Research Guides: HIST 497: Religious Tourism: Background info: Reference resources

Topic overviews, biography, definitions, more

A short list of reference resources to explore people, places, and events. Entries have references and/or additional suggested readings.

Individual Reference Titles

Reference/Research Databases [multiple titles: background information, biography, geography, additional references]

New Pauly Online This link opens in a new window
Reference works on the Ancient / Classical world.
Oxford Bibliographies Online - Medieval Studies This link opens in a new window
Oxford Bibliographies offer item level overviews and references to important works. OBO Medieval studies explores European and Mediterranean civilization from the 4th to the 15th centuries through topics including history, literature, art, archaeology, religion, and gender studies among others.
SAGE Knowledge (Sage) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to social science books, videos, handbooks, encyclopedias, and dictionaries.

American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
Coverage: c.975-
American National Biography [ANB] offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women whose lives have shaped the nation. The online edition of the ANB is updated quarterly with additions and revisions.
Biography in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Provides biographical information on 600,000+ people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines. Also provides selected primary sources, academic articles, and related news.
Gale Literature Resource Center (Gale) This link opens in a new window
The Gale Literature Resource Center includes Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC), Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB), and full-text articles from 34 literary journals.