# Library of Congress Classification/Class B

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) | Philosophy (General) | Philosophy (General) |
| B69-99 | General works | General works | General works |
| B108-5802 | By period Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy | By period Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy | By period Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy |
| B108-708 | | Ancient | Ancient |
| B720-765 | | Medieval | Medieval |
| B770-785 | | Renaissance | Renaissance |
| B790-5802 | | Modern | Modern |
| B808-849 | | | Special topics and schools of philosophy |
| B850-5739 | | | By region or country |
| B5800-5802 | | | By religion |
| BC1-199 | Logic | Logic |
| BC11-39 | History | History |
| BC25-39 | | By period |
| BC60-99 | General works | General works |
| BC171-199 | Special topics | Special topics |
| BD10-701 | Speculative philosophy |
| BD10-41 | General philosophical works |
| BD95-131 | Metaphysics |
| BD143-237 | Epistemology. 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 |
| BF1-990 | Psychology | Psychology |
| BF38-64 | | Philosophy. Relation to other topics |
| BF173-175.5 | | Psychoanalysis |
| BF176-176.5 | | Psychological tests and testing |
| BF180-198.7 | | 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. Menticulture, etc. |
| BF660-685 | | Comparative psychology. Animal and human psychology |
| BF692-692.5 | | Psychology of sex. Sexual behavior |
| BF697-697.5 | | Differential psychology. Individuality. Self |
| BF698-698.9 | | Personality |
| BF699-711 | | Genetic psychology |
| BF712-724.85 | | Developmental psychology Including infant psychology, child psychology, adolescence, adulthood |
| BF725-727 | | Class psychology |
| BF795-839 | | Temperament. Character |
| BF839.8-885 | | Physiognomy. Phrenology |
| BF889-905 | | Graphology. Study of handwriting |
| BF908-940 | | The hand. Palmistry |
| BF1001-1389 | Parapsychology | 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 | Occult sciences |
| BF1444-1486 | | Ghosts. Apparitions. Hauntings |
| BF1501-1562 | | Demonology. Satanism. Possession |
| BF1562.5-1584 | | 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 |
| BH1-301 | Aesthetics | Aesthetics |
| BH81-208 | | History |
| BH301 | | Special topics |
| BJ1-1725 | Ethics | 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 |
| BJ1390-1390.5 | | 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. Professional ethics |
| BJ1801-2195 | Social usages. Etiquette | Social usages. Etiquette |
| BJ2021-2078 | | Etiquette of entertaining |
| BJ2139-2156 | | Etiquette of travel |
| BJ2195 | | Telephone etiquette |
| BL1-2790 | Religions. Mythology. Rationalism | Religions. Mythology. Rationalism | Religions. Mythology. Rationalism | Religions. Mythology. Rationalism |
| BL1-50 | Religion (General) | Religion (General) | Religion (General) | Religion (General) |
| BL51-65 | Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects | Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects | Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects | Philosophy of religion. Psychology of religion. Religion in relation to other subjects |
| BL70-71 | Sacred books (General) | Sacred books (General) | Sacred books (General) | Sacred books (General) |
| BL71.5-73 | Biography | Biography | Biography | Biography |
| BL74-99 | Religions of the world | Religions of the world | Religions of the world | Religions of the world |
| BL175-265 | | Natural theology | Natural theology | Natural theology |
| BL175-190 | | | General | General |
| BL200 | | | Theism | Theism |
| BL205-216 | | | Nature and attributes of Deity | Nature and attributes of Deity |
| BL217 | | | Polytheism | Polytheism |
| BL218 | | | Dualism | Dualism |
| BL220 | | | Pantheism | Pantheism |
