Master Religious Studies (800)

Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS)

M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion (9 ECTS)

1. Judaism

• 060003 VO 3 ECTS Saint Louis and the battle about the Talmud
  Ragacs, Th 14:00-15:30 (12×)
• 060004 VO 3 ECTS History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Medieval Period 2
  Ragacs, Th 16:00-17:30 (12×)
• 060005 VO 3 ECTS Understanding Rabbinic Texts: Hermeneutics, Structure, Form
  Langer, Tu 10:15-11:45 (12×)
• 060010 VO 3 ECTS History, Culture, Literature and Religion from the Modern to the Contemporary Period 1
  Davidowicz, Mo 05.03. 14:30-17:00, Tu 06.03. 14:30-17:00, We 07.03. 14:15-16:45, We 14:15-15:45 (13×)
• 060046 VO 3 ECTS Philosophy and Kabbalah - Jewish Thought from the Middle Ages up to the early Modern Period
  Davidowicz, Mo 14:15-15:45 (11×)

2. Christianity

• 010223 VO 3 ECTS Basic Course Church History II - Das zweite christliche Jahrtausend. Von den Kreuzzügen zum interreligiösen Dialog
  Klieber, Tu 09:45-11:15 (12×)

3. Islam

• 010103 VO 3 ECTS An Introduction to Sufism
  Kuehn, Mo 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 140172 VO 4 ECTS Introduction to the History of Islam
  Lohlker, We 15:00-16:30 (15×)

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 140122 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] Historical Patterns of Buddhist Transmission
  Neelis, We 11:45-13:45 (12×)
• 140153 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] The Cult of Terrestrial Divinities in Tibet
  Berounsky, Mo 09.04. 14:00-20:00, Tu 10.04. 14:00-20:00, We 11.04. 14:00-20:00, Th 12.04. 14:00-16:30
• 140396 VO 5 ECTS The Art of Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites
  Widorn, Th 17:00-18:30 (13×)

5. East-Asian Religions

6. Historical Religions

• 140047 VO 2 ECTS Religious history of the Middle East prior to the advent of Islam
  Jursa, Mo 13:00-13:45 (13×)
• 140283 VO 4 ECTS The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: History and Chronology of the Empire of Kush
  Zach, Tu 11:30-13:00 (13×)

7. Others

• 010065 VO 3 ECTS Lecture Afroamerican Religions
  Hödl, Th 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 010068 VO 3 ECTS Alternative Religiosity from the Seventeenth to the Nineteenth Century
  Baier, Mo 15:00-16:30 (12×)
• 010108 VO 3 ECTS Zarathustra and his religion - Belief and Rituals from Ancient Persia to Contemporary India
  Farridnejad, We 13:15-14:45 (14×)

M02: Special Courses in History of Religion (9 ECTS)

1. Judaism

2. Christianity

• 010026 SE 5 ECTS Religious Traditions in Slovenia
  Klieber, We 07.03. 16:45-18:15, We 15:00-18:15 (3×)
• 090094 SE 6 ECTS [ en ] The space of the believers: Pilgrimage and pilgrim accounts as historical and Topographic source
  Hamarneh
• 090100 KU 4 ECTS [ en ] Lighting Devices and Oil Lamps in Early Christian Archaeological Contexts
  Bianchi, We 11:30-13:00 (11×)

3. Islam

• 030194 KU 3 ECTS Islam in Europe - (Issues from) Legal history and contemporory legal developments
  Schima, Th 14:30-16:00 (12×), Fr 12.10. 14:00-15:00
• 140276 SE 8 ECTS The Arab World: Security and Political Perspectives
  Lohlker, Th 13:30-15:00 (13×)

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 010078 VU 3 ECTS [ en ] Buddhism and the West
  Valtrova, Mo 14.05. 09:00-13:00, Tu 15.05. 09:00-14:45, We 16.05. 09:00-13:00, We 16.05. 13:15-14:45, Th 17.05. 09:00-11:15, Fr 18.05. 09:00-13:00

5. East-Asian Religions

• 010070 VU 3 ECTS [ en ] Confucianism
  Pokorny, Tu 09:45-11:15 (11×)

6. Historical Religions

7. Others

• 020028 SE 5 ECTS Religious Minorities in the region of Turkey, Syria and Iraq - Christians - Alevites - Yezidi
  Reiss, Fr 15:00-19:00 (2×), Sa 02.06. 09:00-19:00, Sa 09.06. 09:00-18:00
• 140255 KU 6 ECTS [ de en ] Religion and Politics
  Rüther, Tu 11:00-13:00 (13×), Fr 27.04. 09:00-18:00

M03: Comparative Religion (9 ECTS)

