Library of Congress Classification System
B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
| 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, Hauntings | |
| 1501-1562 | Demonology, Satanism, Possession | |
| 1562.5-1584 | Witchcraft | |
| 1585-1623 | Magic, Hermetics, Necromany | |
| 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 | Phenician, Cathaginian, etc. | |
| 1670-1672 | Canaanite | |
| 1675 | Moabite, Philistine | |
| 1680-1685 | Arabian (except Islam, see BP | |
| 1695 | Druses | |
| 1710 | Eithiopian | |
| 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 | 70-135 | |
| 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 ond 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, Homilitics | |
| 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 Apolpgetics | |
| 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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