| BL221 | | | Monotheism | Monotheism |
| BL224-227 | | | Creation. Theory of the earth | Creation. Theory of the earth |
| BL239-265 | | | Religion and science | Religion and science |
| BL270 | Unity and plurality | Unity and plurality | Unity and plurality | Unity and plurality |
| BL290 | The soul | The soul | The soul | The soul |
| BL300-325 | The myth. Comparative mythology | The myth. Comparative mythology | The myth. Comparative mythology | The myth. Comparative mythology |
| BL350-385 | Classification of religions | Classification of religions | Classification of religions | Classification of religions |
| BL410 | Religions in relation to one another | Religions in relation to one another | Religions in relation to one another | Religions in relation to one another |
| BL425-490 | Religious doctrines (General) | Religious doctrines (General) | Religious doctrines (General) | Religious doctrines (General) |
| BL430 | | | Origins of religion | Origins of religion |
| BL435-457 | | | Nature worship | Nature worship |
| BL458 | | | Women in comparative religion | Women in comparative religion |
| BL460 | | | Sex worship. Phallicism | Sex worship. Phallicism |
| BL465-470 | | | Worship of human beings | Worship of human beings |
| BL473-490 | | | Other | Other |
| BL500-547 | Eschatology | Eschatology | Eschatology | Eschatology |
| BL550-619 | Worship. Cultus | Worship. Cultus | Worship. Cultus | Worship. Cultus |
| BL624-629.5 | Religious life | Religious life | Religious life | Religious life |
| BL630-(632.5) | Religious organization | Religious organization | Religious organization | Religious organization |
| BL660-2680 | History and principles of religions | History and principles of religions | History and principles of religions | History and principles of religions |
| BL660 | | | Indo-European. Aryan | Indo-European. Aryan |
| BL685 | | | Ural-Altaic | Ural-Altaic |
| BL687 | | | Mediterranean region | Mediterranean region |
| BL689-980 | | European. Occidental | European. Occidental | European. Occidental |
| BL700-820 | | | Classical (Etruscan, Greek, Roman) | Classical (Etruscan, Greek, Roman) |
| BL830-875 | | | Germanic and Norse | Germanic and Norse |
| BL900-980 | | | Other European | Other European |
| BL1000-2370 | | Asian. Oriental | Asian. Oriental | Asian. Oriental |
| BL1000-1035 | | | General | General |
| BL1050 | | | Northern and Central Asia | Northern and Central Asia |
| BL1055 | | | Southern and Eastern Asia | Southern and Eastern Asia |
| BL1060 | | | Southwestern Asia. Asia Minor. Levant | Southwestern Asia. Asia Minor. Levant |
| BL1100-1295 | | | Hinduism | Hinduism |
| BL1100-1107.5 | | | | General |
| BL1108.2-1108.7 | | | | Religious education |
| BL1109.2-1109.7 | | | Antiquities. Archaeology. Inscriptions | Antiquities. Archaeology. Inscriptions |
| BL1111-1143.2 | | | Sacred books. Sources | Sacred books. Sources |
| BL1112.2-1137.5 | | | | Vedic texts |
| BL1140.2-1140.4 | | | | Purānas |
| BL1141.2-1142.6 | | | | Tantric texts |
| BL1145-1146 | | | Hindu literature | Hindu literature |
| BL1153.7-1168 | | | By region or country | By region or country |
| BL1212.32-1215 | | | Doctrines. Theology | Doctrines. Theology |
| BL1216-1225 | | | Hindu pantheon. Deities | Hindu pantheon. Deities |
| BL1225.2-1243.58 | | | Religious life | Religious life |
| BL1243.72-1243.78 | | | Monasteries. Temples, etc. | Monasteries. Temples, etc. |
| BL1271.2-1295 | | | Modifications. Sects | Modifications. Sects |
| BL1284.5-1289.592 | | | | Vaishnavism |
| BL1300-1380 | | Jainism | Jainism | Jainism |
| BL1310-1314.2 | | | Sacred books. Sources | Sacred books. Sources |
| BL1315-1317 | | | Jain literature | Jain literature |
| BL1375.3-1375.7 | | | Jaina pantheon. Deities | Jaina pantheon. Deities |
| BL1376-1378.85 | | | Forms of worship | Forms of worship |
