ANT341: End Time - Sacred Power in Global Politics



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Fall 2005 - E. Hopkins
reference contact: Bruce Sajdak x2967

WHAT'S SCHOLARLY AND WHAT'S POPULAR?

• Is the article aimed at a specialized or general group of readers?
• Is the author an expert in the field?
• Is the periodical published by a scholarly association or university?
• Does the author cite sources for conclusion - i.e. footnotes & bibliographies?
• Is the emphasis placed upon arousing your emotions or appealing to your reason?

GETTING STARTED: USING ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Background Sources for Everyone

Reference Source	Reference Call Number
Europa World Yearbook	ref JN 1 .E85 2003
Freedom in the World	ref JC 571 .F66 2003
Human Rights Watch World Report	ref JC 571 .H785 2003
Countries and Their Cultures	ref GN 307 .C68 2001
CountryWatch	click here
World Factbook (CIA) Basic statistical and historical information also arranged by country.	click here
Church and State in Historical Perspective	ref BL 65 .S8 W666 2005
Church and State in the Modern World	ref BL 65 .S8 W67 2005

Look for the word dictionaries or encyclopedias or bibliography when searching your subject in the Library Catalog; you may find valuable overviews to your topic in books such as:

Name	Topic	Reference Source & Call Number/Access
Amanda	Tibetan Buddhism & China	Encyclopedia of Buddhism ref BQ 128 .E62 2004 Tibet ref DS 786 .P55 1991 Religion in Postwar China ref BL 1802 .Y83 1994
Emily	Oil, politics, & Islam in Saudi Arabia, Iran & Iraq	Middle East and North Africa ref DS 49 .M5 Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World ref DS 35.53 .O95 1995 Encyclopedia of Islam and the Modern World ref BP 40 .E5252 2004 Islamic Revival since 1988 ref BP 60 .H24 1997 (& .H23 1991)
Kate	Sudanese civil war	Sudan: A Country Study (1991) us doc D 101.22 550-27 or click here Historical Dictionary of the Sudan ref DT 155.3 .U64 2002 African South of the Sahara ref DT 351 .A37
Lauren	Algerian women & Islam	Algeria: A Country Study us doc D 101.22 550 44 or click here Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World ref DS 35.53 .O95 1995 Middle East and North Africa ref DS 49 .M5 Encyclopedia of Islam and the Modern World ref BP 40 .E5252 2004 Islamic Revival since 1988 ref BP 60 .H24 1997 (& .H23 1991) Encyclopedia of women and Islamic cultures ref BP 173.4 .E538 2004 Muslim Women throughout the world: a bibliography ref HQ 1170 .K56 1997
Lee	Egyptian women & the mosque movement	Encyclopedia of Islam and the Modern World ref BP 40 .E5252 2004 Islamic Revival since 1988 ref BP 60 .H24 1997 (& .H23 1991) Encyclopedia of women and Islamic cultures ref BP 173.4 .E538 2004 Muslim Women throughout the world: a bibliography ref HQ 1170 .K56 1997 Egypt: a country study us doc D 101.22 550-43 - or click here
Lois	Catholic Church in Nicaragua	New Catholic Encyclopedia ref BX 841 .N44 2003 Nicaragua: A Country Study us doc D 101.22 550 88 or click here South America, Central America, and the Caribbean ref F 1401 .S68 Nicaragua ref F 1523 .W66 1994
Maggie	South African cattle-killing movement new prophet & traditional Xhosa Sangoma	African Traditional Religion in South Africa: An Annotated Bibliography ref BL 2470 .S6 A47 1997 Ashe, Traditional Religion, and Healing in Sub-Saharan Africa & the Diaspora ref BL 2462.5 .G72 1989
Meave	Islamic violence in Afghanistan	Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World ref DS 35.53 .O95 1995 Encyclopedia of Islam and the Modern World ref BP 40 .E5252 2004 Islamic Revival since 1988 ref BP 60 .H24 1997 (& .H23 1991) Afghanistan: A Country Study (1997) us doc D 105.22 550 65 or click here Conflict in Afghanistan: an encyclopedia ref DS 351 .C54 2003 Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan ref DS 356 .A27 2004 Dictionary of Afghan Wars, Revolutions, & Insurgencies ref DS 356 .A26 1996
Melissa	End of Japanese emperor worship	Church and State in Historical Perspective ref BL 65 .S8 W666 2005 Church and State in the Modern World ref BL 65 .S8 W67 2005 Japan: A Country Study (1992 ) us doc D 101.22 550 30 or click here Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan ref DS 805 .K633 1983 vol. 2 Handbook of Japanese Mythology ref BL 2203 .A86 .2003
Michaela	Cargo cults in Melenesia & Papua New Guinea	Encyclopedia of Religion ref BL 31 .E46 2005 vol. 3 Millennialism: an international bibliography Z 7835 .M54 D36 1992 Encyclopedia of Millennialism ref BT 851 .E53 2000

FINDING BOOKS

Be sure to search in both the 4 College and UMASS Library Catalogs.

Name	Search the online catalog for these subject terms...
Amanda	buddhism china tibet; tibet china politics and government; tibet china religion; dalai lamas
Emily	islam and justice; islamic sociology; islam and social problems; human rights Islam; democracy middle east; [name of country] politics and government
Kate	civil war 1983 sudan; sudan politics and government; sudan history
Lauren	women Algeria; muslim women
Lee	islam egypt; islam 21st century; muslim women egypt; women egypt; women in politics egypt
Lois	catholic church nicaragua; church and state latin American (or nicaragua); religion and politics latin America (or nicaragua); nicaragua church history
Maggie	nongqawuse; xhosa african people religion; south Africa history xhosa cattle killing
Meave	taliban; afghanistan social conditions; afghanistan social life and customs; islamic fundamentalism
Melissa	emperor worship japan; monarchy japan; japan religion; hirohito
Michaela	Cargo cults; millennialism; name of country or region religion

NO LUCK? Try looking in WorldCat under these same subjects.

FINDING PERIODICAL ARTICLES

Scholarly Articles in the Social Sciences

Academic Search Premier 1965+
Good starting place for all topics.

Social Sciences Abstracts 1983+
Use for articles on governemnt, sociology, anthropology, & economics.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences 1951+
Covers scholarly journals in government, economics, sociology, and anthropology.

PAIS International 1972+
Scholarly journals and documents on government and public policy.

Anthropological Index Online 1966+
A broad anthropological database residing at Cambridge University.

Sociological Abstracts 1963+
Covers scholarly journals in sociology.

Women's Studies International 1972+
A mixture of popular and scholarly sources on all aspects of women's studies.

ATLA Religion Database 1949+
The standard source for scholarly articles in religion.

International Political Science Abstracts 1989+

Articles on Regional Issues

Bibliography of Africana Periodical Literature Database (Coverage varies by title)
Over 325 journals in all areas of African studies.

Handbook of Latin American Studies 1935+
Covers books and articles written in scholarly and some popular sources on Latin America.

HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index 1970+
Contains references to books and journal articles on all aspects of Latin America.

Index Islamicus
Trial database through Dec.10, 2003

Popular Articles

Lexis Nexis Academic Coverage varies by title
Covers popular magazines and newspapers. Use for news only - it is not a guide to scholarly material.

CITING SOURCES

To get help with using MLA Style visit the Smith College Libraries' Style Manuals & Citation Guides page.

CONTACT THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

Contact Bruce Sajdak, the instructor for your library session: bsajdak@email.smith.edu

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Last Updated: November 20, 2006