Religious studies

XA General I

a Resources
b Dictionaries
c Bibliographies, indices
d Periodicals, acts, journals
e Substantive lexicons, compendia, handbooks
f Complete overviews, collected volumes

XB General II

a History and methodology of the religious studies

3500-4499 Cultural studies
4500-5499 Gender
5200-5499 Homosexuality and religion
5500-6499 Globalization
6500 ff Media

b Phenomenology of religion
1200-2999 Ritual
3000 ff Orientalism

c Theology of religion
d Philosophy of religion
e Sociology of religion
f Psychology of religion
320-499 Mysticism

g Religion and art
1000 ff Esthetics of religion

h Christianity and non-Christian religion
i Study of Christianity
k Theories of myths
l Religion and science
m Religion and media
n Religion and ethics
o Religions and food

XC The religion in prehistoric era

a Complete overviews
(incl. also ethnological researches, that overall related to the ethnology)
b Prehistory and parahistory of Middle East, North Africa, Europe
c Prehistory of Africa (southern Sahara)
d Prehistory of India
e Prehistory of Indonesia, South East Asia, and Australia
f Prehistory of China
g Prehistory of Japan
h Prehistory of Inner Asia
i Prehistory of America

XD The religions of Central Asia, Northern Eurasia and the American Arctic

a Complete overviews
b North Asian peoples
c Finnish peoples
d Sami peoples
e Arctic peoples
f Turks
g Mongols
h Tibet, Nepal

XE The religions in South Pacific, Indonesia, Indochina Peninsula and Australia

a Complete overviews
b The religions in South Pacific
c The religions in Indonesia
d The religions in Indochina Peninsula
1-49 General/lexicons
50-79 Translations
80 ff Monographs

e The religions in Australia
f Other religions

XF The religion in Africa

a Comprehensive (excavations, etc.)
b Complete overviews
c West India
d West Atlantic Littoral States
e East Atlantic Littoral States
f Cameroon and Equatorial Africa
g Congo
h East Africa
i Madagascar
j South Africa
k Other religions

XG The religions in Old America

a complete overviews
b North America
c Central America
d Southern Central America, northern and middle Andean region
e South America and West Indies

XH The Egyptian religion


a supporting material, complete overviews, texts, series
b Old Kingdom and the first interim period (1th - 10th dynasties)
c Middle Kingdom and the second interim period (11th - 14th dynasties)
d Hycsos period (15th - 16th dynasties)
e New Kingdom (17th - 24th dynasties)
f Late Period (25th - 30th dynasties)

XJ The religion in Middle East and Asia Minor

a Complete overviews
b Sumerians
c Akkadians
d Babylonians
e Assyrians
f old Asia Minor incl. Urartians
g Hitites
i old Syrian
k Phoenicians
l Canaanites
m Arameans
n Old North Arabia
o Old South Arabia
p Ethiopians

XK The religions in India

a Supporting material
b Complete overviews
c Primitive religions
d Indo-Germanic
e Vedism
f Brahmanism
g Jainism
h Older Buddhism/Sikhism
i Younger Buddhism
k Syncretism and modernism
l Other religions
m Philosophy

XL The religion in Iran

a Supporting material (linguistic supporting material, historical complete overviews)
b Complete overviews of the religion
c Prehistorical incl. contact with the Mesopotamian high culture and Elam
d Indo-Iranian immigration (incl. Cimmerians, Scythians, Medes, etc.)
e Folk religion, fire cult, etc.
f Achaeimenid Period
g Zarathustra
h Comprehensive and younger Avesta
i Avestan and non-avestan Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrian vibrancies, i.a. to the West
k East Iranian peoples
l Sasanid period
m the offshoots in Islamic time
n

XM The religions in Greece and the Aegeans

a Supporting material
b Complete overview
c Pre-deism and Indo-Germanic, beliefs on the spirits, the deaths and the demons
d Cretan-Mycenaean religion
f Greek world of gods and mythology
g Dionysus, Asclepius, Orpheus, `mythical´, cults and feasts
h religion of the polis
i skepticism and enlightenment

XN The Roman religion

a complete overviews
b pre-deism
c old Roman gods
d cult and temple
e communities
f Etruscan heritage
g hellenization and philosophy by August
h era of August

