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Religious Studies: Find Articles

This guide identifies useful resources on religion and religious studies.

How to Read a Scholarly Article

Articles in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals can be difficult to read when compared to magazine articles.  This entry from the Credo Reference database provides some useful tips on how best to read a scholarly article:

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Structure of a Scholarly Article

Peer-reviewed articles generally have distinctive parts.  You may not be able to understand an entire scholarly article.  The
author abstract, the introduction, the results, and the conclusion may be all you need for your paper. 
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Databases Useful for Religious Studies

Multidisciplinary Databases

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