C. Individual Degree Programme in Science of Religion

1. Introduction to Science of Religion

1.1. Introduction to History of Religion

• 010082 VO 3 ECTS Introduction to the History of Religions (main focus: Islam)
  Figl, Mo 18:15-19:45 (10×), Mo 10.06. 18:15-20:30

1.2. Introduction to Comparative Systematic Science of Religion

1.3. Proseminar: Basics of Science of Religion

1.4. Study of Written Sources

• 010001 VO 3 ECTS Introduction to the New Testament
  Stowasser, Mo 10:15-12:00 (6×), Th 12:15-14:00 (7×)
• 010002 VO 3 ECTS General Introduction to the Old Testament
  Siquans, Tu 10:15-12:00 (7×), Tu 14:15-16:00 (7×)
• 010024 VO 3 ECTS Exegesis of the New Testament: Letters to the Colossians and Ephesians
  Kühschelm, Th 10:15-12:00 (13×)
• 010066 VU 5 ECTS Introduction to the Scientific Study of Religious Scripture
  Winter, We 18:30-20:00 (14×), Sa 25.05. 09:00-17:00, Sa 08.06. 09:00-13:00

1.5. Reading Theological Texts

• 010018 PS 3 ECTS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
  Gr. 1 Perintfalvi, Th 12:30-14:00 (12×), Th 16.05. 13:00-14:30
  Gr. 2 Longayo Pongombo, Th 18:15-19:45 (13×)
• 010031 UE 1 ECTS Reading Course on Theological Key Terms of the Patristic Theology
  Moga, Tu 14:15-16:00 (7×)
• 010115 BA 4 ECTS Apocryphal Gospels
  Kühschelm, Th 15:00-16:45 (13×)
• 140021 PS 5 ECTS Mahabharata and Ramayana - Introduction to the Sanskrit Epics and Epic Studies
  Leitan, Tu 14:15-15:45 (14×)

1.6. Methodology, 2nd Stage of the Degree Programme

• 010062 SE 5 ECTS SE: Current Research Approaches in Studies of Religions
  Baier, We 06.03. 12:00-13:30, Th 09:15-11:00 (13×)
• 010065 SE 5 ECTS New Skin for the Old Mythology - Mythological Motifs in Fairy-Tales, Folklore and Popular Culture
  Hödl, We 10:15-12:00 (14×)
• 010078 UE+EX 8 ECTS Archaeology in the Land of Moab - Excavation and Survey in the Wadi ath -Thamad Project
  Weigl
• 010118 DS 4 ECTS Qualitative- empirical research in theological context: introduction
  Wieser, Th 07.03. 14:30-16:00, Th 12:30-16:00 (5×)
• 140106 PS 5 ECTS [ en ] Theory and Methods of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
  Forgues, Mo 11:45-13:15 (13×)
• 240118 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Reading French Anthropology of Religion: a Critical Presentation, from Durkheim to Bourdieu (P4) - (with an Italian counterpoint)
  Dianteill, Mo 13:15-14:45 (2×), Tu 13:15-14:45 (2×), Th 02.05. 13:15-14:45, Fr 13:15-14:45 (2×), We 08.05. 13:15-14:45
• 010113 FS 6 ECTS Elementary Education in the view of religious Plurality
  Jäggle, Tu 05.03. 14:30-16:00, Tu 14:30-17:00 (9×)

