Journals Consulted for ISR

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Journals of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) and Its Affiliated Associations

  • Numen
  • Archæus: Studii de Istorie a Religiilor / Études d'Histoire des Religions
  • Bandue
  • Chaos
  • Chonggyo Yôngu
  • Diskus
  • Journal for the Study of Religion
  • Journal of Religion in Africa
  • Method & Theory in the Study of Religion
  • Przeglad Religioznawzy
  • Religio. Revue pro Religionistiku
  • Revista Lusófona de Ciéncia das Religiões
  • Shukyo kenkyu / Journal of Religious Studies
  • South and Southeast Asia: Culture and Religion
  • Temenos
  • Zeitschrift für Religionswissenschaft
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Other Journals Specialising in the Study of Religions

  • Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions
  • Australian Religion Studies Review
  • History of Religions
  • 'Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones
  • Implicit Religion
  • Interdisciplinary Journal of Research on Religion
  • International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
  • The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion
  • Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory
  • Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
  • Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies
  • Journal of Religious History
  • Journal of Ritual Studies
  • Marburg Journal of Religion
  • Nova Religio
  • Numen. Revista de Estudos e Pesquisa da Religiao
  • Recherches de Science Religieuse
  • Religiologiques: sciences humaines et religion
  • Religion
  • Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift
  • Religiovedenie
  • Religo. Bulletin of the Moscow Society for the Study of Religions
  • REVER - Revista de Estudos da Religião
  • Revue de l'Histoire des Religions
  • Revue des Sciences Religieuses
  • The Scottish Journal of Religious Studies
  • Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni
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Journals on the Religions of Specific Regions, Periods or Fields

  • Aries. Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism
  • Fieldwork in Religion
  • Hankuk Chongkyo Yônku. Journal of Korean Religions
  • Hankuk Chongkyosa Yônku. Journal for the History of Korean Religions
  • Hawwa
  • International Journal of Hindu Studies
  • Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
  • Japanese Religions
  • Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
  • Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions
  • Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
  • Journal of Chinese Religions
  • Journal of Contemporary Religion
  • Journal of Indian Philosophy and Religion
  • Journal of Prehistoric Religion
  • The Journal of Religion and Film
  • Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
  • Journal of Religion in Europe
  • The Journal of Southern Religion
  • Material Religion
  • Nagoya Studies in Indian Culture and Buddhism
  • Religion and American Culture
  • Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe
  • T'oung Pao
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Journals Specialising in Specific Religions

(Buddhism)
  • Contemporary Buddhism
  • The Eastern Buddhist
  • The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies
  • International Journal of Buddhist Thought and Culture
  • Journal of Buddhist Ethics
  • Journal of Global Buddhism
  • Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies
  • Transformierte Buddhismen
  • The Pure Land
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(Judaism)
  • AJS Review
  • Jewish Culture and History
  • The Jewish Quarterly Review
  • Journal for the Study of Judaism
  • Journal of Jewish Studies
  • Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy
  • Review of Rabbinic Judaism
  • Revue des Études Juives
  • Sefarad
  • Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal
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(Christianity)
  • Acta Patristica et Byzantina
  • Berliner Theologische Zeitschrift
  • Biblical Interpretation: A Journal of Contemporary Approaches
  • Biblical Research
  • Biblische Zeitschrift
  • Church History and Religious Culture
  • Croatica Christiana Periodica
  • Dead Sea Discoveries
  • The Ecumenical Review
  • Inter. Romanian Review for Theological and Religious Studies
  • Journal for Christian Theological Research
  • Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
  • Journal of Early Christian Studies
  • The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
  • Journal of Ecumenical Studies
  • Missionalia
  • Neue Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft
  • New Testament Studies
  • Novum Testamentum
  • Pneuma
  • Rivista di Storia e Letteratura Religiosa
  • Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
  • TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism
  • Vetus Testamentum
  • Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
  • Zeitschrift für die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
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(Islam)
  • Al-Qantara
  • American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences
  • Comparative Islamic Studies
  • Der Islam
  • Die Welt des Islams
  • Hamdard Islamicus
  • Iqbal Review
  • ISIM Review
  • Islamic Law and Society
  • The Islamic Quarterly
  • Islamic Studies
  • Journal of Islamic Studies
  • Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
  • The Muslim World
  • Studia Islamica
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(Various Specific Religions)
  • The Journal of Bahai Studies
  • Shaman. An International Journal for Shamanistic Research
  • Tenri Journal of Religion
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Social and Cultural Science Journals Which Refer to Religion

