Department of Religious Studies

Graduate Resources

Graduate students in Religious Studies have the benefit of a wealth of resources unrivalled by any major research university. In addition to possessing one of the best research libraries in the world, Penn is also home to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the oldest institution of its kind in the United States. The research centers with which members of the department maintain active affilations include the:

African Studies Center
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies
Center for Africana Studies
Center for Ancient Studies
Center for East Asian Studies
Center for Folklore and Ethnography
Center for Research on Women, Gender and Sexuality
Middle East Center
South Asia Center

Students are also able to avail themselves of the resources of nearby institutions through the Pennsylvania Consortium on the Study of Religion, the largest consortium of its kind in the nation.