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Anthropology 222: Visions of the Sacred

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Magic Witchcraft and Religion by Lehmann and Meyers, book cover Reference Resources | Find Books |Subject Headings | Find Articles | Internet Resources

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Encyclopedias

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Companion encyclopedia of anthropology
Reference Room GN25 .C65 1997
Encyclopedia of claims, frauds, and hoaxes of the occult and supernatural / exposed by James Randi.
Location: FLOOR 2 BF1407 .R36 1995
Encyclopedia of ghosts and spirits / Rosemary Ellen Guiley.
Reference Room BF1461 .G85 1992
Encyclopedia of witches and witchcraft
Reference Room BF1566 .G85 1989
Witchcraft today : an encyclopedia of Wiccan and neopagan traditions / James R. Lewis.
Reference Room BF1571 .L49 1999

Dictionaries

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Dictionary of ghost lore / Peter Haining.
Reference Room BF1444 .H34 1984
Dictionary of witchcraft / David Pickering.
Reference Room BF1566 .P545 1998

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Periodicals/Journals: Indexes

Abstracts in Anthropology
Location: REFRM GN 1 A15 1980- ; v. 1-7, 4th Floor. Focus on American publications.
Anthropological Literature Plus (RLG)
Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index combined
Location: Internet
"America: History and Life" or "Historical Abstracts"
Index to scholarly literature on world history. It provides access to over 500,000 articles, books and disserations concerning the period from 1450 to the present day
ATLAReligion
Religious and theological literature for students and faculty
Humanities Abstracts
Abstracts 400 periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature, 1984-
MLA International Bibliography
Indexes 4000 journals and series in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore, 1963-
Sociological Abstracts
Location Internet

Periodicals/Journals: Articles

AcademicSearch Elite (EbscoHost)
Full-text and citations from journals and magazines, may limit to only search full-text, within a specific date range and peer reviewed journals
AnthroSource
"Complete electronic archive of all AAA journals through 2003 ... Current issues for 11 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications."
Ethnic NewsWatch + EthnicNewswatch: A History
Full-text database of selected newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States. Alternative to mainstream media so gives a different perspective
Human Relations Area Files
Data and publications on a variety of cultures world-wide. Location: Microfiche 4th Floor; Partially available on line through eHRAF World Cultures .
JStor Journal Storage Project
Archival collection of scholarly articles from various academic displines, including Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology, the most recent articles are at least 2-5 years old.

Internet Resources

AAA Style Guide

Just For Fun

Witches' Voice: NeoPagan News/Networking

Witchcraft Legends translated and/or edited by D. L. Ashliman

CoGWeb, the WWW home page of the Covenant of the Goddess, an international organization of cooperating, autonomous Wiccan congregations and solitary practitioners.

Reclaiming -- a Community of people, a Tradition of Witchcraft, and a religious organization.