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Islamic Studies: Finding Articles

Selected resources for studying Islam and the diverse perspectives of Muslims.

On the Web

Google Scholar

Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text of scholarly literature (journals) across an array of publishing formats and disciplines. It includes most peer-reviewed online journals. Use Woodruff, AUC's Interlibrary Loan system if not available in full text from Google.

Google Scholar Search

ATLA ARTICLE SEARCH

ATLA Journal Article Search
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Religion & Philosophy ARTICLE SEARCH

Religion & Philosophy Database
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Search Strategy???

You'll get much higher quality search results if you plan your searches carefully instead of just throwing a few words into a search box. A successful Search Strategy involves knowing both where to search and how to search.

ATLA ARTICLE SEARCH (Test)

Research databases
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Religion & Philosophy ARTICLE SEARCH (Test)

Research databases
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Spelling Variations

In searching databases you need to be aware of variations in the spelling of words, especially those transliterated from other writing systems. Here are a few examples:

  • koran or quran
  • vishnu or visnu
  • moslem or muslim

Historic Materials