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Women and Religion: Background Info.

A guide to finding information for this flagged interdisciplinary Core course, and for others working on issues related to women and religion.

Starting on Solid Ground

Unless you're an expert, starting a new project can be a little stressful.

The kind of tools described on this page will give you a solid foundation (vs. a "house built on sand") upon which to build your paper or project. Encyclopedias, whether an e-reference or print, will give you a good overview of the turf. These tools cover a subject broadly, break it into segments (helping you narrow down your topic), and usually provide a list of good books and/or articles that will take you further into your topic.

And better search terms!

You Can't Always Judge a Book By Its Title

Although women's issues are gaining some prominence in academia, a lot of information is hidden within books with a broader scope.  See some examples below.

So if you are not finding whole books on your topic, think of what subjects and topic areas might be associated with it, or who might be interested in it.  Check chapters and the indexes at the back of books you guess might have useful information.

Online Reference for Religion: Examples

Here are links to examples of the online reference books pertinent to Theology in three clusters by online publisher.  Click on the publisher's name to get a more exhaustive list.  Also try the Credo Reference cluster  or the Research Databases link on the Library HomePage.

If off campus, use your MyLMU login and password to authenticate yourself as an entitled LMU user.

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library (link to complete collection)