Expressive & Creative Arts

The Archive of Research in Archetypal Symbolism is an encyclopedic collection of 17,000 alchemical images and corresponding study sheets that draw on East-West traditions from 50,000 BCE to 2,000 CE .  Selected subjects of special interest for the CIIS community include: psychology, anthropology, archaeology, expressive arts, drama therapy, somatics, archaeomythology, mythology, theology, thealogy, spirituality, religion, philosophy, ecology, and cosmology. Off-campus use requires password.

Arts and Humanities Search (AHSearch) (FirstSearch) The online equivalent of ISI's Arts and Humanities Citation Index. Provides complete indexing for more than 1,150 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals in a broad range of disciplines. Also includes individually selected, relevant items from over 7,000 of the world's leading science and social sciences journals. Off-campus use requires password.

Clase and Periodica (FirstSearch) CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American social sciences and humanities journals specializing. PERIODICA covers journals science and technology journals in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English.
Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues. Off-campus use requires password.

Encyclopedia of Dance (Oxford)
With nearly 2,000 articles written by scholars from fifty countries, the Encyclopedia covers the full spectrum of dance—theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Cultural and national overviews are accompanied by entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers. Off-campus use requires password.

Encyclopedia Mythica (Internet)
Mythology, folklore, mysticism, and more. Contains well over 4,000 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world. Some of the mythologies included are: Chinese, Etruscan, Greek, Latvian, Native American, Norse, Persian, and Roman.

Humanities Index 1984-1998
CD-ROM available at CIIS Library The Humanities index provides information in the following areas: art, archaeology and classical studies, dance, drama, film, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology. More than 345 English language periodicals are indexed.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance (Oxford)
This encyclopedia provides 4,300 entries of authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe. In addition to performances in playhouses, it covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions. Entries range from short definitions of terms to lengthy considerations of genres and movements, such as feminism and psychoanalytic criticism. Entries on cities and regions place performance in its local social and political context. Written in accessible language, this encyclopedia brings together an international cast of over 300 specialist contributors. Off-campus use requires password.