B. Master Degree Programme in Science of Religion

1. Required Modules

M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion

• 020030 VO 2 ECTS Introduction to the Coptic Church
  Reiss, Th 13:00-15:00 (11×)
• 010081 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Religions in Slovakia
  Kecka, Th 10:30-13:45 (6×)
• 140106 VO 5 ECTS Shamanism in Central Asia
  Zikmundova
• 140316 VO 4 ECTS Meroitic Religion
  Zach, Tu 11:30-13:00 (15×)
• 150062 VO+UE 4 ECTS Religions in East Asia
  Pokorny

M02: Special Courses in History of Religion

• 010076 SE 6 ECTS Religious Syncretism in Southeast Asia with a special emphasise on new religious, Buddhist movements - (Schwerpunkt: neureligiöse buddhistische Bewegungen)
  Futterknecht, Mo 10:00-12:00 (14×)
• 020028 SE 4 ECTS "Spiritual Psychotherapies? Promises of New Religious Cults"
  Reiss
• 030364 KU 3 ECTS Globalisation as a challenge for modern Islam
  Potz
• 060055 UE 4 ECTS Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt II
  Goff, Tu 10:00-12:00 (15×)
• 060068 SE 5 ECTS Jesus and Christianity in Talmud and Midrash
  Stemberger, Tu 14:45-16:15 (15×)
• 090191 PS 6 ECTS Aphrodite
  Meyer, Mo 10:00-12:00 (15×)
• 140031 SE 10 ECTS Saiva and Buddhist Tantra
  Bethlenfalvy, Tu 16:30-18:00 (14×)
• 140062 SE 8 ECTS Modern islamic Discussions on Religion
  Lohlker, Th 14:00-16:00 (11×)
• 140078 SE 8 ECTS Seminar on Modern Islam - (Modern-arabisches islamwissenschaftliches Seminar)
  Lohlker, Th 16:00-18:00 (11×)
• 140115 PS 5 ECTS Ritual theory and rituals in India
  Buß, Tu 10:15-11:45 (14×)
• 140144 PS 5 ECTS Women, Men and Religion in Contemporary Hindi Film
  Herrmann-Pfandt, Th 10:30-12:00 (11×)
• 140455 PS 5 ECTS The role of the female in Hindu-Tantrism
  Hofstätter, We 16:15-17:45 (14×)
• 140483 PS 5 ECTS The Sa skya-tradition
  Hugon, Th 12:15-13:45 (12×)
• 140527 PS 5 ECTS The "life stages" (asrama) according to the Brahmanical Orthodoxy - (Investigations in the Dharmasastras)
  MacDonald, We 11:00-12:30 (14×)
• 030399 SE 4 ECTS Globalisation as a challenge for modern Islam - für DiplomandInnen und DissertantInnen
  Potz

M03: Comparative Systematic Science of Religion

• 010053 VO 3 ECTS Religious concepts and ideas of (wo)man
  Heller, Tu 12:15-13:45 (14×)
• 010065 VO 3 ECTS Theories of Mythology
  Zinser, Mo 09:00-13:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-13:00 (2×), We 09:00-12:00 (2×), Th 28.05. 09:00-13:00, Fr 29.05. 09:00-11:00

M04: Applied Systematics

• 010368 SE 5 ECTS Ritual analysis
  Hödl, We 15:00-17:00 (15×)

M05: Religion and Society

• 010080 SE 5 ECTS Religion and Modernity: Between Fundamentalism and Secular Religion
  Motak, Mo 04.05. 08:30-12:00, Tu 05.05. 08:30-12:00, We 06.05. 08:30-12:00, Th 07.05. 08:30-12:00, Fr 08.05. 08:30-12:00

M06: Psychology of Religion

• 020044 SE 5 ECTS Compulsory Optional Subject: Seminar Psychology of Religion: Psychoanalysis, Individual and Culture
  Westerink, We 19:00-20:30 (14×)

