Encyclopedia of Philosophy [Details]

The Encyclopedia contains more than 2,100 entries including 1,000 biographical entries on major figures in philosophical thought throughout history.. Among the many topics covered are African, Islamic, Jewish, Russian, Chinese, and Buddhist philosophies; bioethics and biomedical ethics; art and aesthetics; epistemology; metaphysics; peace and war; social and political philosophy; the Holocaust; feminist thought; and much more.

  Encyclopedia of Religion [Details]

Provides cross-cultural approach while emphasizing religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. This new edition is the definitive work in the field for the 21st century. Includes almost all of the 2,750 original entries updated as well as approximately 600 entirely new articles.

  Johns Hopkins Guide To Literary Theory & Criticism [Details]

An alphabetical arrangement on individual critics and theorists, critical and theoretical schools and movements, and the critical and theoretical innovations of specific countries and historical periods. It also treats figures and kinds of inquiry from other fields that have been shaped by or have themselves shaped literary theory and criticism as well as figures, who did not explicitly deal with, but who still deeply affected, literature, literary theory or literary criticism.

  Literature Resource Center (Gale) [Details]

Biographies, bibliographies and analysis of over 115,000 authors.In-depth coverage of 2000 of the most studied authors.

  New Catholic Encyclopedia [Details]

The complete set is a scholarly presentation of persons and subjects related to Catholicism and the humanities. Coverage includes topics such as abortion, divorce, cloning and reproductive technologies. In addition, this edition also features biographies of contemporary religious figures, thousands of photos, maps, and illustrations, and completely updated bibliographical citations.

  Oxford English Dictionary [Details]

The world's leading authority on the history and development of the English language since 1150. Based on the 1989 2nd edition, a 20-volume set, with additions from 1993-1997 and the 3rd edition (in progress) from 2000-. Approximately 1,000 new and revised entries will be released quarterly online.

  Oxford Reference Online [Details]

Features 100 well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books, plus an encyclopedia, and provides a single cross-searchable web database. Covers a broad range of subjects including general reference, language, humanities and social sciences, science and medicine, and business.