Arabian Nights Encyclopedia

Catholic Encyclopedia
Online version of most portions of the classic 1907-1912 reference which covers the all parts of the world and all eras, though with an emphasis on the history and doctrines of the Catholic Church. .

Dictionary of the History of Ideas
Encyclopedia original published 1973-74, recounting the historical development of ideas in the Western tradition across a range of disciplines, including philosophy, religion, politics, literature, and the biological, physical, and social sciences.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Judaica (2007 edition)
Covers every aspect of Jewish history and culture worldwide, from ancient and medieval times to the present. Also available in print as a 22 vol. set in the Library

Encyclopedia of Islam
Comprehensive, scholarly online encyclopedia with articles on religion, history, politics, culture, biography, and more. Includes access to Encyclopedia of the Quran, an encyclopaedic dictionary of qur’ânic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis

Encyclopedia of Taiwan (in Chinese)
Incorporates local histories, official documents of the Ming, Qin and Nan-Ming Dynasties, poetry, and private collections. Much of the content is comprised of sole copies and rare out-of-print books. Spans the Tang Dynasty period to the period of Japanese occupation and Covers multiple dimensions of study, including geography, local customs, politics, economics, sociology, laws and culture.

Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures
This encyclopedia brings together more than 1,000 scholars that have written critical essays on women, Muslim and non-Muslim and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant Muslim populations. It aims to cover every topic for which there is significant research, examining these regions from the period just before the rise of Islam to the present.

Greenwood Daily Life Online
Medieval World section includes articles about domestic life, economic life, intellectual life, material life, political life, recreational life and religious life. Includes an historical overview as well as primary sources.

NetSerf
Organizes web resources by category (e.g. archaeology, architecture, literature, music, people, philosophy, women). Features a medieval glossary and a resource center with information on associations, conferences, journals, and teaching materials.

ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Consists of several parts, including an Encyclopedia, Textbook Library of full-length texts in medieval studies, and a Reference Shelf of links to both primary and secondary sources.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History

Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance (includes ancient Greece)

Reference Universe
Search across more than 9000 specialized encyclopedias and handbooks.

Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices