Universität Wien

010170 VU Islam in Austria (2026S)

Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 02.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 09.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 13.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 20.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 27.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 04.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 11.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 18.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 01.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 08.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 15.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG
  • Monday 22.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 2 (Kath) Schenkenstraße EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course offers an introduction to the presence, development, and diversity of Islam in Austria. The focus is on historical developments, legal frameworks, religious institutions, public debates, and the everyday practices of Muslim communities. The course combines overview lectures with case studies, guest speakers, and excursions. In terms of content, the course is divided into three major blocks on local religious history, intra-Islamic diversity, and lived religion, as well as units on demographic, legal-organizational, and political perspectives.

Assessment and permitted materials

Grading is based on the following components:
a. Active participation and preparation of questions related to the texts (40%)
Short assignments/questions related to the texts will be posted on Moodle in advance for each day's course material. Over the course of the semester, you are required to submit a total of five of these assignments in writing.

b. Presentation (30%)
Presentation topics are suggested in broad terms. You are responsible for specifying the topics yourself. You then independently research literature and present the results of your research in presentations. You should also refer to the basic texts you have read. When giving presentations, please ensure that the content (what you say and show) is appealing in order to make the course interesting for all of us. Tips on this can be found on Moodle.

c. Short exam (30%)
A short exam on the material covered is planned as part of the lecture exercises. All materials for preparation (texts, slides) can be found on Moodle. The exam content will be discussed in detail in advance during the course.

The course instructor decides whether and which AI may be used in class or when writing academic papers. The details will be announced in the course or agreed upon with the students. In the event of suspected non-transparent or unauthorized use of AI, the course instructor reserves the right to hold a “grade-relevant discussion.” The purpose of the grade-relevant discussion is to ensure that students have written their seminar papers independently. If it becomes apparent during the discussion that the student is unable to provide sufficient information about the content, methods, sources used, or conclusions of the seminar paper, the seminar paper will be graded negatively. If it becomes apparent during the discussion that unauthorized aids have been used, disciplinary proceedings will be initiated for the use of unauthorized aids. Otherwise, the assessment originally intended by the course instructor will be maintained.

Further information can be found in the current guidelines of the University of Vienna on the use of AI: https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.544 as well as in the KTF guidelines: https://ssc-kaththeologie.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/s_ktf/2019/Im_Studium/Leitlinien_KI_der_KTF_Endfassung.pdf

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In order to successfully complete the course, students must attend at least 80% of the course sessions and pass each component.

Examination topics

The examination material consists of the texts discussed during the course and the input provided by the course instructor.