M07: Additional Subject Areas

• 010349 VO 3 ECTS Intercultural philosophy - Religionsphilosophische Strömungen Indiens im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
  Amaladass, Tu 08:15-10:00 (5×), We 16:45-19:30 (6×)
• 020017 VO 1 ECTS Biblical Archaeology: Motives from the Old Testament in fine Arts
  Sauer, Th 16:00-17:00 (11×)
• 030360 VO 3 ECTS Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich
  Schima, Mo 16:30-18:00 (13×)
• 030442 VO 3 ECTS Freedom of Relgion and Belief in Europe
  Potz, Tu 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 140060 VO 4 ECTS History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
  Mühlböck, Mo 17:00-19:00 (14×)
• 140105 VO 5 ECTS Philosophy of Buddhism
  Wieser-Much, Tu 08:30-10:00 (14×)
• 150091 VO+UE 4 ECTS [ en ] Religious Policy in East Asia: Chinese-Tibetan Relations in the 20th Century
  Slobodnik
• 180090 VO 3 ECTS The Conception of God
  Klein, We 10:30-12:00 (14×)
• 180141 VO 3 ECTS The Indian Body - Tantric philosophies in India
  Böhler, Tu 13:30-15:00 (15×)
• 180361 VO 3 ECTS Zen and Philosophy - Philosophical Anthropology
  Hashi, Tu 11:00-13:00 (14×)
• 240123 VO 3 ECTS Anthropology of Myth. An Introduction.
  Mader
• 240124 VO 3 ECTS Anthropology of Religion and Consciousness
  Kremser

M08: Reading Theological Texts

• 010022 PS 3 ECTS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
  Birnbaum, We 12:00-13:30 (14×)
• 010033 PS 3 ECTS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
  Burz-Tropper, Tu 10:30-12:00 (14×)
• 020002 VU 1 ECTS Exegesis of the Book of Jonah
  Loader, Fr 11:00-11:45 (13×)
• 020004 UE 3 ECTS Exercise in Exegesis
  Loader, Mo 02.03. 13:00-17:00, Tu 03.03. 13:00-17:00, We 04.03. 13:00-17:00, Th 05.03. 13:00-17:00, Fr 06.03. 13:00-17:00
• 020007 SE 5 ECTS Old Testament Seminar: The Scroll of the Twelve Minor Prophets
  Loader, Fr 13:30-15:00 (13×)
• 020011 UE 5 ECTS Exercise in Exegesis of New Testament: Pastoral Epistles
  Lang, Th 11:00-13:00 (12×)
• 060125 UE 3 ECTS Exegesis of Biblical and Ancient Jewish Literature
  Weigold, We 11:15-12:45 (15×)
• 060132 UE 3 ECTS Textual Studies on the Canonical History of the Hebrew Bible
  Lange, Th 13:30-15:00 (12×)
• 140505 UE 5 ECTS Readings in Mongolian Buddhist Texts
  Laine
• 140508 UE 5 ECTS Readings in Tibetan religious biographies
  Lasic, Tu 10:45-12:15 (14×)
• 140528 BA 8 ECTS Selected Texts on Dependent-Arising (pratityasamutpada)
  MacDonald, We 15:00-15:45 (14×)
• 140529 BA 7 ECTS Interpretations of Madhyamaka
  MacDonald, We 15:45-16:30 (14×)
• 010092 SE 5 ECTS Islamic mysticism
  Kasiri, Sa 08:00-12:00 (6×), Sa 30.05. 08:00-10:00, Sa 13.06. 15:00-17:00

M09: Recent Research Approaches

• 010079 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Mulitcultural and multi-reigious education
  Václavik, Mo 08.06. 08:00-12:15, Tu 09.06. 08:00-12:15, We 10.06. 08:00-12:15, Fr 12.06. 08:00-12:15, Sa 13.06. 08:00-12:15
• 010305 SE 6 ECTS Religions and Gender
  Heller, We 12:15-13:45 (14×)

M10: Science of Religion in Practice

• 010312 EX 5 ECTS Excursion: Togo and Benin
  Hödl
• 020029 VO+UE 3 ECTS Muslims in the Army
  Reiss, Tu 10.03. 15:00-17:00

2. Elective Modules

M12: Relevant Source Language

• 020027 UE 4 ECTS Language course: Arabic for Theologians and for Students of Science of Religion
  Reiss, Tu 11:00-13:00 (14×)

M13: Advanced Source Language

• 020027 UE 4 ECTS Language course: Arabic for Theologians and for Students of Science of Religion
  Reiss, Tu 11:00-13:00 (14×)

