Specialized Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Oxford Research Encyclopedias: ReligionA growing collection of encyclopedia articles on religion written by experts in the field.
Dictionary of Christian ArtCall Number: Tisch Library Reference BV150.A66 1994ISBN: 0826410650Publication Date: 1997The aim of this dictionary is to give the reader access to the pictorial tradition that was once the common visual vocabulary of Christians.
Encyclopedia of the Early Church by Call Number: Tisch Library Reference BR66.5.D5813 1992ISBN: 0195208927Publication Date: 1992The Encyclopedia of the Early Church is a two-volume reference work providing concise and precise information on all topics concerning the first eight centuries of Christianity.
The Illustrated Jesus Through the Centuries by Call Number: Tisch Library Book Stacks BT198.P44 1997ISBN: 0300072686Publication Date: 1997Provides information on the art, architecture, individuals, and events that Jesus has inspired over the ages.
Jesus in Twentieth Century Literature, Art, and Movies by Call Number: Tisch Library Book Stacks PN57.J47 J47 2007ISBN: 9780826428400Publication Date: 2007Collection of essays that explore the ways in which portraits of Jesus continue to fulfill the familiar observation that people tend to depict Jesus in their own image.
Picturing the BibleCall Number: Tisch Library Oversize N7832.P53 2007ISBN: 9780300116830Publication Date: 2007Picturing the Bible explores the vast tradition of Christian art at its very beginnings in the third century CE.
Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780830829439Publication Date: 2014
Jesus Through the Centuries by Call Number: Online and Tisch Library Stacks BT198.P44 1985ISBN: 0300034962Publication Date: 1985
Medieval Christian Literary Imagery by Call Number: Online and Tisch Library Stacks PN671.Z99 K37 1988ISBN: 0802026362Publication Date: 1988
Bibliographies
- Oxford BibliographiesPeer-reviewed, annotated bibliographies. Follow to more excellent sources. Includes sections on Art History, Biblical Studies, Cinema and Media Studies, and Medieval Studies.
- International Medieval BibliographyAn international index to medieval topics (400-1500) in literature, language, history, archaeology, art, music, theater, Arabic and Islamic studies, and religion and philosophy.
Handbooks
- Oxford Handbooks OnlineProvides high level introductions to a variety of interdisciplinary topics including art, architecture, literature, and religion
- Cambridge Companions OnlineProvides introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods in the subject areas of literature, religion and cultural studies
Search Across Multiple Online Encyclopedias
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- Credo ReferenceOnline reference resources from numerous publishers. This reference resource can be searched by individual title, broad subject headings, cross-references, audio and images. Use its research mapper to search for terms and topics that are interconnected and displayed in (a) visual form. Examples of titles are: Bloomsbury Guide to Art, Bridgeman Art Library Archive, Columbia Encyclopedia, Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Harvard Dictionary of Music, and the Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. The complete list of titles is available on the CREDO Reference site.
- Oxford ReferenceProvides web access to more than 100 major Oxford University Press dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in the humanities, social sciences, foreign languages, science, technology and medicine, the performing arts, and religion. Works can be searched separately or across the entire databases. Includes over 1.5 million entries.
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