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The list below identifies several encyclopedias or dictionaries available in the STCC library.  Encyclopedias are often useful starting points for research, while dictionaries provide explanations of terms used throughout subject focused tools.  These are just a few of the many reference sources available.

The Continuum Dictionary of Religion	BL31.C67 1994
Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend	BL900.G73 1992
A Dictionary of Comparative Religion.	BL31.D54 1970
Eastern Definitions : A Short Encyclopedia of Religions of the Orient	BL31.R52
Encyclopedia of American Religions	BL2525.M449 2003
The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions	BL2462.5.E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Buddhism	BQ128.E62 2004
The Encyclopedia of Cults, Sects, and New Religions	BL2525.L49 1998
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World	BP40.E525 2004
The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions	E98.R3.H73 1991
The Encyclopedia of Religion	BL31.E46 1987
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend	BL303.M45 2004
The HarperCollins Dictionary of Religion	BL31.H37 1995
Religion : A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia	BL80.2.L463 1998
The Shambhala Dictionary of Taoism	BL1923.S48 1996
Shorter Encyclopaedia of Islam.	DS37.E52 1953
World religions	BL82.B68 1997