  • American Anthropologist
  • American Ethnologist
  • The American Journal of Sociology
  • American Sociological Review
  • Anthropological Quarterly
  • Anthropology Today
  • Anthropos
  • Archiv Orientální
  • Asian Folklore Studies
  • Bibliotheca Orientalis
  • Boletín Anthropológico
  • The British Journal of Sociology
  • Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
  • Byzantinische Zeitschrift
  • Byzantion. Revue Internationale des Etudes Byzantines
  • Cahiers d'Études Africaines
  • Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie
  • Comparative Sociology
  • Comparative Studies in Society and History
  • Current Anthropology
  • Current Sociology
  • Diogenes
  • Ethnic and Racial Studies
  • Ethnology
  • Ethnos: Journal of Anthropology
  • European Sociological Review
  • Folklore
  • Fragmentos de Cultura
  • History and Anthropology
  • Hôrin: Vergleichende Studien zur japanischen Kultur
  • Horizontes Antropológicos
  • ILHA. Revista de Antropologia
  • International Journal of Comparative Sociology
  • International Journal of Middle East Studies
  • The international journal of sociology and social policy
  • Journal für Konflikt- und Gewaltforschung
  • Journal of Anthropological Research
  • Journal of Chinese Philosophy
  • Journal of Cognition and Culture
  • Journal of Semitic Studies
  • The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
  • Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie
  • L'Homme. Zeitschrift für Feministische Geschichtswissenschaft
  • Le Muséon
  • Max Weber Studies
  • Paideuma
  • Religião e Sociedade
  • Revue Francaise de Sociologie
  • Social Compass
  • Social Forces
  • Sociologia Internationalis
  • Sociological Inquiry
  • The Sociological Quarterly
  • The Sociological Review
  • Sociologus / 1998. 48. 2.
  • Sociology of Religion
  • Symbolon
  • World Views: Environment, Culture, Religion
  • Zeitschrift für Ethnologie
  • Zeitschrift für Soziologie
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Journals on Various Religious Issues

  • Archiv für Religionsgeschichte
  • Archiv für Religionspychologie
  • Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
  • Bulletin of the Shinto Institute
  • Comunicações do ISER (Instituto de Estudos da Religião)
  • Estudos de Religião
  • Etudes Théologiques & Religieuses
  • International Review of Mission
  • Journal for Feminist Studies in Religion
  • Journal of Church and State
  • Journal of Dharma
  • Journal of Psychology and Theology
  • Journal of the American Academy of Religion
  • Missiology
  • Mission Studies
  • Religion and Theology
  • Religion, State & Society
  • Religious Studies
  • Religious Studies Review
  • Review of Religious Research
  • Revue d'Histoire et de Philosophie Religieuses
  • Studies in Religion / Sciences Religieuses
  • Studies in World Christianity
  • Syzygy. Journal of Alternative Religion and Culture
  • Toronto Journal of Theology
  • Zeitschrift für Mission
  • Zeitschrift für Missionswissenschaft und Religionswissenschaft
  • Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte
  • Zygon. Journal of Religion and Science
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Journals Concerned with Religions in Dialogue

  • Buddhist-Christian Studies
  • Exchange. Journal of Missiological and Ecumenical
  • Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
  • Islamochristiana
  • Studies in Interreligious Dialogue
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Journals on Cultural Studies in Various Parts of the World

This section is very extensive and is under continuous review. The current list of journals consulted in this section include:

  • Adyar Library Bulletin
  • Aegyptus. Rivista Italiana di Egittologia e di Papirologia
  • Africa Today
  • Africa. Journal of the International African Institute
  • African Affairs: the Journal of the Royal African Society
  • African Social Research
  • African Studies
  • Altorientalische Forschungen
  • American Journal of Philology
  • Anaquel de Estudios Árabes
  • Arabica
  • ARAM periodical
  • Archipel
  • Asia Pacific Viewpoint
  • Asian and African Studies
  • Asian Philosophy
  • Asiatische Studien / Études Asiatiques
  • Cadernos de História e Filosofia da Ciência
  • Canadian Journal of African Studies
  • Canadian Journal of Native Studies
  • Central Asian Survey
  • Central Asiatic Journal
  • China Perspectives
  • Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East
  • Die Welt des Orients
  • Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies
  • Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
  • Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques
  • The Indian Economic and Social History Review
  • Indo-Iranian Journal
  • Iran and the Caucasus
  • Japan Research Quarterly
  • Journal Asiatique
  • Journal of African History
  • Journal of Asian and African Studies
  • The Journal of Asian Studies
  • The Journal of Contemporary China
  • The Journal of Japanese Studies
  • Journal of Latin American Studies
  • Journal of Mediterranean Studies
  • The Journal of Modern African Studies
  • Journal of Near Eastern Studies
  • The Journal of Oriental Studies
  • Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
  • Journal of the American Oriental Society
  • Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient
  • Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
  • Man in India. A quarterly Journal of Anthropology
  • Middle Eastern Studies
  • Minerva. The International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology
  • Mitteilungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens
  • Mnemosyne. A Journal of Classical Studies
  • Modern Asian Studies
  • Modern China
  • Monumenta Nipponica
  • Monumenta Serica. Journal of Oriental Studies
  • Mortality
  • Nan Nü. Men, Women and Gender in China
  • Oceania
  • Oriens
  • Orientalia
  • Pacific Affairs
  • Pacific World
  • Phronesis. A Journal for Ancient Philosophy
  • Research in Phenomenology
  • Revista de Antropologia
  • The Slavonic and East European Review
  • Studia Asiatica
  • Studies in Comparative International Development
  • Vivarium
  • Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes
  • Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Südasiens
  • Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft
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