• Europa World Plus

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  This up-to-date reference source provides country background and statistical information for every country in the world, including information about country history, economy, and politics. This is an online version of Europa World Year Book and nine Regional Surveys of the World.

• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices

  Provides information on current religious practices around the world with an emphasis on how religions impact the daily lives of their followers.
  To browse by country: click on the "Table of Contents" button. Then click on the pull-down menu next to "Choose a Volume." Select vols 2-4 "Countries" to read essays on religion in various countries. You can also search within the publication using the search box on the right.
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life

  Presents information on more than 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics.
• Worldmark encyclopedia of the nations, 14th ed (2017)

  Information on 200+ countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss various topics in detail (e.g., history, government data, demographic statistics, religion, languages, climate, etc.). To browse by country: click on the "Table of Contents" button. Then click on the pull-down menu next to "Choose a Volume."
• UN Data

  Filter by country to find population data by religion and by urban/rural residence.
• The World Factbook

  This is a U.S. gov't publication published by the CIA. It provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 260+ world entities.

• Encyclopedia of Religion

  Publication Date: 2004

  Also in Print: Howe REF BL31 .E46 2005
  Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture.
• The Brill Dictionary of Religion by Kocku Von Stuckrad (Editor)

  Call Number: Howe REF BL31 .M4813 2006

  Publication Date: 2005

  Comprehensive dictionary that addresses religion as an element of daily life and public discourse. Includes timelines and bibliographies.
• Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism (6 Vols Set) by Knut A. Jacobsen (Editor-In-Chief)

  Publication Date: 2014

  A thematic encyclopedia, presenting the latest research on all the main aspects of the Hindu traditions in original essays written by the world's foremost scholars on Hinduism.
• Encyclopedia of Buddhism by Robert E. Buswell (Editor)

  Publication Date: 2005

  This encyclopedia describes the Buddhist world view, basic teachings and practices of Buddhism, as well as its different schools and sects.
• Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World by Gale (Editor); Richard C. Martin (Editor)

  Publication Date: 2016

  This reference work includes articles on the history, religion, cultural practices, and political economies of Muslims from the seventh-century in West Asia to today’s Muslim societies throughout the continents of Asia, Africa, the Subcontinent, Europe, and the Americas.
• Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals by Frank A. Salamone (Editor)

  Call Number: Howe REF BL31 .E47 2004

  Publication Date: 2004

  Entries are written by scholars with expertise in such fields as Asian and Pacific studies, archaeology, communication studies, cultural anthropology, cultural studies, international studies, philosophy, religious studies, social anthropology and theology.
• Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion

  Call Number: Howe REF BL458 .E53 1999

  Publication Date: 1998

  A comprehensive account of women's religious experience set in a historical and cultural context written from a wide range of perspectives, including Buddhist, Christian, Islamic and Jewish.