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Peer reviewed articles on all aspects of religion, with an emphasis on Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Also searchable by Hebrew Bible and New Testament scripture.
Peer reviewed articles and book reviews of American and Canadian history, prehistory to present and searchable by historical time period.
Journal articles, reports, and commentaries on anthropology, ethnology, folklore, and archaeology.
Peer reviewed articles and book reviews of world history (excluding the US and Canada), 1450 CE to present and searchable by historical time period.
Scholarly journal articles and books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Does not include the most recent 3-5 years of many journals.
Scholarly peer-reviewed articles and books on music and musicians. Covers all genres of music from all over the world.
Good bibliography of articles on Africa, frequently updated. Use with SuperSearch or Google Scholar to locate the full text of articles listed here.
Full-text peer-reviewed articles on gender, sex, and sexuality in history, sociology, psychology, education, art, and more.
Peer reviewed articles and books on Islamic theology, law, and history.
Scholarly and peer reviewed articles in sociology.
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