1.02. Study of Religions
A. Complementary Study Programmes (Minors)
CSP Basics and Methods of Study of Religions
M1: Introduction to Study of Religions
1.1. Introduction to the History of Religions
1.2. Introduction to the Comparative Systematic Study of Religions
- 010065 VO Study of Religions II
M2: Basics and Methods of Study of Religions
M3: Introduction to the Study of Written Sources
CSP Key Issues in the History of Religion
M1: Introduction to the History of Abrahamic Religions
- 010062 VO Introduction to Christianity
- 020002 VO Introduction to Islam (2)
M2: Introduction to the History of Religions of Indian Origin
- 010079 VO Hindu-Religions: An Introduction
B. Master Degree Programme in Study of Religions
1. Required Modules
M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion
1. Judaism
- 060007 VO Jewish Mysticism and Magic, an Introduction
- 060009 VO History of the Jews in the USA
- 060014 VO+UE History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Antique Period 2
- 060023 VO The History of the Jewish Diaspora in Antiquity
2. Christianity
- 010028 VO Church History - Part II: The Church in the Early and High Middle Ages
- 010073 VO Ecumenical Theology from the orthodox point of view
- 010124 VO [ en ] Religion in the United States of America
- 010223 VO Church History Compact II - The Second Christian Millennium - Von den Kreuzzügen zu Dialogtreffen der Religionen
- 020031 VO Middle Ages
- 020033 VO-L History of Christianity in the 19th and 20th Century
- 020034 VO Geschichte des Protestantismus in Österreich
- 020035 VO History of the Bible as a Book
- 020041 VO Ecumenical Introduction to Christian Churches
3. Islam
- 140024 VO Religions and Institutions in the Near East
- 140060 VO History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
- 140127 VO Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
4. Religions of Indian Origin
- 140020 VO [ en ] Religion and Politics among Uygurs and Tibetans During the Yuan Period
- 140100 VO [ en ] Indo-Tibetan Buddhism as Philosophy
5. East-Asian Religions
- 010141 VO Introduction to East-Asian Religions
- 150087 VO Religions in Japan
6. Historical Religions
- 060005 VO+UE Ägypten im Rahmen der Philosophie-Geistesgeschichte
- 090028 VO Cult and Sanctuaries in the Ancient Landscapes Aetolia and Acarnania
- 090030 VO Archaeological Evidence of Roman Religion II: Images
7. Others
M02: Special Courses in History of Religion
1. Judaism
- 060024 UE The Hebrew Bible, Ancient Judaism and the Kunsthistorisches Museum
- 060065 SE Rabbinic texts and history - Zur Problematik der Verwertung rabbinischer Belege für eine spätantike Geschichtsschreibung
- 060066 VO+UE Rabbinic story-telling - Rachel, Berurja, Akiva, Eliezer, Elischa ben Abuja u.a.
- 060071 VO+UE Kabbalistic Texts
2. Christianity
- 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
- 020038 PS Church History Proseminar - Reformbewegungen und Reformation - von Wyclif bis Calvin
- 020039 UE Exercise in Church History (relating to a Lecture)
- 020052 SE Specialisation-Seminar Church History: Zwingli
3. Islam
- 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
- 020054 SE The Imam - A Changing Islamic Job Profile
- 140037 PS Introductory Seminar 2b: Islamic Studies
- 140078 SE Seminar on Modern Islam
- 140101 UE [ en ] Cultural History of Muslims in India
4. Religions of Indian Origin
- 140091 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Basics
- 140120 KO [ en ] Colloquium in Buddhist Studies
- 140141 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Readings of Selected Passages
- 140175 SE To Teach a Monk to Be Aware of Women - The Fourth Chapter of the Second 'Member' of the Jaina Canon
- 140343 SE Ritual and Politics in Nepal
- 140483 PS [ en ] Concepts of the Human Being in Early Ayurveda - Birth, Identity and Liberation
- 140540 SE Paralokasiddhi - The Proof of a Further Existence according to the Carakasamhita and the Epistemology of Early Ayurveda
- 140542 KO Philosophy and Religion as Reflected in Sanskrit Literature II
- 140543 UE Yoga and Asceticism in Classical Kavya Literature
5. East-Asian Religions
6. Historical Religions
7. Others
- 140182 KU Politics and Religion in Southern Africa
M03: Comparative Systematic Study of Religions
M04: Applied Systematics
M05: Religion and Society
M06: Psychology of Religion
- 010068 SE Methoden (Religionspsychologie): Transpersonale Psychologie
- 010132 SE [ en ] The role of religion in the acculturation of migrants: Psychological perspectives.
