Asian Religions

Edited by Lindsay Jones.
2nd ed. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2005. 15 volumes.
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One of the most complete and authoritative works on religion, The Encyclopedia of Religion offers excellent coverage of Asian religions, including the various sects and divisions of the major faiths. Articles include bibliographies and important texts. Accessing subject matter is enhanced by a very thorough index in the first volume.

Edited by Peter B. Clarke and Peter Beyer. Routledge, 2009.
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Edited by Lindsay Jones.
2nd ed. Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2005. 15 volumes.
For print version locations see the UofT Library Catalogue.

Edited by Denise B. Cush, Catherine Robinson, and Michael York.
Routledge, 2008.
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By W.L. Reese.
2nd ed. Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1996.
This single volume concisely describes the religions, philosophies, and important philosophers and theologians in the East and West. Cross-references to the other articles make it easy to expand on a topic. This work is aimed at students needing an introduction to philosophical or religious concepts.

Edited by I.P. McGreal.
New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1995.
An introduction to Asian philosophers and theologians and their works, this book offers basic biographies of great Asian thinkers, a summary and discussion of their ideas, and a bibliography. This book is useful to students wanting to look up quick references and find further readings.

By E.E. Rice.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1978.
An illustrated guide to common and rare philosophical, mystical, religious, and psychological terms from Hinduism, Buddhism, Sufism, Islam, Zen, Taoism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, and other major and minor Eastern religions.

By Marjorie Leach. Edited by M.O. Jones and F. Cattermole-Tally.
Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992.
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This dictionary covers almost all of the deities of the world's religions, including those of the East. Although the articles tend to be brief, this reference includes a thorough index and bibliography. It serves as a good starting point for further research.

By I. Fischer-Schreiber ... [et al.].
Boston: Shambhala, 1994.
This illustrated encyclopedia provides short entries for major figures, faiths, and philosophies of Asia. Its excellent bibliography provides further primary and secondary sources on Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism and Zen.

By C.S. Prebish.
Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1993.
Prebish narrows his dictionary topics to significant persons, places, texts, events, doctrines, practices, and movements within the Buddhist tradition.