• 010097 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Becoming God: Deification from Antiquity to the Present
  Roubekas, Th 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 010098 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Atheism: Old and New
  Roubekas, Th 13:15-14:45 (13×)

M04: Comparative Religion Applied (5 ECTS)

• 010083 SE 5 ECTS Luck: a religious category?
  Heller, We 09:45-13:00 (6×)

M05: Religion and Society (5 ECTS)

• 010104 SE 5 ECTS Introduction to the Sociology of Religions
  Bangen, Mo 04.06. 09:00-13:00, Tu 05.06. 09:00-14:45, We 06.06. 09:00-13:00, Th 07.06. 09:00-11:15, Fr 08.06. 09:00-14:45
• 010107 SE 5 ECTS Introduction to the Sociology of Religions
  Motak, Tu 13.03. 09:00-09:30, Tu 13.03. 09:45-11:15, Tu 13.03. 11:30-13:00, Tu 13.03. 13:15-14:45, We 14.03. 09:00-09:30, We 14.03. 09:45-11:15, We 14.03. 11:30-13:00, We 14.03. 13:15-14:45, Th 15.03. 09:00-09:30, Th 15.03. 09:45-11:15, Th 15.03. 11:30-13:00, Fr 16.03. 09:00-09:30, Fr 16.03. 09:45-11:15, Fr 16.03. 11:30-13:00

M06: Psychology of Religion (7 ECTS)

• 010101 SE 5 ECTS Selected Chapters of Psychology of Religion
  Unterrainer, Tu 06.03. 16:45-20:00, Fr 25.05. 09:45-17:00, Sa 26.05. 09:45-17:00
• 010105 SE 5 ECTS Psychology torn between science and religion - Past and present of a controversial field
  Gripentrog-Schedl

M07: Additional Subject Areas (6 ECTS)

1. Missiology, Theology of Religion

2. Political Dimensions of Religions

• 060016 VO 3 ECTS Antisemitism as World Religion
  Lange, We 12:00-13:30 (13×)

3. Didactics of Religions

4. Aesthetics of Religions

• 080074 VO 5 ECTS Architecture of the Early Islamic Period: Forms and Functions from the Late Antiquity to c. 1000 AD
  Ritter, Th 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 080093 VO 5 ECTS Aspects of Ecclesiastical Architecture in the European High and Late Middle Ages
  Rüffer, We 16:00-18:00 (11×)
• 090090 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] Early Christian Churches - framing the sacred space: architecture, decoration and liturgical furniture
  Hamarneh, Mo 15:00-16:30 (9×)
• 140396 VO 5 ECTS The Art of Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites
  Widorn, Th 17:00-18:30 (13×)

5. Anthropology of Religion

• 010065 VO 3 ECTS Lecture Afroamerican Religions
  Hödl, Th 13:15-14:45 (13×)

6. Philosophy of Religion

• 010022 VO 3 ECTS Classical Writers of Philosophy of Religion
  Schelkshorn, Mo 13:15-14:45 (13×)

7. Law of Religions

• 010049 VO 3 ECTS Advanced Course Canon Law II - The Constitution of the Church
  Zeller, Th 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 030023 VO 3 ECTS Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich
  Schima, Mo 16:30-18:00 (10×), Mo 23.04. 18:15-19:45
• 030354 VO 3 ECTS The legal position of Islam in Austria
  Schima, We 16:30-18:00 (12×)
• 060116 VO 3 ECTS Synagogues Reflected Through Law
  Wieshaider

M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts (8 ECTS)

• 010018 PS 2 ECTS Exegetical methods
  Mehring, Mo 13:15-14:45 (6×), Fr 11:30-20:00 (3×)
• 010069 KO 4 ECTS Ecclesiatical Latin I (Exercises)
  Schlosser, We 15:00-16:30 (15×)
• 010100 UE 4 ECTS Reading Class: Esotericism and Occultism
  Baier, We 09:45-13:00 (6×)
• 060006 SE 6 ECTS "If you will it, it ist no dream": Texts about "Zion" from the Bible to the present
  Langer, Tu 16:00-17:30 (13×)
• 060026 SE 6 ECTS Between Rewritten Bible and Commentary - The Pre-Rabbinic Reception History of the Jewish Scriptures
  Lange, Th 10:00-11:30 (11×)
• 140052 UE 5 ECTS Texts on how to understand and explain the words of the Buddha
  Lasic, Th 09:00-10:30 (14×)

M09: Recent Research Approaches (5 ECTS)

• 020028 SE 5 ECTS Religious Minorities in the region of Turkey, Syria and Iraq - Christians - Alevites - Yezidi
  Reiss, Fr 15:00-19:00 (2×), Sa 02.06. 09:00-19:00, Sa 09.06. 09:00-18:00

