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Religions of India: Other useful resources

This guide is intended to help students in Dr. Chapple's 382 Religions of India and 482 Jaina and Hindu Theology classes, and others who are interested in the religions of India.

Writing Help!

The Academic Resource Center (The ARC) is a place to get help with your writing and your citation concerns.  The link below is to a whole LibGuide dedicated to answering your questions about writing and citation for different disciplines.  The ARC is also the place you can get  individual tutoring in almost any class you're taking, as well as connect to scheduled drop-in sessions for writing and other disciplines... like Math!

Click below for the Writing LibGuide.

Chicago Style

This manual is available in an online version. LMU only

[Note: 16th edition, 2010; online version will access both 16th and 15th eds.]

Tools and Treats

Citing Sacred Texts: Chicago Style

Here are some segments of the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed., relevant for Biblical and other Sacred Scripture references.  Remember, you'll need to use your MyLMU login and password to access from off campus. 

Scriptural references for various religions, 8.102–3.

See also religious works   

Biblical citations:

    abbreviations in, 10.45–51

    chapter and verse, 14.253

    punctuation of, 6.60, 9.27

    resources on, 14.252

    versions of Bible in, 14.254

Biblical references are given in numerals only; chapter and verse are separated by a colon with no space following it. For abbreviations, see 10.45–51.

What is a DOI?

A Digital Object Identifier or DOI is an  unique code that is used to identify materials that exist in an online environment.  They are very similiar to the ISBN codes that are used to identify books and magazines.  By using this code, students, scholars, editors and librarians can locate an online article even if it it's URL (web address) changes over time. The DOI for an article will never change, providing a permanent way to identify articles online.

The location of a DOI will be slightly different for each publication.  Many articles, particularly older works, may not have DOI. Look for the DOI letters followed by an alphanumeric sequence that begins with the number 10. They are usually at the top of an article, nearby or long with the other citation information.

Examples:

10.1000/186

10.1016/j.iheduc.2003.11.004

10.1146/annurev.anthro.33.070203.143900

Thesis Writing Guidance

Recommended Titles on Hindu/Jain Ecological Topics

Please be aware that many students will be looking to use these books.  Be academically and ethically ecological: return books you are not using!