Library of Congress Classification System

B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

 

B Philosophy (General).
BC Logic.
BD Speculative Philosophy.
BF Psychology, Parapsychology, Occult Sciences.
BH Aesthetics.
BJ Ethics. Social Usages. Etiquette.
BL Religion.
BM Judaism.
BP Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy.
BQ Buddhism.
BR Christianity.
BS The Bible.
BT Doctrinal Theology.
BV Practical Theology.
BX Christian Denominations.

 

B 1-5739 Philosophy (General).
  108-708 Ancient
  720-765 Medieval
  770-785 Renaissance
  790-5739 Modern
  850-5739 By Region or Country
BC 1-199 Logic.
BD 10-701 Speculative Philosophy.
  10-41 General Philosophical Works
  95-131 Metaphysics
  143-236 Epistemology, Theory of Knowledge
  240-260 Methodology
  300-450 Ontology (including the soul, life, death)
  493-701 Cosmology (including teleology, space and time, structure of matter, plurality of worlds)
BF 1-1999 Psychology, Parapsychology, Occult Sciences.
  1-940 Psychology
  173-175 Psychoanalysis
  176 Psychological Tests and Testing
  180-205 Experimental Psychology
  207-209 Psychotropic Drugs
  231-299 Sensation, Aesthiology
  309-499 Consciousness, Cognition, Perception, Intuition (including learning, attention, comprehension, memory, imagination, genius, intelligence, thought and thinking, mental fatigue)
  501-504.3 Motivation
  511-593 Emotion, Feeling, Affection
  608-635 Will, Choice, Volition
  636-637 Applied Psychology
  660-685 Comparative Psychology
  698-698.9 Personality
  699-711 Genetic Psychology
  712-724.85 Developmental Psychology
  721-723 Child Psychology
  795-839.5 Temperament, Character (Ethology)
  839.8-861 Physiognomy
  866-885 Phrenology
  889-905 Graphology
  908-940 The Hand, Palmistry
  1001-1389 Parapsychology
  1048-1108 Hallucinations, Sleep, Dreaming, Visions
  1111-1156 Hypnotism, Suggestion, Mesmerism, Subliminal Projection
  1161-1171 Telepathy, Mind Reading, Thought Transference
  1228-1389 Spiritualism (including mediumship, spirit messages, clairvoyance)
  1404-1999 Occult Sciences
  1445-1486 Ghosts, Apparitions, Haunting
  1501-1562 Demonology, Satanism, Possession
  1562.5-1584 Witchcraft
  1585-1623 Magic, Hermetics, Necromancy
  1651-1729 Astrology
  1745-1779 Oracles, Divinations
  1783-1815 Seers, Prophets, Prophecies
  1845-1891 Fortune-Telling
BH 1-301 Aesthetics.
BJ 1-2195 Ethics. Social Usages. Etiquette.
  71-1185 History and Systems (including individual ethical philosophers)
  1188-1295 Religious Ethics
  1518-1697 Individual Ethics, Character, Virtue (including practical and applied ethics, conduct of life, success)
  1725 Ethics of Social Groups, Classes, etc., Professional Ethics
  1801-2195 Social Usages, Etiquette
BL 1-2790 Religions, Mythology, Rationalism
  1-50 Religion (General)
  51-65 Religion in Relation to Special Subjects
  70-71 Sacred Books (General)
  71.5-72 Biography
  74-98 Religions of the World
  175-290 Natural Theology
  175-190 General
  200 Theism
  205-215 Nature and Attributes of Deity
  217 Polytheism
  218 Dualism
  220 Pantheism
  221 Monotheism
  224-226 Creation, Theory of the Earth
  239-265 Religion and Science
