Arts of Asia

Lists journal articles and book chapters on all subjects related to Asia. Most articles are in western languages. Includes book reviews.

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A compilation of Buddhist technical terminology texts, temples, schools, persons, etc. that are found in East Asian Buddhist canonical sources. All general information and lists in both English and Chinese. The database includes the online version of the print publication: Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist terms, by Soothill and Hodous.

Full text collection of Tibetan works for online reading. Covers not only Tibetan Buddhism, but also history, literature, science, law and other topics.

Search for books and articles in periodicals about Islam and the Muslim world. Also includes reviews.

Comprehensive encyclopedia of Islamic religion and of the culture and history of the Islamic regions. Click on "Login" to enter. Requires special fonts that can be downloaded from the site.

Lists articles on all aspects of religious studies from journals in many disciplines. Includes citations to book chapters and to book reviews. ATLASerials adds the full text of many journals.

Find articles about the history of the world from 1450 to the present, published in over 2,000 journals from many countries. Includes book reviews. Does not include articles about the US or Canada. For these see America: History & Life.

Older issues of scholarly journals, from the start to 3-5 years ago.

Articles and art reproductions in all arts media from selected periodicals. Art Index Retro covers 1929-1984 and Art Index Full Text 1984-present. Abstracts are included from 1994 on; full-text of articles from some journals from 1997 on.

Find articles and book reviews in architecture, urban design, historic preservation, and urban planning in journals from many countries. Coverage begins in the 1930s, but some journals are indexed back to the the 1860s. Many citations include abstracts.

Comprehensive encyclopedia of the visual arts of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific with links to tens of thousands of images.

Images of world art from all periods, including paintings, drawings, prints, historic photographs, architecture and design.

A large collection of basic information on many subjects drawn from reference books published by Oxford University Press.

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