2. History of Religion

2.1. Contemporary Religions

• 010022 VO 3 ECTS Introduction to Buddhism
  Baier, Mo 12:15-14:00 (12×)
• 010063 VO 3 ECTS Lecture on Key Issues in History of Religion
  Baier, We 14:15-16:00 (14×)
• 010073 VO 3 ECTS The Oriental- Orthodox Churches and the Eastern Catholic Churches
  Prokschi, Th 14:15-16:00 (13×)
• 010079 VO 3 ECTS Hindu-Religions: An Introduction
  Heller, Tu 08:30-10:00 (13×)
• 010082 VO 3 ECTS Introduction to the History of Religions (main focus: Islam)
  Figl, Mo 18:15-19:45 (10×), Mo 10.06. 18:15-20:30
• 140005 VO 4 ECTS History of Ideas and Culture of the Arab-Islamic Near East
  Mühlböck, Mo 11:00-13:00 (12×)
• 140024 VO 5 ECTS Religions and Institutions in the Near East
  Lohlker, We 09:00-11:00 (13×), Mo 15:00-16:00 (12×)
• 140127 VO 2 ECTS Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
  Lohlker, We 11:00-12:00 (13×)
• 150076 VU 4 ECTS [ en ] VU Understanding Confucianism in East Asia
  Pokorny, Mo 10:00-13:00 (2×), Tu 09.04. 10:00-13:00, Sa 13.04. 10:00-16:00, Sa 25.05. 09:30-12:30, Mo 10.06. 10:00-12:00
• 150224 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] SE Encountering East Asian New Religions
  Pokorny, Mo 15:00-18:00 (2×), Fr 24.05. 09:00-11:00, Mo 27.05. 10:00-13:00, Mo 03.06. 18:00-20:00, Tu 04.06. 10:00-13:00, We 05.06. 10:00-13:00, Mo 17.06. 10:00-12:00
• 150225 SE 10 ECTS [ en ] History, literature and memory - traditional and modern approaches to the past in China and Europe
  Leitner, Tu 13:15-14:45 (7×)

2.2. Special Courses in History of Religion

• 010073 VO 3 ECTS The Oriental- Orthodox Churches and the Eastern Catholic Churches
  Prokschi, Th 14:15-16:00 (13×)
• 010223 VO 3 ECTS Church History Compact II - Das zweite christliche Jahrtausend: Von den Kreuzzügen zum Dialog der Religionen
  Klieber, Tu 10:15-12:00 (7×), Tu 14:15-16:00 (7×)
• 010325 VO 3 ECTS Church History IV - 19th - 20th Centuries
  Prügl, Tu 10:15-12:00 (14×)
• 010330 VO 3 ECTS Church history of Austria
  Hold, Mo 13:15-15:00 (13×)
• 020012 VO-L 3 ECTS History of the Early Church
  Öhler, Th 14:00-16:00 (13×)
• 020039 VO-L 3 ECTS History of Chistianity in the 19th and 20th century
  Leeb, Mo 10:00-12:00 (12×)
• 020041 SE 4 ECTS Pietism
  Leeb, Mo 16:30-18:00 (13×)
• 060008 VO 2 ECTS Jewish Magic in Eastern Europe
  Schmid, Tu 12:30-14:00 (14×)
• 060024 SE 5 ECTS Abraham: Father of nations or spirit of discord? - Summer-University in the Augustine-monastery of Vorau (Styria), 07.-13.07.2013
  Langer
• 060029 SE 5 ECTS History, culture and religion of the Jews in Germany, from the Roman period up to today - Sommeruniversität Hohenems 21.-26.07.2013
  Davidowicz, Mo 04.03. 16:45-18:15
• 060031 VO 2 ECTS History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Antique Period 1
  Lange, We 09:45-11:15 (12×)
• 060034 VO 2 ECTS The Babylonian Exile
  Lange, Th 11:45-13:15 (11×)
• 090009 VO 2 ECTS Byzantine History from the End of Iconoclasm to the 15th Century
  Rapp, We 16:45-18:15 (14×)
• 140004 VO 2 ECTS Lecture on Ottoman History and Cultural History
  Köhbach, Th 09:15-10:45 (12×)
• 140022 BA 8 ECTS Karma and Rebirth in Indian Thought from a Philological and Historical Perspective
  Maas, Mo 15:15-16:00 (13×)
• 140062 SE 8 ECTS Seminar on Classical Islam
  Lohlker, Th 11:00-13:00 (12×)
• 140091 BA 7 ECTS Karma and Rebirth in Indian Thought from the Perspective of Religious Studies and Philosophy
  Maas, Mo 16:00-16:45 (13×)
• 140096 PS 5 ECTS Dalit Movements
  Buß, Tu 10:00-11:30 (13×)
• 140100 VO 5 ECTS Developments of Buddhism in China
  Meinert, We 10:00-11:30 (14×)
• 140101 UE 5 ECTS Hindu Answers to Ethical Challenges of Our Times
  Buß, Th 13:30-15:00 (12×)
• 140122 VO 5 ECTS Ethnography of Popular Religions in South Asia
  Gaenszle, Th 11:45-13:15 (13×)
• 140144 PS 5 ECTS Characteristics of Indian Islam and its Cultural History
  Popp, Tu 16:00-17:30 (14×)
• 140147 VO 5 ECTS The Murukan Phenomenon in South India
  Amaladass, Th 09:15-11:30 (5×), Mo 10:00-11:30 (5×)
• 140149 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] Tibetan Buddhism at the Periphery in the 20th Century
  Slobodnik, We 11:40-13:20 (2×), We 22.05. 17:00-19:00, Th 23.05. 17:00-19:10, Fr 11:40-15:50 (2×), Mo 27.05. 11:40-13:20, Tu 28.05. 13:30-16:00
• 140185 SE 8 ECTS Conversion Narratives and Gender Constructions in 19th Century South Africa
  Rüther, Th 11:00-13:00 (13×), Th 13.06. 09:00-11:00, Th 13.06. 16:30-18:00
• 140527 PS 5 ECTS Transfer of Tantric Buddhism from Central Asia to Beijing
  Meinert, We 15:15-16:45 (14×)
• 140543 UE 5 ECTS The Significance of the Body in the Ascetic Traditions of India
  Schmücker, Mo 17:00-18:30 (13×)
• 240194 VO 5 ECTS Politics, Religion and the Military - African Case-Studies (P3)
  Davis-Sulikowski, We 11:30-14:45 (7×)

