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General

Fenton, John Y.

South Asian Religions in the Americas: An Annotated Bibliography of Immigrant Religious Traditions (Westport, CT, 1995)

Duke	Divinity Stacks	BL1055 .F468 1995
UNC	Davis Reference	Z7757.S64 F46 1995
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	BL1055 .F46 1995

Potter, Karl H., et. al.

Guide to Indian Philosophy, (Boston, 1988)
Surveys works on Indian philosophy, with emphasis on works published between 1975 and 1985.

Duke	Perkins Stacks	B5131 .P688 1988
UNC	Davis Stacks	Z7129.I5 P68 1988
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	B5131 .P68 1988

Potter, Karl H., et. al.

Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, (Delhi, 1970- )

Duke	Divinity Stacks	B131 .E5 1970
UNC	Davis Stacks	B131 .E5 1970
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	B131 .E5 1995

 

Buddhism

Reynolds, Frank E.

Guide to Buddhist Religion, (Boston, 1981)

Duke	Divinity Reference	BQ4012 .R496 1981
UNC	Davis Reference	Z7860 .R48

Hinduism

Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath.

A Dictionary of Indian Mythology,  (New Delhi, 2001)
Includes bibliographical references and index.  Introduction includes overview of the history of theories about myths, particularly those of India.

Duke	Perkins Reference	BL1105 .B53 2001
UNC	Davis Stacks	BL1105 .B43 2001
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	BL1105 .B43 2001

Bunce, Fredrick W.

An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Deities, Demi-gods, Godlings, Demons, and Heroes: with Special Focus on Iconographic Attributes,  (New Delhi, 2000)  3 vols. 
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Duke	Divinity Reference	BL1216 .B86 2000	Also in Perkins Reference BL1216 .B86 2000
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	BL1216 .B86 2000

Chandra, Suresh.

Encyclopaedia of Hindu Gods and Goddesses, (New Delhi, 1998)

Duke	Divinity Reference	BL1216 .C47 1998
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	BL1216 .C47 1998

Dandekar, Ramchandra Narayan.

Vedic Bibliography; An Up-to-date, Comprehensive, and Analytically Arranged Register of All Important Work done since 1930 in the Field of the Veda and Allied Antiquities including Indus Valley Civilisation, (Bombay, 1946- ), vols. 2-5.

Duke	Library Service Center	Z294.1 D176V
UNC	Storage	016.4912 D176v

Ranade, H.G.

Illustrated Dictionary of Vedic Rituals, (New Delhi, 2006)

Duke

EAC Reading Room

BL1226.2 .R38 2006 In process

 

Satyaprakash, ed.

Hinduism: A Select Bibliography, (Gurgaon, 1984).
Compilation listing over 11,000 research and general interest articles, research papers, notes, news, and book reviews relating to Hinduism. Includes materials from 231 journals and daily newspapers.

Duke	Divinity Stacks	BL1202 .A457 1984
UNC	Davis Stacks	Z7835.B8 A45 1984

Stietencron, Heinrich von et. al. (eds.)

Epic and Puranic Bibliography: (Up to 1985): Annotated and with Indexes, (Wiesbaden, 1992).
Includes over 8,000 annotated bibliographical references with several detailed indexes, by author, subject, quoted textual passage, and source.  Includes a large number of references on Hinduism beyond textual studies of the epics and Puranas.

Duke

Perkins Stacks

PK2917 .E64 1992

Sullivan, Bruce M.

The A to Z of Hinduism (Lanham, Md.; 2001).
Includes chronology and short introduction.  "Revised and updated text based on Bruce M. Sullivan's Historical dictionary of Hinduism published by Scarecrow Press, 1997.

Duke	Divinity Stacks	BL1105 .S847 2001
UNC	Davis Reference	BL1105 .S847 2001
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	BL1105 .S847 2001

Islam

Adamec, Ludwig W.

Historical Dictionary of Islam, (Lanham, Md.; 2001).
In addition to the main body of the dictionary, includes a chronology, introductory material, and an extensive bibliography.

Duke	Perkins Reference	BP50 .A33 2001
UNC	Davis Reference	BP50 .A33 2001
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	BP50 .A33 2001

E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, 9 vols. (Leiden, 1993)

Duke	Divinity Reference	DS35.53 .E53 1993
UNC	Davis Reference	DS35.53 .E53 1993

Esposito, John L. (ed.)

