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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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INDEX
A - General Works
B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
C - Auxiliary Sciences of History
D - History: General & Outside the Americas
E - History: United States
F - History: United States Local & America
G - Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
H - Social Sciences
J - Political Science
K - Law
L - Education
M - Music
N - Fine Arts
P - Language and Literature
Q - Science
R - Medicine
S - Agriculture
T - Technology
U - Military Science
V - Naval Science
Z - Library Science & Information Resources

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