XO The Hellenism

a texts
b political history
c complete overviews
d Empire of Alexander the Great
e early Hellenism
f Seleucid Empire
g Greco-Bactrian Empire
h Parthian Empire
i Asia Minor
k Ptolemaic Empire
l Greece
m Italy
n North Africa
o Spain and South Africa
p Balkan and Black Sea region

XP The Roman Imperial Era

a historical supporting material
b complete overviews, series
c Syria, Palestine
d Asia Minor
e Egypt
f Greece
g Italy
h North Africa
i Spain
k Gaul and Germania
l Balkan

XQ Late antique syncretism, mysteries, gnosis and philosophy

a Supporting material
b Complete overviews
c Hellenistic Christianity
d Mysteries
e Hermeticism and related
f Gnosis
1-399 complete overviews and individual overviews
400-899 Egyptian gnosis, incl. Nag Hammadi
900-999 Samaritan and Jewish gnosis, incl. mysticism
1000-1299 Asia-Minor gnosis, Syrian, Mesopotamian and Iranian gnosis

g Manichaeism
h Mandaens
i philosophy

XR North Europe

a general, lexicons, supporting material
b complete overviews
c Edda
d Central Europe
e Scandinavian
f Vikings
g islands
h migration of peoples
i European ethnology
n Celts
1-999 general, lexicons, supporting material
1000-1999 Celts in Irland
2000-2999 Celts and Germanic peoples
3000-3999 Celts in other countries

u North East Europe
1-999 general, lexicons, supporting material
1000-1999 Slavic peoples
2000-2999 Latvia and Estonia


XS Asia

a general

1-999 lexicons, supporting material
1000-1999 translations, anthologies
2000-2999 overviews and introduction works
3000-3999 history
4000-4999 philosophy, ethics
5000-5999 art
6000-6999 meditation/mysticism
7000-7999 mythology


XT China

a Chinese religions in general

1-999 lexicons, supporting material
1000-1999 translations, anthologies
2000-2999 overviews and introduction works
3000-3999 history
4000-4999 philosophy, ethics
5000-5999 art
6000-6999 meditation/mysticism

b old ancestral religions
1-999 prehistorical
1000-1999 Shang
2000-2999 Zhou

c Daoism
1-999 Lexicons, supporting material
1000-1999 resources, translations
2000-2999 introductions
2100 ff history

3000-3999 Lao-Tze
3000-3199 person
3200 ff book

4000-4999 Daoist philosophy

4010-4019 Chuang-Tzu
4020 ff Lie-Tzu

5000-5999 Daoist religion
5400 ff Daoist `school´

6000-6999 Daoist folk religion

7000-7999 alchemy/ritual/`theurgy´
7500-7699 ritual
7700 ff theurgy
8000-8999 mediation/mystic
9000-9999 medicine and body


d Confucianism
1-999 lexicons, supporting material
1000-1999 resources, translations
1100 ff secondary literature on the classics
2000-2999 introductions, history
2500 ff. history
3000-3999 philosophy, ethics, ritual, religion
3500-3699 ethics
3700-3799 ritual
3800 ff religion
4000-4999 Confucius
5000-5999 early Confucian philosophy
6000-6999 neo-Confucianism (from 19th century up)
7000-7999 new Confucianism (present time)


e Chinese folk religion
1-999 lexicons, supporting material
1000-1999 resources, translations
2000-2999 general descriptions
3000-3999 individual studies
4000-4999 institutions, secret societies, popular sects
4100-4499 secret societies
4500 ff. popular sects
5000-5999 mysticism
6000-6999 divination
7000-7999 feasts, customs and practices


f religious geography/holy sites
1-999 general works
1000-1999 individual researches


g Christianity
1-999 resources, translations
1000-1999 mission internal perspective
2000-2999 mission external perspective


h other religious movements (Taiping, boxer, Judaism, etc.)

j modern era
1-999 republic era (1911-1949)
1000-1999 people`s republic
1000-1009 general
1010-1099 resources, translations
1010-1029 Christianity
3000-3999 Taiwan


