WHY STUDY RELIGION? WHAT IS RELIGION? SOME MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT STUDYING RELIGION PRESSING CONCERNS IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION WHAT WILL I STUDY? WHERE CAN I GO WITH IT? WHERE DO I START?

Other areas of this website offer an overview of the study of religion, but you may wish to do some reading on the topic. We have created a list of texts that will introduce you to the study of religion and religious traditions. The list is hardly comprehensive; it is only meant to offer a sampling of what's out there. Some of the texts are very basic, and some are more complex. But having a look at some of these works will offer you a good insight into the worlds that the study of religion opens up.

Click on any of the topics on the left and it will bring up a page with the books for that topic.

GENERAL REFERENCE
THEORY AND METHOD
BUDDHISM
CHINESE RELIGIONS
CHRISTIANITY
INDIAN RELIGIONS
INDIGENOUS AND ANCIENT RELIGIONS
ISLAM
JAPANESE RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
RELIGION IN AMERICA
ZOROASTRIANISM
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