Liturgical Studies: Tertiary Sources

Tertiary sources present summaries of or introductions to the current state of research on a topic, summarize or condense information from primary and secondary sources, or provide a list of primary and secondary sources of more extensive information.

Examples of tertiary sources

• Almanacs - Good place to check for brief factual information and lists.
• Databases and indexes - These are key sources to check for articles on your topic.  They can cover many subjects (Expanded Academic) or subject-specific (Social Work Abstracts.)
• Dictionaries - Use these for definitions or summaries of terms, ideas, etc.  Dictionaries can be general (American Heritage, Webster's) or subject-specific (Dictionary of American History.)
• Directories - Good for quick lookups for company addresses, phone numbers, etc.
• Encyclopedias - Encyclopedia articles can provide an introduction to a topic, or a summary of key points. Encyclopedias can be general (Encyclopedia Britannica) or subject-specific (Encyclopedia of Social Work.)
• Popular magazine or newspaper articles 
• Textbooks 
• Web sites of general interest.

Dictionaries

Day, Peter D.  The liturgical dictionary of Eastern Christianity.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1993.

Dictionnaire d'archeologie chretienne et de liturgie.  Ed. Fernand Cabrol.  Paris: Letouzey et Ane, 1907 - 1953.

Dictionnaire encyclopedique de la liturgie.  Ed. Domenico Sartore, Achille M. Triacca.  Brepols/Montreal: Sciences et culture, 1992 - .

Dictionnaire pratique de liturgie romaine.  Ed. Robert Lesage.  Paris: Bonne Presse, 1952.

Hoffmann, Alexius.  Liturgical dictionary.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1928.

Lang, Jovian.  Dictionary of the liturgy.  New York, NY: Catholic Book Club, 1989.

Lercaro, Giacomo.  A small liturgical dictionary.  Ed. J. B. O'Connell.  London: Burns & Oates, 1959.

Pfatteicher, Philip.  A dictionary of liturgical terms.  Trinity Press International, 1991.

Smolarski, Dennis.  Liturgical literacy.  New York/Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1990.

Stake, Donald Wilson.  The ABCs of worship: a concise dictionary.  Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1992.

New dictionary of the liturgy.  English ed. edited by Lancelot Sheppard.  Staten Island, NY: Alba House, 1967.

The new dictionary of sacramental worship.  Ed. Peter E. Fink.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1990.

The new Westminster dictionary of liturgy and worship.  Ed. J. G. Davies.  Philadelphia, PA: Westminster Press, 1986.

Worship music: a concise dictionary.  Ed. Edward Foley.   Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000.

Databases and Indexes

There is an index based on a card catalogue system at the Monastery of Mont Cesar in Belgium.

Encyclopedias

Textbooks

Chupungco, Anscar.  Handbook for Liturgical Studies.  4 vols. [of a projected 5].  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1997 - 2000.

Crichton, J. D.  Christian Celebration: The Mass, The Sacraments, The Prayer of the Church.  London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1981.

Jones, Cheslyn, et al.  The Study of Liturgy.  Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Martimort, Aimé Georges.  The Church at Prayer.  4 vols.  Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1985 - 1987.

Martos, Joseph.  Doors to the Sacred: A Historical Introduction to Sacraments in the Catholic Church.  Rev. and updated ed.  Ligouri, MO: Ligouri/Triumph, 2001.  ISBN 0-7648-0718-8.

Wegman, Herman.  Christian Worship in East and West.  New York, NY: Pueblo, 1985.

White, James F.  A Brief History of Christian Worship.  Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1993.  ISBN 0-687-03414-0

White, James F.  Introduction to Christian Worship.  3rd ed.  Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2000.  ISBN 0-687-09109-8.

White, James F.  The Sacraments in Protestant Practice and Faith.  Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1999.  ISBN 0-687-03402-7.

Websites

Liturgy Resources for Catholic Educators: website

The Order of St. Benedict: Liturgy website

The Catholic Liturgical Library: website

Digital Liturgy: website