XU The religions in Japan and Korea

a complete overviews
b Shinto mythology and theology
c ancestral cult, priests, holy objects
s Shinto feasts
f Chinese influences
g sects
h further other religions and new establishments
600 ff Christianity

j individual overviews
k Korea

XV Buddhism

a general
1-499 lexicons, supporting material
480-499 introductory literature to Buddhist cannon
500-999 resources, translations
1000-1499 introductions, overviews literature
1500-1999 history
2000-2999 philosophy, ethics, logic
3000-3499 art, ritual
3500-3999 sociology
4000-4499 comparison, interreligious dialogue
4500-4999 meditation
5000-5999 (Hinayana) Theravada
6000-6999 Mahayana
7000-7499 Tantrism
7500-8499 Chan, Zen
8500-8999 other schools
9000-9499 folk Buddhism, holy sites
9500-9999 modern Buddism

b Buddha and Buddhist biographic
1-999 supporting material
1000-1999 general works
2000-2999 Buddha
3000-3999 monks biographies
4000-4999 women in Buddhism

c India
1-499 supporting material
500-999 resources, translations
1000-1999 history
1000-2999 philosophy, ethics, logic
3000-3999 earlier Sangha
4000-4999 Hinayana
5000-5999 Mahayana
6000-6999 meditation
7000-7999 individual schools, institution
8000-8999 folk Buddhism
9000-9999 modern Buddhism

d South East Asia (excl. India, incl. Nepal)
1-999 history and resources
1000-1999 philosophy, ethics
2000-2999 individual overviews
3000-3999 biographies

e Tibet
1-499 supporting material
500-999 resources and translation
1000-1999 history
2000-2999 biographies
3000-3999 philosophy, ethics, symbolic
6000-6499 meditation
6500-6999 Buddhist art and culture
7000-7999 travelogues
8000-8999 modern religion policy

f Central Asia (incl. Mongolia)
1-999 history and resources
1000-1999 philosophy, ethics

g China
1-499 supporting material
500-999 resources, translations
1000-1999 history
1000-2999 philosophy, ethics
3000-3999 earlier Buddhism
4000-4499 Tang/Song Buddhism
4500-4999 Yuan/Ming/Qing
5000-5999 meditation
6000-6999 Chan
7000-7999 other schools
8000-8999 folk Buddhism
9000-9999 modern Buddhism

h Korea
1-499 supporting material
500-999 resources, translations
1000-1999 history
1000-2999 philosophy, ethics
3000-3999 meditation
4000-4999 Zen
5000-5999 other schools
6000-6999 folk Buddhism
7000-7999 modern Buddhism

j Japan
1-499 supporting material
500-999 resources, translations
1000-1999 history
1000-2999 philosophy, ethics
3000-3999 meditation
4000-4999 Zen
5000-5999 other schools
6000-6999 folk Buddhism
7000-7999 modern Buddhism

k Europe
1-999 supporting material
1000-1999 history, forms of reception
2000-2999 philosophy, ethics
3000-3999 sociology
4000-4999 Theravada
5000-5999 Zen
6000-6999 Tibetian Buddhism
7000-7999 meditation
8000-8999 New Age, self-awareness, psychology, drugs

l USA, Australia
1-999 supporting material
1000-1999 history, forms of reception
2000-2999 philosophy, ethics
3000-3999 sociology
4000-4999 Theravada
5000-5999 Zen
6000-6999 Tibetian Buddhism
7000-7999 meditation, New Age, self-awareness
8000-8999 psychology, drugs

m other countries

XW Islam

a history of literature and supporting material
b complete overviews
c Mohammed
d Quran
e sunnah
f theology
g law
h philosophy and science
i art
j Shia and mysticism
k sects
l folk belief
m modernism
n history of Islamic peoples
o intercultural dialogues; comparison
p Islam in Europe
q Islam in Africa
r women in Islam

XY teaching materials

m materials
1-999 Hinduism
1000-1999 Buddhism
2000-2999 Judaism
3000-3999 Christianity
4000-4999 Islam
5000-5999 Chinese religions
6000-6999 religions in Africa