2.3. Historical Religions

• 060009 VO 4 ECTS Comparative Studies in Ancient Egyptian and pre-Socratic Thought
  Goff, Tu 10:15-11:45 (14×)
• 090064 SE 7 ECTS Seminar in Roman History - Vetus religio - novae religiones: Importierte Kulte und religiöse Toleranz in der römischen Welt
  Mitthof, Th 15:00-16:30 (13×), Fr 28.06. 13:15-16:45
• 090065 VO 3 ECTS Lecture in Roman History
  Mitthof, We 09:45-11:15 (14×)

3. Comparative Systematic Science of Religion

• 010061 SE 4 ECTS Dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity
  Figl, Fr 16:00-18:00 (3×), Fr 16:00-19:00 (5×)
• 010064 VO 3 ECTS Religion and war
  Zinser, Mo 15:15-20:00 (2×), Tu 08:00-12:00 (2×), Fr 08:00-13:00 (2×)
• 010065 SE 5 ECTS New Skin for the Old Mythology - Mythological Motifs in Fairy-Tales, Folklore and Popular Culture
  Hödl, We 10:15-12:00 (14×)

4. Sub- and Bridge Disciplines

4.1. Missiology and Theology of Religion

4.2. Political Dimensions of Religions

• 010044 BA 4 ECTS Religion and Politics in a (post-) colonial context - Latin-American Philosophy of Liberation and Neohinduism
  Schelkshorn, We 06.03. 17:00-18:30, Fr 14:15-18:00 (5×)

4.3. Didactics of Religions

• 010113 FS 6 ECTS Elementary Education in the view of religious Plurality
  Jäggle, Tu 05.03. 14:30-16:00, Tu 14:30-17:00 (9×)

4.4. Aesthetics of Religions

• 010026 VO 3 ECTS Introduction in Christian Iconography: Between Passion and Transfiguration - The Image of the Body in Christianity
  Rauchenberger, Th 16:15-19:00 (7×)

4.5. Anthropology of Religion

• 240118 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Reading French Anthropology of Religion: a Critical Presentation, from Durkheim to Bourdieu (P4) - (with an Italian counterpoint)
  Dianteill, Mo 13:15-14:45 (2×), Tu 13:15-14:45 (2×), Th 02.05. 13:15-14:45, Fr 13:15-14:45 (2×), We 08.05. 13:15-14:45
• 240168 VS 4 ECTS Worldview, Ritual, and Myth: Practises and Contexts (3.3.5)
  Mader, Tu 13:15-14:45 (13×)

4.6. Philosophy of Religion

• 010006 DS 4 ECTS From Husserl to Marion: Pathways in the Phenomenology of Religion
  Staudigl, Tu 16:00-17:30 (14×)
• 010044 BA 4 ECTS Religion and Politics in a (post-) colonial context - Latin-American Philosophy of Liberation and Neohinduism
  Schelkshorn, We 06.03. 17:00-18:30, Fr 14:15-18:00 (5×)
• 180070 SE 5 ECTS Formulae of Religion - Klassische Gottesbeweise
  Heinrich, Mo 15:00-17:00 (12×)
• 300084 SE 3 ECTS Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
  Popp
• 010040 FS 6 ECTS Zizek and Lacan
  Gr. 1 Appel, We 16:15-18:00 (6×), Sa 25.05. 09:00-20:00
  Gr. 2 Appel, Tu 19:00-21:00 (8×), Tu 16.04. 19:00-21:30

