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1) Create a new project in N oodleTools where you can track your citations and take notes.

2) Brainstorm some keywords to use when you search; ie. "Monks AND martial arts" vs "Shaolini Kung Fu"

3) Search the databases and websites listed below.

4) If you need to access a database from off-campus, use the usernames and passwords listed below each database.

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ABC-CLIO This link opens in a new window
Primary and secondary source material for historical research

Username: northweststudent
Password: library
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Database of current magazines and newspapers
Username: 00PVC89BKS
Password: WELCOME
World Religions Online This link opens in a new window
Explores religion and spirituality in an unbiased manner, from the ceremonies of the first practitioners to the rituals of today

Username: northwestwa
Password: library

Useful Websites

Buddhism in Japanese-American Internment Camps
via the Harvard Religious Literacy Project
Buddhist Art
via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Caste is Not Past
via the New York Times
Conflict in Myanmar
via Harvard Religious Literacy Project
Devotion to Guanyin
via The Pluralism Project, Harvard University
Engaged Buddhism: "An Introduction to Engaged Buddhism" by Maia Duerr
via PBS, includes links to articles and sections of films
Falun Gong: Two decades after a deadly ban in China, adherents still face pressure in Australia
via ABC News Australia
Falun Gong: What is Falun Gong?
via The Economist, provides a general overview
Hijra
via the Washington Post: "Why terms like ‘transgender’ don’t work for India’s ‘third-gender’ communities"
Hindu Art
via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hinduism and Modern India
via PBS
Hindus in American Textbooks
via the Harvard Religious Literacy Project
International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
Official website
Is the Monkey King the world's most popular superhero?
via the British Council
The Meaning of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo
via Soka Gakkai International: Buddhism in Action for Peace
Myanmar Is Intensifying Violence Against Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Says
via The New York Times, see links at bottom of the article for more information
Myanmar Is Intensifying Violence Against Ethnic Minorities, U.S. Says
via The New York Times
Nichiren Buddhists
Official website
Of Monks and Martial Arts
via The New York Times
The Ordination of Nuns in Sri Lanka
via the Harvard Religious Literacy Project
Pollution and India’s Living River
via the Harvard Religious Literacy Project
Religion
via BBC
Religious Literacy Project
via Harvard Divinity School
Sabarimala: Mobs attack women near India Hindu temple
via BBC
The Third Gender and Hijras
via the Harvard Religious Literacy Project
What Buddhism and Psychotherapy Are Learning From Each Other
via Huffington Post
What You Need to Know About Hare Krishnas
via NPR
Women's Roles in Hinduism
via Mahavidya: Scholarly resources for the study of Hinduism

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