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This guide was created to help you locate reliable reference resources to support  research and writing for your World Religions course.  

Included are tips and tools for success in finding, evaluating, and citing your sources. 

World Religions

Founder of Buddhiam

Gautama Buddha, founder of Buddhism. Photography. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed Jan 16, 2018. 
http://quest.eb.com/search/132_1254958/1/132_1254958/cite.

Dancing Shiva Nataraj statue. Photo. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed Sep 2, 2022.
https://quest.eb.com/search/300_252042/1/300_252042/cite.

Confucious image

China: Confucius (Kong Zi, K'ung-tzu, K'ung-fu-tzu, 551– 479 BCE), celebrated Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed Sep 2, 2022.
https://quest.eb.com/search/325_4369528/1/325_4369528/cite.

 

Christianity, Islam, Judaism 3 monotheistic religions. Jewish Star of David, Islamic cross and crescent and Christian cross. Interreligious symbols. France. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest. Accessed Sep 2, 2022.
https://quest.eb.com/search/300_4004238/1/300_4004238/cite. 

 

Crow sacred pipe

Pipe. Photograph. Encyclopædia Britannica ImageQuest, Accessed August 22, 2023. https://quest.eb.com/images/185_930861.

Wikimedia Commons contributors, "File:Symbol of the inner head (ibori) Africa Nigeria Yoruba people 19th-20th century leather glass beads cowrie shells Dallas Museum of Art.jpg," Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Symbol_of_the_inner_head_(ibori)_Africa_Nigeria_Yoruba_people_19th-20th_century_leather_glass_beads_cowrie_shells_Dallas_Museum_of_Art.jpg&oldid=619151913 (accessed August 22, 2023).

Final Paper and Project Overview

Research Purpose: To compile your topic research into a succinct paper and project, focusing on  your individual topic across the three religious traditions you have studied throughout the semester.

Assignment Handout: Capstone Paper and Project Handout

Final Paper Research Requirements: 

Paper length, number and type of sources required--

    EP:

  • minimum of 6-7 pages
  • minimum of 10 sources, including: 
    • 6 scholarly (one book), 3 primary, and 1 news article from 2021-2023
  • only .org, .com, and .edu sources linked from the Religion LibGuide are acceptable

    HP:

  • minimum of 7-8 pages
  • minimum of 12 sources: 
    • 7 scholarly (one book), 4 primary, and 1 news article from 2021-2023

Citations-- 

  • All papers must include footnotes in proper Chicago/Turabian Notes/Bibliography format
  • All sources and citations must be organized in NoodleTools
  • An Annotated Bibliography will be  turned in as the first research assignment
  • Works Cited pages are not required for short essays
  • A combined Works Cited page (in alphabetical order, not annotated) is required with your final paper

Short Essay# 1 Assignment Overview

Research Purpose: To analyze the topic of your choice through the lens of a religion studied during the first section of the course (Indigenous Religions--Yoruba OR Plains Indian Traditions, Hinduism OR Buddhism).

Assignment Handouts: Short Essay Religion #1

Research Requirements:

  • Paper length: 400 (EP) or 500 (HP) words
  • Number and types of sources required--
    • EP:  1 primary source; 2 secondary sources
    • HP:  2 primary sources; 3 secondary sources  

Citations:

  • use Chicago/Turabian Notes/Bibliography style for footnotes and citations
  • a final bibliography is required with each essay
  • all sources and citations must be organized in NoodleTools