The Library has purchased 5 new religion databases from Brill. They are:
The Brill Dictionary of Religion
A comprehensive, multi-media reference source which covers the many and
various
forms of religious commitment. It includes entries on the different
theologies
and doctrinal declarations of official institutionalized religions and gives
equal consideration to other religious phenomena and practices as well.
Encyclopaedia of Judaism (2d edition)
The Encyclopaedia covers Judaic systems of belief and society from Biblical
times to the present. Topics covered include the religion, history,
literature, beliefs, observances and practices of the Jewish people.
Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān
An encyclopedic dictionary of qurʾānic terms, concepts, personalities, place
names, cultural history and exegesis, with extensive essays on the most
important themes and subjects in qurʾānic studies.
Encyclopaedia of Women & Islamic Culture
An interdisciplinary, multi-cultural encyclopedia that covers gender
studies,
Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, religion, history, politics,
anthropology,
geography and related disciplines.
Jacoby Online (Fragmente der griechischen Historiker)
Includes (1) the full text of Felix Jacoby's Fragmente der griechischen
Historiker (1923-1999), a collection of the works of 856 ancient Greek
historians whose works have been lost but of which citations, extracts, or
summaries remain, and (2) Brill's New Jacoby, a completely new edition of
Jacoby with commentaries in English by contemporary scholars and English
translations of the Greek texts. The New Jacoby will be updated
semi-annually
at the rate of about 60 historians per update beginning in March 2007.
These databases complement three other Brill databases we own:
Index Islamicus
Encyclopaedia of Islam
New Pauly Online: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World
Questions or comments? Contact Suzanne Lorimer.