| BL1379-1380 | | | Modifications, etc. | Modifications, etc. |
| BL1500-1590 | | Zoroastrianism (Mazdeism). Parseeism | Zoroastrianism (Mazdeism). Parseeism | Zoroastrianism (Mazdeism). Parseeism |
| BL1595 | | Yezidis | Yezidis | Yezidis |
| BL1600-1695 | | Semitic religions | Semitic religions | Semitic religions |
| BL1600-1605 | | | General | General |
| BL1610 | | | Aramean | Aramean |
| BL1615-1616 | | | Sumerian | Sumerian |
| BL1620-1625 | | | Assyro Babylonian | Assyro Babylonian |
| BL1630 | | | Chaldean | Chaldean |
| BL1635 | | | Harranian. Pseudo Sabian | Harranian. Pseudo Sabian |
| BL1640-1645 | | | Syrian. Palestinian. Samaritan | Syrian. Palestinian. Samaritan |
| BL1650 | | | Hebrew For Judaism, see subclass BM | Hebrew For Judaism, see subclass BM |
| BL1660-1665 | | | Phoenician. Carthaginian, etc. | Phoenician. Carthaginian, etc. |
| BL1670-1672 | | | Canaanite | Canaanite |
| BL1675 | | | Moabite. Philistine | Moabite. Philistine |
| BL1680-1685 | | | Arabian (except Islam) | Arabian (except Islam) |
| BL1695 | | | Druses | Druses |
| BL1710 | | Ethiopian | Ethiopian | Ethiopian |
| BL1750-2350 | | By region or country | By region or country | By region or country |
| BL1790-1975 | | | China | China |
| BL1830-1883 | | | | Confucianism |
| BL1899-1942.85 | | | | Taoism |
| BL2000-2032 | | | India | India |
| BL2017-2018.7 | | | | Sikhism |
| BL2195-2228 | | | Japan | Japan |
| BL2216-2227.8 | | | | Shinto |
| BL2230-2240 | | | Korea | Korea |
| BL2390-2490 | African | African | African | African |
| BL2420-2460 | | Egyptian | Egyptian | Egyptian |
| BL2500-2592 | American For American Indians, see classes E-F | American For American Indians, see classes E-F | American For American Indians, see classes E-F | American For American Indians, see classes E-F |
| BL2600-2630 | Pacific Ocean islands. Oceania | Pacific Ocean islands. Oceania | Pacific Ocean islands. Oceania | Pacific Ocean islands. Oceania |
| BL2670 | | Arctic regions |
| BL2700-2790 | Rationalism | Rationalism |
| BP1-610 | Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc. | Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc. | Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc. | Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc. | Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc. |
| BP1-253 | | Islam | Islam | Islam | Islam |
| BP1-68 | | | General | General | General |
| BP42-48 | | | | Study and teaching | Study and teaching |
| BP50-68 | | | | History | History |
| BP70-80 | | | Biography | Biography | Biography |
| BP75-77.75 | | | | Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632 | Muhammad, Prophet, d. 632 |
| BP87-89 | | | Islamic literature | Islamic literature | Islamic literature |
| BP100-(157) | | | Sacred books | Sacred books | Sacred books |
| BP100-134 | | | | Koran | Koran |
| BP128.15-129.83 | | | | | Special parts and chapters |
| BP130-134 | | | | | Works about the Koran |
| BP135-136.9 | | | | Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna | Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna |
| BP137-137.5 | | | | Koranic and other Islamic legends | Koranic and other Islamic legends |
| BP160-165 | | | General works on Islam | General works on Islam | General works on Islam |
| BP165.5 | | | Dogma (‘Aqā’id) | Dogma (‘Aqā’id) | Dogma (‘Aqā’id) |
| BP166-166.94 | | | Theology (Kalām) | Theology (Kalām) | Theology (Kalām) |
| BP167.5 | | | Heresy, heresies, heretics | Heresy, heresies, heretics | Heresy, heresies, heretics |
| BP168 | | | Apostasy from Islam | Apostasy from Islam | Apostasy from Islam |
| BP169 | | | Works against Islam and the Koran | Works against Islam and the Koran | Works against Islam and the Koran |
| BP170 | | | Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics | Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics | Works in defense of Islam. Islamic apologetics |
