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PHL210 Bailey

Research Guide for Martha Bailey's Philosophy of Religion class.

What are primary sources?

Primary sources are uninterpreted, original, or new materials. 

Examples include:

  • Original documents* (manuscript, poem, correspondence, letters)
  • Speech
  • Data from a study
  • Autobiography
  • Peer-reviewed journal article that report new findings
  • Interview
  • Artwork, music, play, movie

* Many primary sources are presented as books – but they are reprints of the original documents!

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