M10: Applied Study of Religion (7 ECTS)

• 010009 EX 5 ECTS Excursion "The Church in Slovenia"
  Klieber
• 010086 SE 2 ECTS Religion in Focus: The Unification Movement
  Pokorny, Mo 11:30-13:00 (4×), Mo 14.05. 12:15-13:00

Elective Modules (20 ECTS)

M12: Relevant Source Language (10 ECTS)

• 010069 KO 4 ECTS Ecclesiatical Latin I (Exercises)
  Schlosser, We 15:00-16:30 (15×)
• 020027 UE 5 ECTS Communication in Colloquial Arabic
  Reiss, Fr 15:00-16:00 (2×)

M13: Advanced Source Language (10 ECTS)

• 010069 KO 4 ECTS Ecclesiatical Latin I (Exercises)
  Schlosser, We 15:00-16:30 (15×)
• 020027 UE 5 ECTS Communication in Colloquial Arabic
  Reiss, Fr 15:00-16:00 (2×)

M14: Thesis Supervision (10 ECTS)

• 360008 PR 5 ECTS [ en ] Research Seminar
  Pokorny, Mo 11:30-13:00 (6×)

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion (10 ECTS)

M16: Specialisation: Comparative Religion (10 ECTS)

M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research (10 ECTS)

• 020053 SE 2 ECTS Forschungswerkstatt zur empirischen Religionsforschung - Research Lab ‚religious plurality‘
  Lehmann, Fr 11:15-16:45 (2×), Fr 20.04. 11:15-14:00, Fr 20.04. 14:15-16:45, Fr 04.05. 11:30-13:00, Fr 04.05. 13:15-16:30

M18: Advanced History of Religion (5 ECTS)

• 010026 SE 5 ECTS Religious Traditions in Slovenia
  Klieber, We 07.03. 16:45-18:15, We 15:00-18:15 (3×)
• 090094 SE 6 ECTS [ en ] The space of the believers: Pilgrimage and pilgrim accounts as historical and Topographic source
  Hamarneh
• 090100 KU 4 ECTS [ en ] Lighting Devices and Oil Lamps in Early Christian Archaeological Contexts
  Bianchi, We 11:30-13:00 (11×)

M19: Advanced Methodology (5 ECTS)

M20: Advanced Comparative Religion (5 ECTS)

M21: Advanced Subject Area (5 ECTS)

• 010013 FS 6 ECTS "Defending the mystery in the world" - Literature and Religion on Common Ground?
  Tück, Th 08.03. 18:30-20:00, Th 18:30-21:00 (4×), Tu 18:30-20:00 (3×)
• 010019 FS 6 ECTS Titel
  Appel, We 16:45-18:15 (13×), We 02.05. 15:00-18:15
• 010111 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] An Introduction to Christian Iconography
  Gerencser-Ujvari, Mo 08:00-09:30 (2×), Mo 28.05. 09:45-11:15, Tu 29.05. 09:45-11:15, We 08:00-09:30 (2×), We 30.05. 09:45-11:15, Fr 08:00-09:30 (2×), Th 07.06. 08:00-09:30
• 030035 KU 3 ECTS Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
  Schima, Tu 15:00-16:30 (11×)
• 030112 SE 4 ECTS Law of the Christian East - Gender questions from past up to the present (for diploma and doctoral students)
  Potz, Tu 13.03. 14:00-15:30, Fr 08.06. 08:00-15:00, Fr 08.06. 15:00-17:00, Sa 09.06. 08:00-17:00
• 030139 SE 4 ECTS Intercultural Conflict Resolution: Focus "Religion" - for graduate and andergraduate students
  Verschraegen, Th 08.03. 13:00-14:00, Th 21.06. 09:00-18:00, Fr 22.06. 09:00-18:00
• 030194 KU 3 ECTS Islam in Europe - (Issues from) Legal history and contemporory legal developments
  Schima, Th 14:30-16:00 (12×), Fr 12.10. 14:00-15:00
• 030263 KU 4 ECTS [ en ] From the protection of persecuted co-religionists to the protection of universal human rights - Theory and practice of humanitarian interventions in historcial perspective
  Wendehorst, Th 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 030425 SE 4 ECTS Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law: Human Rights - Women´s Rights - Islam and Women's Rights (for undergraduate and graduate students)
  Synek, Mo 12.03. 13:30-15:00, Fr 04.05. 09:00-20:00, Sa 05.05. 09:00-17:00
• 140276 SE 8 ECTS The Arab World: Security and Political Perspectives
  Lohlker, Th 13:30-15:00 (13×)

M22: Advanced Reading (5 ECTS)

• 490153 PS 5 ECTS ( KPH Krems ) Menschenrechte und (Inter-)Religiöse Bildung
  Lehmann