| BP170.2 | | | Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc. | Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc. | Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc. |
| BP170.3-170.5 | | | Missionary work of Islam | Missionary work of Islam | Missionary work of Islam |
| BP171-173 | | | Relation of Islam to other religions | Relation of Islam to other religions | Relation of Islam to other religions |
| BP173.25-173.45 | | | Islamic sociology | Islamic sociology | Islamic sociology |
| BP174-190 | | | The practice of Islam | The practice of Islam | The practice of Islam |
| BP176-181 | | | | The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam | The five duties of a Moslem. Pillars of Islam |
| BP182 | | | | Jihad (Holy War) | Jihad (Holy War) |
| BP184-184.9 | | | | Religious ceremonies, rites, etc. | Religious ceremonies, rites, etc. |
| BP186-186.97 | | | | Special days and seasons, fasts, feasts, festivals, etc. Relics | Special days and seasons, fasts, feasts, festivals, etc. Relics |
| BP187-187.9 | | | | Shrines, sacred places, etc. | Shrines, sacred places, etc. |
| BP188-190 | | | | Islamic religious life | Islamic religious life |
| BP188.2-188.3 | | | | | Devotional literature |
| BP188.45-189.65 | | | | | Sufism. Mysticism. Dervishes |
| BP189.68-189.7 | | | | | Monasticism |
| BP191-253 | | | Branches, sects, etc. | Branches, sects, etc. | Branches, sects, etc. |
| BP192-194.9 | | | | Shiites | Shiites |
| BP221-223 | | | | Black Muslims | Black Muslims |
| BP232 | | | | Moorish Science Temple of America | Moorish Science Temple of America |
| BP251-253 | | | | Nurculuk | Nurculuk |
| BP300-395 | Bahai Faith | Bahai Faith | Bahai Faith | Bahai Faith | Bahai Faith |
| BP500-585 | Theosophy | Theosophy | Theosophy | Theosophy | Theosophy |
| BP595-597 | Anthroposophy | Anthroposophy | Anthroposophy | Anthroposophy | Anthroposophy |
| BP600-610 | Other beliefs and movements | Other beliefs and movements | Other beliefs and movements | Other beliefs and movements | Other beliefs and movements |
| BQ1-9800 | Buddhism | Buddhism | Buddhism |
| BQ1-10 | Periodicals. Yearbooks (General) | Periodicals. Yearbooks (General) | Periodicals. Yearbooks (General) |
| BQ12-93 | Societies, councils, associations, clubs, etc. | Societies, councils, associations, clubs, etc. | Societies, councils, associations, clubs, etc. |
| BQ96-99 | Financial institutions. Trusts | Financial institutions. Trusts | Financial institutions. Trusts |
| BQ100-102 | Congresses. Conferences (General) | Congresses. Conferences (General) | Congresses. Conferences (General) |
| BQ104-105 | Directories (General) | Directories (General) | Directories (General) |
| BQ107-109 | Museums. Exhibitions | Museums. Exhibitions | Museums. Exhibitions |
| BQ115-126 | General collections. Collected works | General collections. Collected works | General collections. Collected works |
| BQ128 | Encyclopedias (General) | Encyclopedias (General) | Encyclopedias (General) |
| BQ130 | Dictionaries (General) | Dictionaries (General) | Dictionaries (General) |
| BQ133 | Terminology | Terminology | Terminology |
| BQ135 | Questions and answers. Maxims (General) | Questions and answers. Maxims (General) | Questions and answers. Maxims (General) |
| BQ141-209 | Religious education (General) | Religious education (General) | Religious education (General) |
| BQ210-219 | Research | Research | Research |
| BQ221-249 | Antiquities. Archaeology | Antiquities. Archaeology | Antiquities. Archaeology |
| BQ240-244 | | Literary discoveries | Literary discoveries |
| BQ246-249 | | Inscriptions, etc. | Inscriptions, etc. |
| BQ251-799 | History | History | History |
| BQ800-829 | Persecutions | Persecutions | Persecutions |
