religions", origins, philosophies

    Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     

  5. Be sure to evaluate each Internet site for the following:

     

  6. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on an Internet source, 
    you must include it in your bibliography.

Remember:  YOU MUST CITE EVERY RESOURCE YOU USED to gather information on your 
Works Cited (Bibliography) page.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
 

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