World Religions—An Unbiased, Comprehensive Guide to the World’s Major Religions and Spiritual Traditions.

AWARDS AND REVIEWS

Library Journal Best Databases

The ComputED Gazette‘s Best Educational Software Award (BESSIES)

“…provides detailed, in-depth articles…filled with an enormous amount of excellent information…has features never dreamt of in the 20th century library…Educators can turn to World Religions…for cogent and comprehensive answers.”—The ComputED Gazette

“…far superior to information one is likely to find on the free web…Recommended.”—Library Media Connection

“…users will appreciate the ease of access, breadth and depth of coverage…”—Booklist

“…very useful for students, teachers, and librarians.”—American Reference Books Annual

“…provides all the material necessary…a worthy purchase…”—Library Journal

COMPREHENSIVE, UNBIASED COVERAGE OF WORLD RELIGIONS

Written by academics, with an impressive contributor list, World Religions includes a treasure trove of rich, valuable, objective content that researchers can trust. Thousands of articles, videos, sacred music, a holidays and observances calendar, complete sacred texts from the world’s major religions, primary sources with clear introductions, original maps, images, and a real-time, searchable newsfeed from World-Wide Religious News allow students and researchers to delve deep into their topics. Most of the authoritative source list comes from Infobase’s 75+ years of reliable reference experience.

EASY ACCESS TO CONTENT

Featured content in World Religions is handpicked by our editors to inform research and provide guided entryways into the database. Plus, convenient links to key areas are at the top of every page.

FOCUSED TOPIC CENTERS

World Religions features exclusive, editorially curated Topic Centers providing valuable study guides and a starting point for research.

EXCELLENT COLLECTION OF PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS

World Religions includes hundreds of historical documents with introductory paragraphs that provide context and background. In addition, an eBook shelf with complete sacred texts from the world’s major religions is included—perfect for document-based learning and strengthening critical-thinking skills.

AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE LIST

World Religions includes expertly researched and written content from a wealth of award-winning titles, including Facts On File’s six-volume Encyclopedia of World Religions set and Wiley-Blackwell’s critically acclaimed Companions to Religions series as well as thousands of additional entries.

COMPLEMENTS THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

Religion plays a significant role in history and society, and thus the National Council for the Social Studies strongly encourages study about religions as an essential part of the social studies curriculum. World Religions complements the social studies curriculum by teaching the historical context in which each religion was founded and in which it exists today.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

· A detailed general timeline, plus religion-specific timelines

· Holidays and Observances Calendar

· Original maps and charts with descriptions

· Original maps and charts with descriptions

· Audio and video clips of sacred music

· Real-time, searchable newsfeed from World-Wide Religious News®

· Searchable by all major educational standards

· Tag “clouds” for all content, linking to related material

· Google Translate

· Read Aloud tool

· Dynamic citations with EasyBib export functionality

· Searchable Support Center

· Robust administrative section with enhanced reporting

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