Reading list

Vollständige Literaturliste auf Moodle

Aksünger, Hadnan (2017): Zur Situation der anatolischen Aleviten in Deutschland und Österreich, in: Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (Hg.): Islam europäischer Prägung, Wien, 161-181.
Ateş, Gülay, Schnell, Philipp (2016): Formen der Religiosität, in: Hilde Weiss, Gülay Ateş, Philipp Schnell (Hg.): Muslimische Milieus im Wandel? Religion, Werte und Lebenslagen im Generationenvergleich, Wiesbaden: Springer, 21-49.
Bauer, Dominique, Mattes, Astrid (2021): Austria, in: Stephanie Müssig, Egdūnas Račius, Samim Akgönül, Ahmet Alibašić, Jørgen S. Nielsen, Oliver Scharbrodt (eds.): Yearbook of Muslims in Europe Vol. 13, Leiden: Brill, 28-50.
Cesari, Jocelyne (2012): Securitization of Islam in Europe, Die Welt des Islams 52 (3–4): 430-449.
Dautović, Rijad (2019): 40 Jahre Islamische Glaubensgemeinschaft in Österreich? Vom historischen
Missverständnis zu Alter und Wesen der IGGÖ, in: Farid Hafez, Rijad Dautović (Hg.): Die Islamische Glaubensgemeinschaft in Österreich. 1909–1979–2019, Wien: New Academic Press, 175-188.
Doǧan, Sena, Heuberger, Valeria, Tomenendal, Kerstin, (2009): Ramadan in Österreich: zur muslimischen Selbstdarstellung im Fastenmonat, Klagenfurt: Wieser Verlag, 78-109.
Ende, Werner (2005): Der schiitische Islam, in: Werner Ende, Udo Steinbach, Renate Laut (Hg.): Der Islam in der Gegenwart, 5. Auflage. München: Beck, 70-89.
Ess, Josef van (2018): Sunniten und Schiiten: Staat, Recht und Kultus, in: Hinrich Biesterfeldt (Hg.) Kleine Schriften by Josef van Ess, Leiden: Brill, 556-569.
Fürlinger, Ernst (2013): Historisch-politischer Kontext: Globale Migration, Islam und Rechtsradikalismus in Westeuropa seit 1945, in: Moscheebaukonflikte in Österreich, Göttingen: V&R Unipress, 45-112.
Gartner-Müller, Barbara, Grabenwarter, Christoph (2015): Das österreichische Islamgesetz 2015 und seine rechtliche Genese, Kirche und Recht, 2015 (1): 47-73.
Goujon, Anne, Potančoková, Michaela, Jurasszovich, Sandra (2018): Consequences of International Migration on the Size and Composition of Religious Groups in Austria, Journal of International Migration and Integration, 19 (4): 905-924.
Hassan, Salem (2018): Islamische-Schiitische Glaubensgemeinschaft in Österreich, in: Johann Bair, Wilhelm Rees (Hg.) Staatlich eingetragene religiöse Bekenntnisgemeinschaften in Österreich, Innsbruck: iup, 69-98.
Heine, Susanne, Lohlker, Rüdiger, Potz, Richard (2012): Islamische Strömungen, Einrichtungen und Gruppierungen, in: Muslime in Österreich: Geschichte, Lebenswelt, Religion: Grundlagen für den Dialog, Innsbruck: Tyrolia, 65-100.
Kasap Çetingök, Yeşim (2016): Zu den Möglichkeiten des Wandels der säkular und islamisch geprägten feministischen Diskurse und der Subjektpositionen muslimischer Frauen, Österreichische Zeitschrift für Soziologie 41 (S3): 145–160.
Krausen, Halima (2021): Verhüllung und Pluralität, in: Ranja Ebrahim, Ulvi Karagedik (Hg.): Kopftuch(verbot): Rechtliche, theologische, politische und pädagogische Perspektiven, Wiesbaden: Springer, 155-166.
Lohlker, Rüdiger (2020): Muslim*innen in Österreich, Research Paper on Islam No. 1., online verfügbar unter: https://phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1092541 [Abgerufen am 22.02.2022]
Mattes, Astrid (2022): Vom Islamgesetz 1912 zum Islamgesetz 2015, in: Migration & Religion, Wien: Verlag der ÖAW, 60-71.
Prenner, Karl (2003): Islam, in: Johann Figl (Hg.) Handbuch der Religionswissenschaft, Wien: Tyrolia, 436-456.
Radtke, Bernd (2005): Der sunnitische Islam, in: Werner Ende, Udo Steinbach, Renate Laut (Hg.): Der Islam in der Gegenwart, 5. Auflage. München: Beck, 55-69.
Rückkamp, Veronika (2021): Alltag in der Moschee. Eine Feldforschung jenseits von Integrationsfragen, Bielefeld: transcript. [Kapitelauswahl nach Absprache im Kurs]
Senitza, Felicitas, Jungmair, Julia Anna, Pöchtrager, Siegfried (2020): Halal aus Sicht der muslimischen Bevölkerung, Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
Shakir, Amena, Stefanel, Gernot Galib, Winberger, Martin M. (Hg.) (2012): Ostarrichislam.

Association in the course directory

Masterstudium Religionswissenschaft NEU: M1 VO oder VU zu moderner Religionsgeschichte; 066 800 [ALT] M2.3, M15, M18; 066 795 M2b LV zur speziellen Religionsgeschichte; 033 195 (17W) BRP 09rwb [VU Vorlesung zur Modernen Religionsgeschichte oder VU Vorlesung zur alternativen Formen der Religion], BRP 15rwb [statt VO Geistes- und Kulturgeschichte des arabischislamischen Orients, 2 SSt/4 ECTS (npi)]

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