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Recommended Resources for Eastern Religious Traditions

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  • Religion. (2006). In B. S. Turner (Ed.), Cambridge dictionary of sociology. Cambridge University Press.
  • Goetz, J. (2003). Religion. In New Catholic Encyclopedia (2nd ed., Vol. 12, pp. 56-64). Gale.
  • Religion. (1968). In D. L. Sills (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (Vol. 13, pp. 398-421). Macmillan.

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  • Narayanan, Vasudha. " Hinduism. " Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, edited by Thomas Riggs, 2nd ed., vol. 1: Religions and Denominations, Gale, 2015, pp. 395-426.
  • Hiltebeitel, Alf. " Hinduism. " Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 6, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 3988-4009.
  • Vemsani, Lavanya. " Hinduism. " India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic, edited by Arnold P. Kaminsky and Roger D. Long, vol. 1, ABC-CLIO, 2011, pp. 315-322

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  • Reynolds, Frank E., and Charles Hallisey. " Buddhism: An Overview ." Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 1087-1101
  • Kinnard, Jacob. " Buddhism. " Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, edited by Thomas Riggs, 2nd ed., vol. 1: Religions and Denominations, Gale, 2015, pp. 55-84.
  • " Buddhism. " New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2010, edited by Robert L. Fastiggi, vol. 1, Gale, 2010, pp. 159-180
  • Hayes, Richard P. " Buddhism. " Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Donald M. Borchert, 2nd ed., vol. 1, Macmillan Reference USA, 2006, pp. 721-726

Streaming Media

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  • Vallely, Anne. " Jainism. " Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, edited by Thomas Riggs, 2nd ed., vol. 1: Religions and Denominations, Gale, 2015, pp. 517-541.
  • Dundas, Paul. " Jainism. " Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 7, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 4764-4772.
  • " Jainism. " World Religions Reference Library, edited by Julie L. Carnagie, et al., vol. 2: Almanac, UXL, 2007, pp. 323-343.
  • Gupta, Asha. " Jainism. " Encyclopedia of India, edited by Stanley Wolpert, vol. 2, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006, pp. 323-326.

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  • Singh, Pashaura. " Sikhism. " Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, edited by Thomas Riggs, 2nd ed., vol. 1: Religions and Denominations, Gale, 2015, pp. 631-653.
  • Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur. " Sikhism. " Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 12, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 8393-8398.
  • " Sikhism. " World Religions Reference Library, edited by Julie L. Carnagie, et al., vol. 2: Almanac, UXL, 2007, pp. 419-441.
  • Mandair, Arvind-Pal S. " Sikhism. " Encyclopedia of India, edited by Stanley Wolpert, vol. 4, Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006, pp. 65-70.

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  • Ching, Julia. " Confucius. " Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 3, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 1933-1937.
  • Jochim, Christian. " Confucianism. " Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, edited by Thomas Riggs, 2nd ed., vol. 1: Religions and Denominations, Gale, 2015, pp. 365-394.
  • " Confucianism. " World Religions Reference Library, edited by Julie L. Carnagie, et al., vol. 1: Almanac, UXL, 2007, pp. 151-176.
  • Csikszentmihalyi, Mark. " Confucianism: An Overview. " Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 3, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 1890-1905.

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  • " Daoism. " World Religions Reference Library, edited by Julie L. Carnagie, et al., vol. 1: Almanac, UXL, 2007, pp. 177-206
  • Bokenkamp, Stephen R. " Daoism: An Overview. " Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 4, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 2176-2192.
  • Hansen, Chad. " Chinese Philosophy: Daoism. " Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Donald M. Borchert, 2nd ed., vol. 2, Macmillan Reference USA, 2006, pp. 184-194.
  • Tan, J. Y. " Daoism (Taoism). " New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed., vol. 4, Gale, 2003, pp. 522-525.

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  • Ebersole, Gary. " Shinto. " Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices, edited by Thomas Riggs, 2nd ed., vol. 1: Religions and Denominations, Gale, 2015, pp. 607-630.
  • Bocking, Brian. " Shintō. " Encyclopedia of Religion, edited by Lindsay Jones, 2nd ed., vol. 12, Macmillan Reference USA, 2005, pp. 8356-8371.
  • " Shinto. " World Religions Reference Library, edited by Julie L. Carnagie, et al., vol. 2: Almanac, UXL, 2007, pp. 393-417.

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