M07: Additional Subject Areas
1. Missiology, Theology of Religion
2. Political Dimensions of Religions
- 010124 VO [ en ] Religion in the United States of America
- 140060 VO History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
3. Didactics of Religions
- 010107 BA Seminar FK3/D31/BAM
4. Aesthetics of Religions
- 140147 VO Aesthetics and Religion - An Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Perspective on Arts and Poetics in East and West
5. Anthropology of Religion
6. Philosophy of Religion
7. Law of Religions
- 010061 VK Basic Questions of Canon Law 1: Theologic Foundation of Canon Law
- 010063 VK Basic Questions of Canon Law 2 - Sources of Canon Law and General Norms
- 030416 VO Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich
M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts
- 010018 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
- 010115 BA Women in the passion gospels and easter gospels (canonical and apocryphal)
- 020013 UE Exercises in Exegesis: Psalms
- 020014 PS Biblical Proseminar II
- 020015 SE Sexual Violence in the Old Testament
- 060066 VO+UE Rabbinic story-telling - Rachel, Berurja, Akiva, Eliezer, Elischa ben Abuja u.a.
- 060070 VO+UE [ de he ] Readings in Biblical Hebrew
- 060071 VO+UE Kabbalistic Texts
- 140091 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Basics
- 140141 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Readings of Selected Passages
- 140175 SE To Teach a Monk to Be Aware of Women - The Fourth Chapter of the Second 'Member' of the Jaina Canon
- 140504 KO On Autographs and Ur-Texts - A Foray into Buddhist Literature II
M09: Recent Research Approaches
- 010155 SE Violence in Comparative Religion
M10: Science of Religion in Practice
- 010030 EX Archaeology in the Land of Moab - Excavation and Survey in the Wadi ath -Thamad Project
- 010035 SE Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present
- 010037 EX Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present (guided excursion)
- 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
- 010078 EX Excursion to Coptic Egypt
- 010137 EX Excursion Togo and Benin
- 020054 SE The Imam - A Changing Islamic Job Profile
- 080010 SE Culture and Society: Faith and politics Cults of saints in today's Vienna
- 080021 UE+EX B220 EX + UE Fields of Research: Mariazell: history and present time of a pilgrimage (hiking trip)
- 140129 SE+EX Excursion or Workshop - 1. Die Safaviden: Gesellschaft, Religion und Herrschaft in Iran vom 13.-18. Jahrhundert; 2. Sufismus im nachmongolischen Iran
2. Elective Modules
M12: Relevant Source Language
M13: Advanced Source Language
M14: Thesis Supervision
M15: Specialisation: History of Religion
- 010028 VO Church History - Part II: The Church in the Early and High Middle Ages
- 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
- 030344 SE Islam and Human Rights - for diploma and doctoral students
- 140127 VO Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
M16: Specialisation: Systematics
M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research
M18: Advanced History of Religion
M19: Advanced Methodology
M20: Advanced Systematics
M21: Advanced Subject Area
- 010076 FS Time and God. Plotin, Heidegger
- 010106 DS Movimenti nella Chiesa, communita spirituali e istituti religiosi
- 010126 SE Islamic Theology
- 020006 SE The Philosophy of F.W.J. Schelling - Spinoza
- 020027 SE Church Law Seminar - Kirchenrecht zwischen Theologie und Jurisprudenz. Ein interdisziplinärer Diskurs
- 030090 SE The presence of Religion in public space - für diploma and doctoral students
- 030112 SE Law of the Christian East - Freedom of Religion in Middle East (for diploma and doctoral students)