  270 Unity and Plurality
  290 The Soul
  300-325 The Myth, Comparative Mythology
  350-385 Classification of Religions
  410 Religions in Relation to One Another
  425-490 Religious Doctrines (General)
  430 Origins of Religion
  435-457 Nature Worship
  458 Women in Comparative Religion
  460 Sex Worship, Phallicism
  465-470 Worship of Human Beings
  473-490 Other
  500-547 Eschatology
  500-619 Worship, Cults
  624-627 Religious Life
  630-632.5 Religious Organization
  660-2670 History and Principles of Religions
  660 Indo-European, Aryan
  685 Ural-Altaic
  687 Mediterranean Region
  690-980 European, Occidental
  700-820 Classical (Etruscan, Greek, Roman)
  830-875 Germanic and Norse
  900-980 Other European
  1000-2370 Asian, Oriental
  1000-1035 General
  1050-1060 By Region
  1100-1295 Hinduism
  1100-1107.5 General
  1108.2-1108.7 Religious Education
  1109.2-1109.7 Antiquities
  1111-1143.2 Sacred Books, Sources
  1112.2-1137.5 Vedic Texts
  1140.2-1140.4 Puranas
  1141.2-1142.6 Tantric Texts
  1145-1146 Hindu Literature
  1150-1168 By Religion or Country
  1212.32-1212.56 Doctrines, Theology
  1216-1225 Hindu Pantheon, Deities
  1225.2-1243.58 Religious Life
  1243.72-1243.78 Monasteries, Temples, etc/
  1271.2-1295 Modifications, Sects
  1284.5-1288.8 Vaishnavism
  1300-1380 Jainism
  1310-1314.2 Sacred Books, Source
  1315-1317 Jain Literature
  1376-1378.85 Forms of Worship
  1379-1380 Modifications, etc.
  1500-1590 Zoroastrianism (Mazdeism), Parseeism
  1595 Yezidis
  1600-1695 Semitic
  1600-1605 General
  1610 Aramean
  1615-1616 Sumerian
  1620-1625 Assyro-Babylonian
  1630 Chaldean
  1635 Harranian, Pseudo-Sabian
  1640 Syrian, Palestinian, Samaritan
  1650 Hebrew. Judaism, see BM
  1660-1665 Phoenician, Carthaginian, etc.
  1670-1672 Canaanite
  1675 Moabite, Philistine
  1680-1685 Arabian (except Islam, see BP
  1695 Druses
  1710 Ethiopian
  1750-2350 By Region or Country
  1800-1975 China
  1830-1882 Confucianism
  1899-1942 Taoism
  2000-2032 India
  2017-2018.7 Sikhism
  2200-2228 Japan
  2216-2227.8 Shintoism
  2230-2240 Korea
  2400-2490 African
  2420-2460 Egyptian
  2500-2592 American. American Indians, see E and F
  2600-2630 Oceania
  2690 Arctic Regions
  2700-2790 Rationalism
BM 1-990 Judaism
  1-449 General
  70-135 Study and Teaching
  150-449 History
  201-449 By Region or Country
  480-488.5 Pre-Talmudic Jewish Literature
  487-488.5 Dead Sea Scrolls
  495-532 Sources of Jewish Religion, Rabbinical Literature
  497-509 Talmudic Literature
  497-497.8 Mishnah
  498 Palestinian Talmud
  499-504.7 Babylonian Talmud
  507-507.5 Baraita
  508-508.5 Tosefta
  510-518 Midrash
  520-523.7 Halacha
  525 Cabala
  529 Jewish Tradition
  534-538 Relation of Judaism to Special Subject Fields
  545-582 Principles of Judaism (General)
  585-585.2 Controversial Works Against the Jews
  590-591 Jewish Works Against Christianity and Islam
  600-645 Dogmatic Judaism
  646 Heresy, Heresies
  648 Apologetics
  650-747 Practical Judaism
  651-652.7 Rabbis, Priests, etc.
  653-653.7 Congregations, Synagogues
  654-655.6 The Tabernacle, The Temple
  656-657 Forms of Worship
  660-679 Liturgy and Ritual