4.7. Psychology of Religion

• 010040 FS 6 ECTS Zizek and Lacan
  Gr. 1 Appel, We 16:15-18:00 (6×), Sa 25.05. 09:00-20:00
  Gr. 2 Appel, Tu 19:00-21:00 (8×), Tu 16.04. 19:00-21:30
• 010132 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] The role of religion in the acculturation of migrants: Psychological perspectives.
  Grzymala-Moszczynska, Mo 13.05. 08:00-13:00, Tu 14.05. 08:00-13:00, We 15.05. 08:00-13:00, Th 16.05. 08:00-12:45, Fr 17.05. 08:00-13:00
• 020056 SE 5 ECTS Compulsory Optional Subject: Psychology of Religion - Beyond Moral: Nietzsche and Freud
  Westerink, We 14:00-16:00 (13×)

4.8. Law of Religions

• 010014 VK 2 ECTS Basic Questions of Canon Law
  Müller, Mo 14:15-16:00 (13×)
• 010038 VO 3 ECTS The Constitution of the Church
  Müller, We 14:15-16:00 (14×)
• 010047 BA 4 ECTS The sacrament of ordination
  Müller, Mo 04.03. 16:30-18:00, Fr 14:15-18:00 (2×), Sa 09:00-12:00 (2×)
• 010051 FS 6 ECTS The reformation of the sanctional law of the church
  Müller
• 030023 VO 3 ECTS Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich
  Schima, Mo 16:30-18:00 (11×)
• 030035 KU 3 ECTS Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
  Schinkele, Tu 15:00-16:30 (12×)
• 030090 SE 4 ECTS Austrian and European Law on Religion: The nonreligions ideology - für diploma and doctoral students
  Potz, Th 14.03. 17:00-19:00, Sa 25.05. 09:00-18:00
• 030112 SE 4 ECTS Law of the Christian East - Eastern churches in Austria in history and today (for diploma and doctoral students)
  Potz, Fr 07.06. 09:00-18:00, Sa 08.06. 09:00-18:00
• 030357 SE 4 ECTS European Law and Jewish Issues - memory on the course of Law - for diploma and doctoral students
  Potz
• 030358 SE 4 ECTS The Austrian Concordate 1933/34 - for graduate and undergraduate students
  Schima, Th 17:30-19:00 (3×), Fr 14:00-19:00 (2×), Fr 14.06. 14:00-17:00
• 030425 SE 4 ECTS Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law - "Ministry, Celibacy and Gender Problems in Rel. Law" (for undergraduate and graduate students)
  Maier, We 13.03. 15:00-16:00, We 22.05. 12:30-20:00, Fr 24.05. 13:00-17:00

4.9. Sociology of Religion

• 190320 SE 2 ECTS M6: Sociology of Religion and Psychology of Religion - Islam as a social Phenomenon
  Akpinar, Mo 18:00-19:30 (13×)
• 230066 SE 2 ECTS Reading Seminar: Sociology of Religion after Max Weber Weber
  Weber, We 16:15-17:45 (6×), Fr 28.06. 16:30-18:00
• 010068 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Social capital and religion: a possible new model of categorizing religious communities
  Nagy, We 22.05. 09:00-14:00, Th 23.05. 09:00-14:00, Fr 24.05. 09:00-14:00, Mo 27.05. 09:00-14:00, Tu 28.05. 09:00-14:00

5. Practical Training, Excursions

• 010025 BA 4 ECTS The History of the Church in Bohemia
  Prügl, Mo 18:30-20:00 (7×)
• 010030 EX 4 ECTS Excursion Czech Republic: The Church in Bohemia - Historical Spotlights and the Situation today
  Prügl
• 010049 SE 4 ECTS Forgiving each other - Die spirituelle Dimension zwischenmenschlicher Versöhnung
  Pallin, Mo 14:15-16:00 (13×)
• 080010 SE 10 ECTS Culture and Society: Football Fan Identities in Austria - An Anthropological Approach to a Changing Fan Culture in Globalised Football
  Szogs, We 09:15-10:45 (10×), Sa 08.06. 10:00-13:15
• 140277 SE+EX 16 ECTS Excursion or Workshop - History of Iran: The modern period, 18th - 20th centuries
  Schwarz, Th 14:00-16:00 (11×)