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Getting Started: Find Background Information
At the beginning of a research project, it's useful to you get an introduction to what's known about your topic, before you begin using scholarly articles or books to find more detailed discussion and perspectives. Use this page to find that information for your peace architect or issue.
Background Information
You can use a specialized encyclopedia to begin to explore your topics. Select from the ones below.
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Gale eBooksProvides the full text of over 200 subject encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and directories.
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Oxford Handbooks Online - ReligionOxford Handbooks Online brings together the world’s leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking on a range of major topics related to the study of religion. Each Handbook offers thorough introductions to topics and a critical survey of the current state of scholarship in fields that study religion and religious issues. Titles in this collection include: The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts, The Oxford Handbook of African American Theology, The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, and The Oxford Handbook of Global Religions.
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Gale in Context: BiographyThis database contains full-text articles from a variety of subject encyclopedias and dictionaries on over 500,000 people from all times and places. Links are also provided to additional full-text biographical information in articles from magazines, newspapers, web pages, and multimedia resources. Updated daily.