LibGuides: REL 120: Introduction to Religious Studies: Assignments

Cosmogony

Choose a Creation Myth

Books

Choctaw Tales by Tom Mould
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781617030918
Publication Date: 2004
A showcase of the mythic, the legendary and supernatural, the prophecies and histories, the animal fables and jokes that make up the rich and lively Choctaw storytelling tradition.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest by Katharine Berry Judson, Ed.
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780803275805
Publication Date: 1994
Collected myths of Indian tribes in California and the Southwest, including the Zuni, Pima, Paiute, Shastika, and Miwok stories of the creation of the universe, animals, and humans.
Wigwam Evenings by Charles A. Eastman; Elaine Goodale Eastman
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781582186092
Publication Date: 2001
27 tales include creation myths, animal fables, and stories of brave heroes, cruel giants, and other universal characters.

Websites

Find Background Information

Books

Encyclopedia of Religion
Reference 200.3 En19e
CREDO reference
Spartan Search books, eBooks, DVDs & more

Websites

Creation Myth -- Encyclopedia Britannica
Indians.org (scroll down to see articles on
American Indian Tribes)
History of the Indian Tribes of North America
Art & Life in Africa - Peoples Resources

Alternative Religious Movements

Choose an Alternative Religious Movement

Books

Communities of Dissent by Stephen J. Stein
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780195158250
Publication Date: 2003
A history that describes the evolution and structure of alternative religious movements in America from both sides: the critics and the religious dissenters themselves.
Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements by Peter Clarke (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780415267076
Publication Date: 2005
Entries on over three-hundred movements from almost every country in the world, including movements derived from the major religions of the world, neo-traditional movements, and movements often overlooked in the study of NRMs.
Historical Dictionary of New Religious Movements by George Chryssides; George D. Chryssides
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780810861947
Publication Date: 2011
Traces the rise and development of new religious movements throughout the world with close to 600 cross-referenced entries on key figures, ideas, themes, and places.
New Age, Neopagan, and New Religious Movements by Hugh B. Urban
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780520962125
Publication Date: 2015
Covers a range of emerging religions from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, while raising larger issues in the study of religion and American culture.
New Religious Movements by Jamie Cresswell (Editor); Bryan Wilson (Editor)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781134636969
Publication Date: 1999
A wide-ranging study on the global impact of new religions, including movements in Italy, Brazil, United States, Germany and Britain.
Sects, Cults, and Spiritual Communities by William W. Zellner; Marc Petrowsky
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9780275963354
Publication Date: 1998
An analysis of nine new religious movements that illustrate a variety of sociological concepts: Heaven's Gate, Jesus People USA, the Love Family, The Farm, Amish Women, Scientology, El Niño Fidencio, Santería, and Freedom Park.

Websites

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Books

Contemporary American Religion
200.973 C767r
CREDO reference
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Websites