XZ modern history of religion

a general: complete and individual overviews, reference works, lexicons, anthologies, etc.
1-2999 general lexicons, handbooks and individual overviews
3000-3499 special to the context of Europe
3500 ff special to the context of Germany

b systematic acceses to the spectrum of modern religiosity
1-399 to the discussion on concepts as sects, brainwashing, etc.
400-599 polemic/apolemic, skeptics and Counter-Cult Movement (see also under Qh)
600-699 juridical aspects and political decisions
700-799 dialogue of the religions
800-999 religio-sociological and economical aspects
1000-1099 syncretism
1100-1199 nativism
1200-1299 revival
1300-1499 millenarism (apocalyptic, chiliasm)
1500-1599 belief on reincarnation
1600-1799 fundamentalism
1800-1999 meditation
2000-2199 particular reference to the new media (religion and internet, religion and music culture and popular culture, etc.)
2200 ff technology, scientific worldview and religion

c new religions, spiritual currents and new religious movement (NRM) from Western contexts (primarily Europe and America) ->see also study of confession Q
1-499 general introductions to the history of religion
500-999 NRM within and in the milieu of Christianity - assorted samples (cf. to the study of confession: primarily Q f-h)
1000-1499 Church of Jesus Christ Latest Day Saints (Mormonism)
1200-1499 reorganized

1500-1599 spiritism
1600-1799 theosophy
1800-1999 esoteric, New Age, Atlantis
2300-2399 anthroposophy
2400-2999 secret societies and deceived-like communities
3000-3399 scientology
3400-3799 UFO-movements and astronauts gods-mythology
3800-3999 universal life
4000-4099 Neo-Shamanism
4100-4299 new paganism, sibyls
4300-4999 Satanism, occultism
5000-5499 therapeutic-oriented movements
5500-5999 other worldviews
6000 ff political ideologies


d new religions and NRM with Islamic background
1-299 introductions, general overviews
300-599 Baha`i (incl. Babism)
600-1999 Ahmadis
2000 ff. other new religious movements in Islamic origin


e NRM with Indian resp. Hindu background
1-399 general introductions to the history of religion of Indian NRM
400-799 (new Hindu) groups and gurus from the colonial era
800-999 post-colonial groupings and gurus individually
1000-1199 yoga and Western reception of yoga
1200-1399 ISKCON (Hare Krishna movement)
1400-1599 transcendental meditation
1600-1699 Ananda Marga
1700-1999 Sai Baba
2000 ff. Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh/Osho


f NRM and spiritual currents with East-Asia background

-> Japan
1-299 general introductions and complete overviews to the NRW in Japan
300-1999 individual (smaller) groups

especially:
300-399 Tenrikyo
400-499 Omotokyo
500-699 Soka Gakkai
700-799 Reiyukai, Rissho Kosei Kai
800 ff. Aum Shinrikyo

-> China
2000-2199 general introductions to the Chinese NRM
2200-2999 individual (smaller) groups

especially:
2400-2599 Tai Chi movement/Qi Gong movement (incl. Western reception)
2600-2699 Falun Gong
2700-2999 Feng Shui

-> Korea
3000-3199 general introductions to NRM in Korea
3200-3799 Unification Church (Mun movement)
3800-4999 others

-> Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia
5000-5199 general introductions and overviews
5200 ff. Cao Dai


g NRM from Africa resp. with clear African elements (incl. Afro-Carribean new religions - excl. America)
1-299 general introductions to the African NRM
300-999 descriptions from African independent churches
1000-1199 Voodoo
1200-2499 Rastafari
2500 ff. Black Hebrew


h Religious new establishments in American contexts with Indian, African or syncretistic backgrounds

-> North America
1-99 General overviews
100-199 Amerindian NRM and revitalization movements
200-499 Ghost Dance movement
500-699 Afro-American NRM
700-799 Nation of Islam
800 ff (Hoodoo)


-> Middle and South America
2000-2500 General overviews
2501-2999 Mesoamerican NRM and Indian revitalization movements
3000-3999 Afro-Brazilian new religions

especially:
3200-3999 Umbanda, Candomblé

4000 ff Miscellaneous


various/miscellaneous/etc.
1-99 Private revelation and alternative science
100 ff Migration movements/diaspora