This digital volume "seeks to provide accurate and dispassionate information about the world’s many religions and topics of research and debate (Oxford University Press)."
"The second edition of a resource that is considered a standard reference in the field. Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. The original 2,750 entries have been retained, many heavily updated, and approximately 600 entirely new articles have been added by an international team of scholars and contributors (Gale)."
"The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG®) is a Special Research Program at the University of California, Irvine... The project has collected and digitized most texts written in Greek from Homer (8 c. B.C.) to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453 (UCI)." NOTE: You must create an account before you can access TLG.
"Comprehensive coverage of more than 2,300 North American religious groups in the U.S. and Canada -- from Adventists to Zen Buddhists. Information is presented in two distinct sections, essays and directory listings describing the historical development of religious families and providing factual information about each group within those families. Includes, when available, rubrics for membership figures, educational facilities and periodicals (Gale)."
Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements by Peter B. Clarke (Editor)