| BQ840-999 | Biography | Biography | Biography |
| BQ840-858 | | Collective | Collective |
| BQ860-999 | | Individual | Individual |
| BQ860-939 | | | Gautama Buddha |
| BQ940-999 | | | Other |
| BQ1001-1045 | Buddhist literature | Buddhist literature | Buddhist literature |
| BQ1100-3340 | Tripitaka (Canonical literature) | Tripitaka (Canonical literature) | Tripitaka (Canonical literature) |
| BQ4000-4060 | General works | General works | General works |
| BQ4061-4570 | Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism | Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism | Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism |
| BQ4180-4565 | | Special doctrines | Special doctrines |
| BQ4570 | | Special topics and relations to special subjects | Special topics and relations to special subjects |
| BQ4600-4610 | Relation to other religious and philosophical systems | Relation to other religious and philosophical systems | Relation to other religious and philosophical systems |
| BQ4620-4905 | Buddhist pantheon | Buddhist pantheon | Buddhist pantheon |
| BQ4911-5720 | Practice of Buddhism. Forms of worship | Practice of Buddhism. Forms of worship | Practice of Buddhism. Forms of worship |
| BQ4965-5030 | | Ceremonies and rites. Ceremonial rules | Ceremonies and rites. Ceremonial rules |
| BQ5035-5065 | | Hymns. Chants. Recitations | Hymns. Chants. Recitations |
| BQ5070-5075 | | Altar, liturgical objects, ornaments, memorials, etc. | Altar, liturgical objects, ornaments, memorials, etc. |
| BQ5080-5085 | | Vestments, altar cloths, etc. | Vestments, altar cloths, etc. |
| BQ5090-5095 | | Liturgical functions | Liturgical functions |
| BQ5100-5125 | | Symbols and symbolism | Symbols and symbolism |
| BQ5130-5137 | | Temple. Temple organization | Temple. Temple organization |
| BQ5140-5355 | | Buddhist ministry. Priesthood. Organization | Buddhist ministry. Priesthood. Organization |
| BQ5251-5305 | | | Education and training |
| BQ5310-5350 | | | Preaching |
| BQ5360-5680 | | Religious life | Religious life |
| BQ5485-5530 | | | Precepts for laymen |
| BQ5535-5594 | | | Devotional literature. Meditations. Prayers |
| BQ5595-5633 | | | Devotion. Meditation. Prayer |
| BQ5635-5675 | | | Spiritual life. Mysticism. Englightenment. Perfection |
| BQ5700-5720 | | Festivals. Days and seasons | Festivals. Days and seasons |
| BQ5725-5845 | Folklore | Folklore | Folklore |
| BQ5821-5845 | | Miracle literature | Miracle literature |
| BQ5851-5899 | Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc. | Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc. | Benevolent work. Social work. Welfare work, etc. |
| BQ5901-5975 | Missionary work | Missionary work | Missionary work |
| BQ6001-6160 | Monasticism and monastic life Samgha (Order) | Monasticism and monastic life Samgha (Order) | Monasticism and monastic life Samgha (Order) |
| BQ6200-6240 | Asceticism. Hermits. Wayfaring life | Asceticism. Hermits. Wayfaring life | Asceticism. Hermits. Wayfaring life |
| BQ6300-6388 | Monasteries. Temples. Shrines. Sites | Monasteries. Temples. Shrines. Sites | Monasteries. Temples. Shrines. Sites |
| BQ6400-6495 | Pilgrims and pilgrimages | Pilgrims and pilgrimages | Pilgrims and pilgrimages |
| BQ7001-9800 | Modifications, schools, etc. | Modifications, schools, etc. | Modifications, schools, etc. |
| BQ7100-7285 | | Theravāda (Hinayana) Buddhism | Theravāda (Hinayana) Buddhism |
| BQ7300-7529 | | Mahayana Buddhism | Mahayana Buddhism |
| BQ7530-7950 | | Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism) | Tibetan Buddhism (Lamaism) |
| BQ7960-7989 | | Bonpo (Sect) | Bonpo (Sect) |
| BQ8000-9800 | | Special modifications, sects, etc. | Special modifications, sects, etc. |
| BQ8500-8769 | | | Pure Land Buddhism |
| BQ8900-9099 | | | Tantric Buddhism |
| BQ9250-9519 | | | Zen Buddhism |