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The symbol Om or Aum is a sacred
syllable representing Brahman, the
impersonal Absolute of Hinduism.
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Hindu Gods Research Project -- Avatars of Hinduism
“In Hinduism, Avatar or Avatāra refers to a deliberate descent of a deity (an
incarnation of a deva (god) from heaven to earth, or a descent of the Supreme
Being (i.e., Vishnu for Vaishnavites) and is mostly translated into English as
"incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation."
Avatar - Hinduism. Wikipedia, 3 October 2010. Web. 5 October 2010.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(Hinduism)>.
Reference Sources
Religions of the world: a comprehensive encyclopedia of beliefs and practices
Religions of the world: the illustrated guide to origins, beliefs, traditions & festivals
The World's religions: understanding the living faiths
World religions: from ancient history to the present
Handbook of the world's religions.
World religions
Abingdon dictionary of living religions
The Encyclopedia of religion
The HarperCollins dictionary of religion
The Facts on File dictionary of religions
Religion: a cross-cultural dictionary
The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen
Mythologies of the world: the illustrated guide to mythological beliefs & customs
The Facts on File encyclopedia of world mythology and legend
The mythic image
The dictionary of world myth
Annotated guides, myths & legends
DK illustrated dictionary of mythology: heroes, heroines, gods, and goddesses from
around the world
Who's who in non-classical mythology
Mythology: an illustrated encyclopedia
Dictionary of gods and goddesses
Encyclopedia of gods: over 2,500 deities of the world
Legends of earth, sea, and sky: an encyclopedia of nature myths
Encyclopedia of Buddhism
A dictionary of Hinduism
Handbook of Hindu mythology
Harper's Dictionary of Hinduism: its mythology, folklore, philosophy, literature, and
history
Database Name and Description
Daily Life
through History
- ABC-CLIO
In Daily Life through History, students and researchers discover the everyday details about past eras
that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful.
Encyclopedia
Americana
A standard in school, academic, and public libraries, the Encyclopedia Americana is easy to search
online. This database helps middle- to upper-grade students find a wealth of information to assist with
homework and research projects.
Encyclopædia
Britannica
Online School
Edition
Encyclopædia Britannica Online School Edition provides access to three databases:
 Encyclopædia Britannica for high school students and up,
 Comptons by Britannica for middle school students and up and
 Britannica Elementary for elementary students and up.
You can search the chosen encyclopedia as well as magazines, Web sites, and videos.
Grolier
Multimedia
Encyclopedia
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia -- Quick Reference with Rich Media and News -- Reduce search time
across a wide variety of media with the Grolier Multimedia. Part of larger Grolier Online pack of databases.
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ProQuest Direct
ProQuest
History Study
Center
ProQuest Direct offers a comprehensive publication collection that meets a wide range of research
demands. From general reference to advanced subject matter, ProQuest has more than 2,400 periodicals
and newspapers, many updated daily and containing full-text articles from 1986 forward including a 90-day
rolling file of the New York Times full-text.
History Study Center provides current and backfile journal articles, rare books, newspaper articles, video
clips, parliamentary papers, criminal trial records, radio and television news, maps, images, student guides
and a bookshelf of respected reference titles. History Study Center provides over 40,000 documents and
articles organized under 515 widely-studied topics, with over 50 reference works, 3,000 images and links
to 2,000 Web sites.
Salem Press
History
Databases
Salem Press History Databases search primarily: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, The
Middle Ages
World Book
Web
World Book Web online is an expanded version of World Book’s print encyclopedias. Without the space
constraints of the printed page, World Book has added more pictures, sound clips and more up-to-date
information online.
World History:
Ancient and
Medieval Eras ABC-CLIO
World History:
The Modern Era
- ABC-CLIO
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras covers early human history around the globe—from
prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance.
World History: The Modern Era (covering history from the Renaissance to today) is the latest update of
the reference standard of electronic history reference materials for high school and high-level middle
school coursework.
Remote Access to Hedges Library Online Databases
URL: http://mail.baylorschool.org/~cowens/gateway/gateway.htm
If you have access to the Internet either at Baylor or from home or dorm, you
may access not only all the Library databases but also a variety of other
Library information/services and school information.
You may also access the Gateway page from the Baylor School homepage:
(http://www.baylorschool.org/)
Click on Library link and once there, select
“Hedges Library Information Gateway” from the
menu on the left.
Librar
y
From the center column of the “Gateway
Page,” click on:
“Click here for remote access.”
You will be prompted for your current First
Class account.
Giving credit where credit to due: If you don’t give credit when you use
other’s thoughts and information that is plagiarism. At Baylor: Plagiarism >
Violation of Honor Code > Honor Council > If found guilty > Final Warning
and penalties > Guilty of 2nd offense > Possible dismissal from Baylor >
Not good 
Hedges Library MLA Citation Generator
You may use the generator as a tool to create citations according to the
7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. There
are specific requirements and/or recommendations for the format of a
research paper. If there are questions check with your teacher since
they represent the ultimate authority for your assignment, otherwise
the following MLA recommendations are the most common for
printing or typing, margins, spacing, etc.
Allows citations to copied and pasted using most browsers (Internet
Explorer, Opera, Safari) -- exception being Netscape.
WARNING: When copying and pasting in Apple Pages, italic formatting is lost.
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