The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, (New York, 2003)

Duke	Divinity Reference	BP40 .O95 2003
UNC	Davis Reference	BP40 .O95 2003
NCSU	D.H. Hill	Order in process

Geddes, C.L.

Guide to Reference Books for Islamic Studies, (Denver, 1985).
Guide to more than 1200 books, articles, tables, and charts, etc. Covers the geographical expanse from Spain to China, and chronologically from the time of Muhammad to the abolition of the caliphate in 1924. Excludes reference materials on the contemporary politics, modern states, and related subjects of the Middle East and North Africa. Includes general index.

Duke	Perkins Reference	BP161.2 .G433 1985
UNC	Davis Reference	Z7835.M6 A54 no. 9

Index Islamicus (London; 1956/60-1971/75, annual, 1976-1993, quarterly)

Duke	Divinity Reference	z297 L847IAx.
UNC	Davis Reference	Z7835.M6 L6
NCSU	D.H. Hill Reference	Z7835 .M6 I53

Martin, Richard C. (ed.)

Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World.  (New York, 2004), 2 vols.
Comprises 504 articles, arranged in alphabetical order, by scholars from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds.  Includes many illustrations, and a glossary, index, and synoptic outline of entries.

Duke	Perkins Reference	BP40 .E525 2004
UNC	Davis Reference	BP40 .E525 2004
NCSU	D.H. Hill	on order

Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, 4 vols. (Oxford, 1995)

Duke	Perkins Reference	DS35.53 .O95 2001
UNC	Davis Reference	DS35.53 .O95 1995
NCSU	D.H. Hill Reference	DS35.53 .O95 1995 v.1-v.4

Select Bibliography on Indian Muslims, (Hyderabad, 1983)

Duke

Library Service Center

Quarto 016.297 S464, 1983

Jainism

Banerjee, Satya Ranjan, ed.

Chhotelal Jain's Jaina Bibliography, 2 vols. 2nd rev. ed. (Delhi, 1982)
Entries arranged into chapters by broad subject category. The work also includes many references to items which are not specifically about Jainism but contain references to it, and in these cases there are synopses of the contents listed by page number of the work in question.

Duke

Divinity Stacks

BL1351.2 .J356 1982

Sikhism

Dogra, R.C.

Encyclopaedia of Sikh Religion and Culture, (New Delhi, 1995).
Includes "information on all major and minor aspects of religion, culture, history, tribes, castes, folklore customs, fairs and festivals of the Sikhs".  Includes index.

Duke	Divinity Reference	BL2017.3 .D64 1995
UNC	Davis Stacks	BL2017.3 .D64 1995b
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	BL2017.3 .D64 1996

Rai, Priya Muhar.

Sikhism and the Sikhs: An Annotated Bibliography, (New York, 1989)

Duke	Divinity Reference	BL48 .B535 no.13
UNC	Davis Stacks	Z7835.S64 R34 1989

Singh, Harbans, ed.-in-ch.

The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism, (Patiala, 1992), 4 vols.
Approximately 4,000 entries, includes index.  Covers topics such as "Sikh theology, philosophy, history, ethics, literature, art, ceremonies, customs, personalities, shrines, sects, etc.". 

Duke	Divinity Reference	BL2017.3 .E63 1992
UNC	Davis Reference	BL2017.3 .E539 1995
NCSU	D.H. Hill Stacks	BL2017.3 .E63 1992 v.3-v.4

Singh, Rajwant.

The Sikhs: Their Literature on Culture, History, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, and Traditions, (Delhi, 1989)
Provides account of books, research articles, theses, dissertations, and conference proceedings on Sikh Studies published in English up to the end of 1988.

Duke

Perkins Stacks

Z3208.E74 C455 1989

Online Resources

Islamic Studies Reference (Duke University) Online and print resources related to Islam.

Religion in South Asia (University of Wisconsin)

Religion in South Asia (RISA)   RISA is a branch of the American Academy of Religion (AAR).

Sufi Literature Archive--Links  Page of links for another course taught at UNC.

WWW Virtual Library - Asian Studies  A collaborative, comprehensive expert guide to scholarly resources and documents.  Links are carefully evaluated and annotated. Various South Asian countries are represented.