M14: Thesis Supervision

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion

• 010076 SE 6 ECTS Religious Syncretism in Southeast Asia with a special emphasise on new religious, Buddhist movements - (Schwerpunkt: neureligiöse buddhistische Bewegungen)
  Futterknecht, Mo 10:00-12:00 (14×)
• 020028 SE 4 ECTS "Spiritual Psychotherapies? Promises of New Religious Cults"
  Reiss
• 020030 VO 2 ECTS Introduction to the Coptic Church
  Reiss, Th 13:00-15:00 (11×)
• 030364 KU 3 ECTS Globalisation as a challenge for modern Islam
  Potz
• 060055 UE 4 ECTS Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt II
  Goff, Tu 10:00-12:00 (15×)
• 060068 SE 5 ECTS Jesus and Christianity in Talmud and Midrash
  Stemberger, Tu 14:45-16:15 (15×)
• 090191 PS 6 ECTS Aphrodite
  Meyer, Mo 10:00-12:00 (15×)
• 140031 SE 10 ECTS Saiva and Buddhist Tantra
  Bethlenfalvy, Tu 16:30-18:00 (14×)
• 140062 SE 8 ECTS Modern islamic Discussions on Religion
  Lohlker, Th 14:00-16:00 (11×)
• 140078 SE 8 ECTS Seminar on Modern Islam - (Modern-arabisches islamwissenschaftliches Seminar)
  Lohlker, Th 16:00-18:00 (11×)
• 140090 PS 5 ECTS Doctrines of God and Concepts of Salvation in Hinduism
  Schmücker, Fr 11:30-13:00 (14×)
• 140106 VO 5 ECTS Shamanism in Central Asia
  Zikmundova
• 140115 PS 5 ECTS Ritual theory and rituals in India
  Buß, Tu 10:15-11:45 (14×)
• 140127 VO 2 ECTS Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
  Lohlker, Tu 17:00-18:00 (14×)
• 140144 PS 5 ECTS Women, Men and Religion in Contemporary Hindi Film
  Herrmann-Pfandt, Th 10:30-12:00 (11×)
• 140316 VO 4 ECTS Meroitic Religion
  Zach, Tu 11:30-13:00 (15×)
• 140455 PS 5 ECTS The role of the female in Hindu-Tantrism
  Hofstätter, We 16:15-17:45 (14×)
• 140483 PS 5 ECTS The Sa skya-tradition
  Hugon, Th 12:15-13:45 (12×)
• 140527 PS 5 ECTS The "life stages" (asrama) according to the Brahmanical Orthodoxy - (Investigations in the Dharmasastras)
  MacDonald, We 11:00-12:30 (14×)
• 150062 VO+UE 4 ECTS Religions in East Asia
  Pokorny
• 030399 SE 4 ECTS Globalisation as a challenge for modern Islam - für DiplomandInnen und DissertantInnen
  Potz

M16: Specialisation: Systematics

• 010053 VO 3 ECTS Religious concepts and ideas of (wo)man
  Heller, Tu 12:15-13:45 (14×)
• 010065 VO 3 ECTS Theories of Mythology
  Zinser, Mo 09:00-13:00 (2×), Tu 09:00-13:00 (2×), We 09:00-12:00 (2×), Th 28.05. 09:00-13:00, Fr 29.05. 09:00-11:00
• 010368 SE 5 ECTS Ritual analysis
  Hödl, We 15:00-17:00 (15×)

M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research

• 010144 UE 4.5 ECTS Methods of Qualitative Research - in a theological context
  Hamachers-Zuba, We 16:00-19:00 (7×)

M18: Advanced History of Religion

• 010076 SE 6 ECTS Religious Syncretism in Southeast Asia with a special emphasise on new religious, Buddhist movements - (Schwerpunkt: neureligiöse buddhistische Bewegungen)
  Futterknecht, Mo 10:00-12:00 (14×)
• 020028 SE 4 ECTS "Spiritual Psychotherapies? Promises of New Religious Cults"
  Reiss
• 060068 SE 5 ECTS Jesus and Christianity in Talmud and Midrash
  Stemberger, Tu 14:45-16:15 (15×)
• 140031 SE 10 ECTS Saiva and Buddhist Tantra
  Bethlenfalvy, Tu 16:30-18:00 (14×)
• 140062 SE 8 ECTS Modern islamic Discussions on Religion
  Lohlker, Th 14:00-16:00 (11×)
• 140078 SE 8 ECTS Seminar on Modern Islam - (Modern-arabisches islamwissenschaftliches Seminar)
  Lohlker, Th 16:00-18:00 (11×)
• 010092 SE 5 ECTS Islamic mysticism
  Kasiri, Sa 08:00-12:00 (6×), Sa 30.05. 08:00-10:00, Sa 13.06. 15:00-17:00