  690-695 Festivals and Fasts
  700-720 Rites and Customs
  723-729 Jewish Way of Life, Spiritual Life, Personal Religion
  730-747 Preaching, Homiletics
  750-755 Biography
  900-990 Samaritans
BP 1-610 Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy.
  1-253 Islam
  1-68 General
  42-48 Study and Teaching
  50-68 History
  70-80 Biography
  75-77.75 Mohammad
  87-89 Islamic Literature
  100-137.5 Sacred Books
  100-134 Koran
  128.15-129.83 Special Parts and Chapters
  130-134 Works About the Koran
  135-136.9 Hadith Literature, Traditions, Sunna
  137-137.5 Koranic and Other Islamic Legends
  160-165 General Works on Islam
  165.5 Dogma ('Aqa'id)
  166-166.94 Theology (Kalam)
  167.5 Heresy, Heresies
  168 Apostasy from Islam
  169 Works Against Islam and the Koran
  170 Works in Defense of Islam, Islamic Apologetics
  170.2 Benevolent Work, Social Work, Welfare Work, etc.
  170.3-170.5 Missionary Work of Islam
  171-173 Relation of Islam to Other Religions
  173.25-173.45 Islamic Sociology
  174-190 The Practice of Islam
  176-181 The Five Duties of a Moslem
  182 Jihad (Holy War)
  184-184.9 Religious Ceremonies, Rites, etc.
  186-186.97 Special Days and Seasons, Fasts, Feasts, Festivals, etc.
  187-187.9 Shrines, Sacred Places, etc.
  188-190 Islamic Religious Life
  188.2-188.3 Devotional Literature
  188.45-189.65 Sufism, Mysticism, Dervishes
  189.68-189.7 Monasticism
  191-253 Branches, Sects, and Modifications
  192-194.9 Shiites
  221-223 Black Muslims
  231-233 Moorish Science Temple of America
  251-253 Nurculuk
  300-395 Bahaism
  500-585 Theosophy
  595-597 Anthroposophy
  600-610 Other Beliefs and Movements
BQ 1-9800 Buddhism.
  251-799 History
  840-999 Biography
  860-939 Gautama Buddha
  1001-1045 Buddhist Literature
  1100-3340 Tripitaka (Canonical Literature)
  4061-4570 Doctrinal and Systematics Buddhism
  4620-4890 Buddhist Pantheon
  4911-5720 Practice of Buddhism, Forms of Worship
  5851-5899 Benevolent Work
  5901-5975 Missionary Work
  6001-6388 Monasticism
  7001-9800 Modifications, Schools, etc.
BR 1-1725 Christianity.
  60-67 Early Christian Literature, Fathers of the Church
  140-1500 History
  1690-1725 Biography
BS 1-2970 The Bible.
  410-780 Works about The Bible
  701-1830 Old Testament
  1901-2970 New Testament
BT 10-1480 Doctrinal Theology.
  19-30 Doctrine and Dogma
  98-180 God
  119-123 Holy Spirit, The Paraclete
  198-590 Christology
  595-685 Mary, Mother of Jesus, Mariology
  695-748 Creation
  750-810.2 Salvation
  819-891 Eschatology (Death, Resurrection, Judgment, Immortality, etc.)
  899-950 Future Life
  1095-1255 Apologetics, Evidences of Christianity
  1313-1480 History of Specific Doctrines and Movements
BV 1-5099 Practical Theology
  5-530 Worship (Public and Private)
  590-1652 Ecclesiastical Theology
  2000-3705 Missions
  3750-3799 Evangelism, Revivals
  4000-4470 Pastoral Theology
  4485-5099 Practical Religion, The Christian Life
BX 1-9999 Christian Denominations.
  1-9.5 Church Unity, Ecumenical Movement
  100-189 Eastern Churches
  200-754 Orthodox Eastern Church
  800-4795 Roman Catholic Church
  4800-9999 Protestantism

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