CLASS B - Library of Congress

1 Library OF Congress CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE CLASS B - PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION (Click each subclass for details) Subclass B Philosophy (General) Subclass BC Logic Subclass BD Speculative philosophy Subclass BF Psychology Subclass BH Aesthetics Subclass BJ Ethics Subclass BL Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Subclass BM Judaism Subclass BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. Subclass BQ Buddhism Subclass BR Christianity Subclass BS The Bible Subclass BT Doctrinal Theology Subclass BV Practical Theology Subclass BX Christian Denominations Subclass B B1-5802 Philosophy (General) B69-99 General works B108-5802 By period Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy B108-708 Ancient B720-765 Medieval B770-785 Renaissance B790-5802 Modern B808-849 Special topics and schools of philosophy B850-5739 By region or country B5800-5802 By religion Subclass BC BC1-199 Logic BC11-39 History BC25-39 By period BC60-99 General works BC171-199 Special topics Subclass BD BD10-701 Speculative philosophy BD10-41 General philosophical works BD95-131 Metaphysics BD143-237 Epistemology.

2 Theory of knowledge BD240-260 Methodology BD300-450 Ontology Including being, the soul, life, death BD493-701 Cosmology Including teleology, space and time, structure of matter, plurality of worlds Subclass BF BF1-990 Psychology BF38-64 Philosophy. Relation to other topics Psychoanalysis Psychological tests and testing Experimental psychology BF203 Gestalt psychology BF207-209 Psychotropic drugs and other substances BF231-299 Sensation. Aesthesiology BF309-499 Consciousness. Cognition Including learning, attention, comprehension, memory, imagination, genius, intelligence, thought and thinking, psycholinguistics, mental fatigue BF501-505 Motivation BF511-593 Affection. Feeling. Emotion BF608-635 Will. Volition. Choice. Control BF636-637 Applied psychology BF638-648 New Thought.

3 Menticulture, etc. BF660-685 Comparative psychology. Animal and human psychology Psychology of sex. Sexual behavior Differential psychology. Individuality. Self Personality BF699-711 Genetic psychology Developmental psychology Including infant psychology, child psychology, adolescence, adulthood BF725-727 CLASS psychology BF795-839 Temperament. Character Physiognomy. Phrenology BF889-905 Graphology. Study of handwriting BF908-940 The hand. Palmistry BF1001-1389 Parapsychology BF1001-1045 Psychic research. Psychology of the conscious BF1048-1108 Hallucinations. Sleep. Dreaming. Visions BF1111-1156 Hypnotism. Suggestion. Mesmerism. Subliminal projection BF1161-1171 Telepathy. Mind reading. Thought transference BF1228-1389 Spiritualism Including mediumship, spirit messages, clairvoyance BF1404-2055 Occult sciences BF1444-1486 Ghosts.

4 Apparitions. Hauntings BF1501-1562 Demonology. Satanism. Possession Witchcraft BF1585-1623 Magic. Hermetics. Necromancy BF1651-1729 Astrology BF1745-1779 Oracles. Sibyls. Divinations BF1783-1815 Seers. Prophets. Prophecies BF1845-1891 Fortune-telling BF2050-2055 Human-alien encounters. Contact between humans and extraterrestrials Subclass BH BH1-301 Aesthetics BH81-208 History BH301 Special topics Subclass BJ BJ1-1725 Ethics BJ71-1185 History and general works Including individual ethical philosophers BJ1188-1295 Religious ethics BJ1298-1335 Evolutionary and genetic ethics BJ1365-1385 Positivist ethics BJ1388 Socialist ethics Communist ethics BJ1392 Totalitarian ethics BJ1395 Feminist ethics BJ1518-1697 Individual ethics. Character. Virtue Including practical and applied ethics, conduct of life, vices, success, ethics for children BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc.

5 Professional ethics BJ1801-2195 Social usages. Etiquette BJ2021-2078 Etiquette of entertaining BJ2139-2156 Etiquette of travel BJ2195 Telephone etiquette Subclass BL BL1-2790 Religions. Mythology. Rationalism BL1-50 Religion (General) BL51-65 Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects BL70-71 Sacred books (General) Biography BL74-99 Religions of the world BL175-265 Natural theology BL175-190 General BL200 Theism BL205-216 Nature and attributes of Deity BL217 Polytheism BL218 Dualism BL220 Pantheism BL221 Monotheism BL224-227 Creation. Theory of the earth BL239-265 Religion and science BL270 Unity and plurality BL290 The soul BL300-325 The myth. Comparative mythology BL350-385 Classification of religions BL410 Religions in relation to one another BL425-490 Religious doctrines (General) BL430 Origins of religion BL435-457 Nature worship BL458 Women in comparative religion BL460 Sex worship.