M19: Advanced Methodology

M20: Advanced Systematics

• 010368 SE 5 ECTS Ritual analysis
  Hödl, We 15:00-17:00 (15×)

M21: Advanced Subject Area

• 010079 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Mulitcultural and multi-reigious education
  Václavik, Mo 08.06. 08:00-12:15, Tu 09.06. 08:00-12:15, We 10.06. 08:00-12:15, Fr 12.06. 08:00-12:15, Sa 13.06. 08:00-12:15
• 020009 SE 4 ECTS The philosophy of religion of the early J. G. Fichte
  Danz, Th 13:00-15:00 (12×)
• 020026 VU 2 ECTS Religions and Churches in Austria and Europe: Legal Aspects
  Kneucker, Th 15:00-17:00 (12×)
• 020031 SE 6 ECTS Book illumination in Late antiquity
  Wischmeyer, We 17:00-19:00 (15×)
• 030052 SE 4 ECTS Law of Christian East - Legal History in Art
  Potz
• 030075 SE 4 ECTS Freedom of Religion in relationship to other Fundamental Rights - (auch für DiplomandInnen und DissertantInnen)
  Potz
• 030364 KU 3 ECTS Globalisation as a challenge for modern Islam
  Potz
• 090189 PS 6 ECTS The Cult of Mithras and Early Christianity as Reflected in Monuments
  Pillinger, We 10:00-12:00 (14×)
• 090305 PS 6 ECTS Roman Cult and Sacrificial Instruments
  Bubenheimer-Erhart
• 140485 SE 10 ECTS Reflexive awareness (svasamvedana) in the logico-epistemological tradition of Buddhism
  Kellner, Mo 14:00-15:30 (14×)
• 180243 SE 5 ECTS Is God possible? (Selected chapters in formal logic) - Logic and Religion
  Heinrich, Mo 12:00-14:00 (14×)
• 030399 SE 4 ECTS Globalisation as a challenge for modern Islam - für DiplomandInnen und DissertantInnen
  Potz

M22: Advanced Reading

• 010022 PS 3 ECTS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
  Birnbaum, We 12:00-13:30 (14×)
• 010033 PS 3 ECTS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
  Burz-Tropper, Tu 10:30-12:00 (14×)
• 020002 VU 1 ECTS Exegesis of the Book of Jonah
  Loader, Fr 11:00-11:45 (13×)
• 020004 UE 3 ECTS Exercise in Exegesis
  Loader, Mo 02.03. 13:00-17:00, Tu 03.03. 13:00-17:00, We 04.03. 13:00-17:00, Th 05.03. 13:00-17:00, Fr 06.03. 13:00-17:00
• 020007 SE 5 ECTS Old Testament Seminar: The Scroll of the Twelve Minor Prophets
  Loader, Fr 13:30-15:00 (13×)
• 020011 UE 5 ECTS Exercise in Exegesis of New Testament: Pastoral Epistles
  Lang, Th 11:00-13:00 (12×)
• 060125 UE 3 ECTS Exegesis of Biblical and Ancient Jewish Literature
  Weigold, We 11:15-12:45 (15×)
• 060132 UE 3 ECTS Textual Studies on the Canonical History of the Hebrew Bible
  Lange, Th 13:30-15:00 (12×)
• 140508 UE 5 ECTS Readings in Tibetan religious biographies
  Lasic, Tu 10:45-12:15 (14×)
• 140528 BA 8 ECTS Selected Texts on Dependent-Arising (pratityasamutpada)
  MacDonald, We 15:00-15:45 (14×)
• 140529 BA 7 ECTS Interpretations of Madhyamaka
  MacDonald, We 15:45-16:30 (14×)
• 010092 SE 5 ECTS Islamic mysticism
  Kasiri, Sa 08:00-12:00 (6×), Sa 30.05. 08:00-10:00, Sa 13.06. 15:00-17:00