- 030344 SE Islam and Human Rights - for diploma and doctoral students
- 030357 SE European Law and Jewish Issues - the Jews as minoritiy in European Legal history - for diploma and doctoral students
- 030358 SE Legal development of the marriage law since Joseph II - for graduate and undergraduate students
- 030425 SE Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law: Revolutions and Woman´s Rights - for undergraduate and graduate students
- 030442 KU Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
- 030589 KU The Right to Freedom between Tradition and Modernity as explained in Jewish Sources
- 140182 KU Politics and Religion in Southern Africa
- 140343 SE Ritual and Politics in Nepal
- 300073 SE Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
M22: Advanced Reading
C. Individual Degree Programme in Science of Religion
1. Introduction to Science of Religion
1.1. Introduction to History of Religion
1.2. Introduction to Comparative Systematic Science of Religion
- 010065 VO Study of Religions II
1.3. Proseminar: Basics of Science of Religion
1.4. Study of Written Sources
- 010001 VO Introduction to the New Testament
- 010002 VO General Introduction to the Old Testament
- 010024 VO New Testament Exegesis
- 010026 VO Fundamental Exegesis New Testament IV: The Catholic Epistels
1.5. Reading Theological Texts
- 010018 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
- 010115 BA Women in the passion gospels and easter gospels (canonical and apocryphal)
- 020013 UE Exercises in Exegesis: Psalms
- 020014 PS Biblical Proseminar II
- 020015 SE Sexual Violence in the Old Testament
- 060066 VO+UE Rabbinic story-telling - Rachel, Berurja, Akiva, Eliezer, Elischa ben Abuja u.a.
- 060070 VO+UE [ de he ] Readings in Biblical Hebrew
- 060071 VO+UE Kabbalistic Texts
- 140091 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Basics
- 140141 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Readings of Selected Passages
1.6. Methodology, 2nd Stage of the Degree Programme
- 010068 SE Methoden (Religionspsychologie): Transpersonale Psychologie
- 010118 DS Contemporary challenges of pastoral care in a theological context
- 010155 SE Violence in Comparative Religion
- 070371 VO Sources and Methods of Womens and Gender History
- 240161 VS Wild Sexuality. "Double" Female Gender Construction and Racist Aesthetics (3.3.6)
- 010125 SE Schekinah and Sophia
2. History of Religion
2.1. Contemporary Religions
- 010062 VO Introduction to Christianity
- 010073 VO Ecumenical Theology from the orthodox point of view
- 010079 VO Hindu-Religions: An Introduction
- 010124 VO [ en ] Religion in the United States of America
- 010141 VO Introduction to East-Asian Religions
- 060007 VO Jewish Mysticism and Magic, an Introduction
- 140100 VO [ en ] Indo-Tibetan Buddhism as Philosophy
- 150087 VO Religions in Japan
2.2. Special Courses in History of Religion
- 010028 VO Church History - Part II: The Church in the Early and High Middle Ages
- 010073 VO Ecumenical Theology from the orthodox point of view
- 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
- 010223 VO Church History Compact II - The Second Christian Millennium - Von den Kreuzzügen zu Dialogtreffen der Religionen
- 020034 VO Geschichte des Protestantismus in Österreich
- 020035 VO History of the Bible as a Book
- 020041 VO Ecumenical Introduction to Christian Churches
- 020054 SE The Imam - A Changing Islamic Job Profile
- 060009 VO History of the Jews in the USA
- 060014 VO+UE History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Antique Period 2
- 060023 VO The History of the Jewish Diaspora in Antiquity
- 060063 VO+UE The Holy Land. History in Pictures.
