Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction 1: The Postmodern Revolution in Reference Books; Introduction 2: Reference Books as Self-Teachers; Glossary: Types and Functions of Reference Books; DIRECTORY OF REFERENCE BOOKS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES; How to Use the Directory; 1 The World's Religions; 1.1 Alphabetical Reference Books; 1.2 Compendia; 2 Christianity; 2.1 General; 2.2 Ecumenism; 2.3 Biblical Studies; 2.3.1 Bible Dictionaries; 2.3.2 Bible Commentaries; 2.3.3 Handbooks of Interpretation; 2.4 Theology; 2.4.1 Nonconfessional; 2.4.2 Protestant
2.4.3 Roman Catholic2.5 Spirituality; 2.6 Hagiography (Lives of Saints); 2.7 Liturgy; 2.8 The Westminster/SCM Dictionaries; 2.9 Churches and Denominations; 2.9.1 Protestantism; 2.9.2 Roman Catholicism; 2.9.2.1 Lexicons and Compendia; 2.9.2.2 French Mega-encyclopedias; 2.9.3 Eastern Christianity; 2.10 Periods of Church History; 2.10.1 Surveys of the Papacy and National Churches; 2.10.2 Early Church (to 600/800); 2.10.3 Medieval Church (313-1400); 2.10.4 Early Modern Church (1400-1700); 2.10.5 Modernity (since 1700); 2.10.6 North America; 3 Other Prophetic Religions; 3.1 Judaism; 3.1.1 General
3.1.2 Introductory Glossaries3.2 Islam; 3.2.1 General; 3.2.2 The Qur'an; 4 Asian Religions; 4.1 General; 4.2 South Asia; 4.2.1 General; 4.2.2 Mythology; 4.2.3 Philosophy; 4.3 Buddhism; 4.3.1 General; 4.3.2 Glossaries (Japanese); 5 Alternative Approaches; 5.1 Mythology; 5.1.1 General; 5.1.2 Who's Whos; 5.1.3 Regional; 5.2 Philosophy of Religion and Ethics; 5.3 Social Sciences of Religion; 5.3.1 General; 5.3.2 Sociology; 5.3.3 Psychology; 5.3.4 Folklore; Appendix 1: Favorite Reference Books; 1.1 A Home Library of Reference Books in English; 1.2 Preeminent Reference Books in French and German
1.3 Reference Books Suitable for Browsing1.4 Illustrated Reference Books; 1.5 Reference Books on Women and Religion; Appendix 2: Reference Books That Cry Out to Be Written; 2.1 Concerning a Particular Religion or Region; 2.2 Academic Disciplines; Indexes; Index of Titles; Index of Authors; Index of Topics; Index of Persons; Index of Places; Addendum: Works Published During 1996 and 1997
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