6 Phallicism BL465-470 Worship of human beings BL473-490 Other BL500-547 Eschatology BL550-619 Worship. Cultus Religious life BL630-( ) Religious organization BL660-2680 History and principles of religions BL660 Indo-European. Aryan BL685 Ural-Altaic BL687 Mediterranean region BL689-980 European. Occidental BL700-820 Classical (Etruscan, Greek, Roman) BL830-875 Germanic and Norse BL900-980 Other European BL1000-2370 Asian. Oriental BL1000-1035 General BL1050 Northern and Central Asia BL1055 Southern and Eastern Asia BL1060 Southwestern Asia. Asia Minor. Levant BL1100-1295 Hinduism General Religious education BL1145-1146 BL1216-1225 BL1300-1380 BL1315-1317 BL1379-1380 BL1500-1590 BL1595 BL1600-1695 BL1600-1605 BL1610 BL1615-1616 BL1620-1625 BL1630 BL1635 BL1640-1645 BL1650 BL1660-1665 BL1670-1672 BL1675 BL1680-1685 BL1695 BL1710 BL1750-2350 BL1790-1975 BL1830-1883 BL2000-2032 BL2195-2228 BL2230-2240 BL2390-2490 BL2420-2460 BL2500-2592 BL2600-2630 Antiquities.

7 Archaeology. Inscriptions Sacred books. Sources Vedic texts Pur nas . Tantric texts Hindu literature By region or country Doctrines. Theology Hindu pantheon. Deities Religious life Monasteries. Temples, etc. Modifications. Sects Vaishnavism Jainism Sacred books. Sources Jain literature Jaina pantheon. Deities Forms of worship Modifications, etc. Zoroastrianism (Mazdeism). Parseeism Yezidis Semitic religions General Aramean Sumerian Assyro-Babylonian Chaldean Harranian. Pseudo-Sabian Syrian. Palestinian. Samaritan Hebrew For Judaism, see subclass BM Phoenician. Carthaginian, etc. Canaanite Moabite. Philistine Arabian (except Islam) Druses Ethiopian By region or country China Confucianism Taoism India Sikhism Japan Shinto Korea African Egyptian American For American Indians, see classes E-F Pacific Ocean islands.

8 Oceania BL2670 Arctic regions BL2700-2790 Rationalism Subclass BM BM1-990 Judaism BM1-449 General BM70-135 Study and teaching BM150-449 History BM201-449 By region or country Pre-Talmudic Jewish literature (non-Biblical) BM495-532 Sources of Jewish religion. Rabbinical literature BM497-509 Talmudic literature Mishnah Palestinian Talmud Babylonian Talmud Baraita Tosefta BM510-518 Midrash Halacha BM525-526 Cabala BM529 Jewish tradition BM534-538 Relation of Judaism to special subject fields BM534-536 Religions BM545-582 Principles of Judaism (General) Controversial works against the Jews BM590-591 Jewish works against Christianity and Islam BM600-645 Dogmatic Judaism BM646 Heresy, heresies BM648 Apologetics BM650-747 Practical Judaism Priests, rabbis, etc.

9 Congregations. Synagogues The tabernacle. The temple BM656-657 Forms of worship BM660-679 Liturgy and ritual BM690-695 Festivals and fasts BM700-720 Rites and customs BM723-729 Jewish way of life. Spiritual life. Mysticism. Personal religion. Moral theology BM730-747 Preaching. Homiletics BM750-755 Biography BM900-990 Samaritans Subclass BP BP1-610 Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc. BP1-253 Islam BP1-68 General BP42-48 Study and teaching BP50-68 History BP70-80 Biography Muh . ammad, Prophet, d. 632 BP87-89 Islamic literature BP100-(157) Sacred books BP100-134 Koran Special parts and chapters BP130-134 Works about the Koran Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna Koranic and other Islamic legends BP160-165 General works on Islam Dogma ( Aq~ id) Theology (Kal~m) Heresy, heresies, heretics BP168 Apostasy from Islam BP169 Works against Islam and the Koran BP170 Works in defense of Islam.

10 Islamic apologetics Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc. Missionary work of Islam BP171-173 Relation of Islam to other religions Islamic sociology BP174-190 The practice of Islam BP176-181 The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam BP182 Jihad (Holy War) Religious ceremonies, rites, etc. Special days and seasons, fasts, feasts, festivals, etc. Relics Shrines, sacred places, etc. BP188-190 Islamic religious life Devotional literature Sufism. Mysticism. Dervishes Monasticism BP191-253 Branches, sects, etc. Shiites BP221-223 Black Muslims BP232 Moorish Science Temple of America BP251-253 Nurculuk BP300-395 Bahai Faith BP500-585 Theosophy BP595-597 Anthroposophy BP600-610 Other beliefs and movements Subclass BQ BQ1-9800 Buddhism BQ1-10 Periodicals. Yearbooks (General) BQ12-93 Societies, councils, associations, clubs, etc.