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ASIAN/RELIG ST 460 : The History of Yoga (Spring 2024) : Find Articles

Locating Article Databases

To learn how to locate article databases by name or subject, see the tip sheet below.

Searching Databases

Finding a Specific Article

Multi-Subject Databases

Subject-Specific Databases

Multi-subject databases are great for getting starting with your research.  You may want to go beyond them to search databases that focus on specific subjects.  Below are databases in the fields of Asian studies, health, medicine, psychology, and religion that are relevant to this course. 

Asian Studies

Religion & Philosophy

Health/Medicine

Psychology

Social Sciences/Sociology

Search Tips

  • Use AND to combine different words to find all those words, in any order.  
    • yoga AND history
  • Use OR to combine similar words or synonyms or variations
    • health OR well-being
    • Upanisads OR Upanishads
  • Use quotation marks ( " ") to search words as a phrase
    • "hatha yoga"
  • Use an asterisk ( * ) to find varied endings of words and singular and plural forms.
    • therap* to find therapy, therapies, therapeutic
  • Look at Subjects to find additional keywords and use them to find relevant and specific results.
  • Look for an option to limit to Scholarly Journals on the left side of search results in most databases