- 140020 VO [ en ] Religion and Politics among Uygurs and Tibetans During the Yuan Period
- 140024 VO Religions and Institutions in the Near East
- 140037 PS Introductory Seminar 2b: Islamic Studies
- 140060 VO History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
- 140078 SE Seminar on Modern Islam
- 140091 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Basics
- 140101 UE [ en ] Cultural History of Muslims in India
- 140120 KO [ en ] Colloquium in Buddhist Studies
- 140127 VO Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
- 140141 BA Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Readings of Selected Passages
- 140175 SE To Teach a Monk to Be Aware of Women - The Fourth Chapter of the Second 'Member' of the Jaina Canon
- 140343 SE Ritual and Politics in Nepal
- 140483 PS [ en ] Concepts of the Human Being in Early Ayurveda - Birth, Identity and Liberation
- 140540 SE Paralokasiddhi - The Proof of a Further Existence according to the Carakasamhita and the Epistemology of Early Ayurveda
- 140542 KO Philosophy and Religion as Reflected in Sanskrit Literature II
- 140543 UE Yoga and Asceticism in Classical Kavya Literature
2.3. Historical Religions
- 060005 VO+UE Ägypten im Rahmen der Philosophie-Geistesgeschichte
- 090028 VO Cult and Sanctuaries in the Ancient Landscapes Aetolia and Acarnania
- 090030 VO Archaeological Evidence of Roman Religion II: Images
3. Comparative Systematic Science of Religion
4. Sub- and Bridge Disciplines
4.1. Missiology and Theology of Religion
- 010119 VO Being church in mission. An introduction to the theology of mission
- 010126 SE Islamic Theology
4.2. Political Dimensions of Religions
- 010124 VO [ en ] Religion in the United States of America
- 140060 VO History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
- 140182 KU Politics and Religion in Southern Africa
- 140343 SE Ritual and Politics in Nepal
4.3. Didactics of Religions
- 010107 BA Seminar FK3/D31/BAM
4.4. Aesthetics of Religions
- 140147 VO Aesthetics and Religion - An Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Perspective on Arts and Poetics in East and West
4.5. Anthropology of Religion
- 240159 VO Material culture in spiritual context (3.3.6)
- 240218 SE On the Effectiveness/Evidence of Healing Rituals in Shamanic Contexts (P4)
4.6. Philosophy of Religion
- 010076 FS Time and God. Plotin, Heidegger
- 020006 SE The Philosophy of F.W.J. Schelling - Spinoza
- 300073 SE Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
4.7. Psychology of Religion
- 010068 SE Methoden (Religionspsychologie): Transpersonale Psychologie
- 010132 SE [ en ] The role of religion in the acculturation of migrants: Psychological perspectives.
4.8. Law of Religions
- 010047 VO The Constitution of the Catholic Oriental Churches
- 010061 VK Basic Questions of Canon Law 1: Theologic Foundation of Canon Law
- 010063 VK Basic Questions of Canon Law 2 - Sources of Canon Law and General Norms
- 010106 DS Movimenti nella Chiesa, communita spirituali e istituti religiosi
- 020027 SE Church Law Seminar - Kirchenrecht zwischen Theologie und Jurisprudenz. Ein interdisziplinärer Diskurs
- 030090 SE The presence of Religion in public space - für diploma and doctoral students
- 030112 SE Law of the Christian East - Freedom of Religion in Middle East (for diploma and doctoral students)
- 030344 SE Islam and Human Rights - for diploma and doctoral students
- 030357 SE European Law and Jewish Issues - the Jews as minoritiy in European Legal history - for diploma and doctoral students
- 030358 SE Legal development of the marriage law since Joseph II - for graduate and undergraduate students
- 030416 VO Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich
- 030425 SE Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law: Revolutions and Woman´s Rights - for undergraduate and graduate students
- 030442 KU Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
- 030589 KU The Right to Freedom between Tradition and Modernity as explained in Jewish Sources
4.9. Sociology of Religion
5. Practical Training, Excursions
- 010030 EX Archaeology in the Land of Moab - Excavation and Survey in the Wadi ath -Thamad Project
- 010035 SE Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present
- 010037 EX Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present (guided excursion)
- 010078 EX Excursion to Coptic Egypt
- 010137 EX Excursion Togo and Benin
- 020054 SE The Imam - A Changing Islamic Job Profile
- 080010 SE Culture and Society: Faith and politics Cults of saints in today's Vienna
- 080021 UE+EX B220 EX + UE Fields of Research: Mariazell: history and present time of a pilgrimage (hiking trip)
- 140129 SE+EX Excursion or Workshop - 1. Die Safaviden: Gesellschaft, Religion und Herrschaft in Iran vom 13.-18. Jahrhundert; 2. Sufismus im nachmongolischen Iran
D. Doctoral Programme Philosophy, Dissertation Subject Area Study of Religions
- 010038 DS Michel Foucault - Practices of Self-Formation (techniques de soi) in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Christianity with respect to their significance for the modern age
- 010068 SE Methoden (Religionspsychologie): Transpersonale Psychologie
- 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
- 010155 SE Violence in Comparative Religion
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