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Religion

Your guide for resources related to studying world religions

General Encyclopedic Databases

Tips for using online reference collections:

  1. Identify your main topic and keywords.
  2. Try synonyms and different combinations of words. Experiment with broad and narrow (specific) terms.
  3. Search in Gale eBooks or Credo Reference for quick facts and general overviews of your topic. 

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Credo Topic Pages

Credo Reference Topic Pages summarize information related to a topic on a single page and include search results from other selected library eResources. 

Suggested Keywords

Key word searches

  • Baha'i
  • Buddhism, Siddhartha
  • Catholicism
  • Christianity, Jesus Christ
  • Confucianism, Confucious
  • Hinduism
  • Islam, Muhammad
  • Jainism
  • Judiaism
  • Sikhism
  • Shinto
  • Taoism
  • Zoroastrianism
  • Philosophy
  • Religion
  • Religious thought
  • Gnostic 
  • Atheism
  • Spirituality

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The Department of English and the Humanities

Religion (PHI) is part of the ENG Department, which is located in Hudson, 408.

Department Phone: 845-431-8430

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