B. Master Degree Programme in Study of Religions

1. Required Modules

M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion

1. Judaism

• 060007 VO 2 ECTS Jewish Mysticism and Magic, an Introduction
  Davidowicz, Th 12:15-13:45 (12×)
• 060009 VO 2 ECTS History of the Jews in the USA
  Davidowicz, Mo 15:00-16:30 (11×)
• 060014 VO+UE 3 ECTS History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Antique Period 2
  Lange, We 09:30-11:00 (15×)
• 060023 VO 2 ECTS The History of the Jewish Diaspora in Antiquity
  Lange, Th 13:45-15:15 (12×)

2. Christianity

• 010028 VO 3 ECTS Church History - Part II: The Church in the Early and High Middle Ages
  Hold, Tu 10:15-12:00 (13×)
• 010073 VO 3 ECTS Ecumenical Theology from the orthodox point of view
  Prokschi, Th 16:15-18:00 (13×)
• 010124 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Religion in the United States of America
  Václavik, Mo 21.05. 08:15-12:30, Mo 21.05. 14:00-17:15, Tu 22.05. 08:15-12:30, Tu 22.05. 14:00-17:15, We 23.05. 08:15-13:15, Th 24.05. 08:15-13:15
• 010223 VO 3 ECTS Church History Compact II - The Second Christian Millennium - Von den Kreuzzügen zu Dialogtreffen der Religionen
  Klieber, Mo 11:15-13:00 (13×)
• 020031 VO 2 ECTS Middle Ages
  Wischmeyer, We 10:00-11:00 (15×)
• 020033 VO-L 3 ECTS History of Christianity in the 19th and 20th Century
  Wischmeyer, Tu 10:00-12:00 (13×)
• 020034 VO 3 ECTS Geschichte des Protestantismus in Österreich
  Leeb, Th 08:30-10:00 (14×)
• 020035 VO 2 ECTS History of the Bible as a Book
  Leeb, Tu 18:00-19:30 (13×)
• 020041 VO 1 ECTS Ecumenical Introduction to Christian Churches
  Klein, Th 08.03. 14:00-15:55, Th 14:00-16:00 (11×)

3. Islam

• 140024 VO 5 ECTS Religions and Institutions in the Near East
  Lohlker, We 09:30-11:00 (14×), Mo 15:00-16:00 (12×)
• 140060 VO 4 ECTS History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
  Mühlböck, Mo 18:00-19:30 (12×)
• 140127 VO 2 ECTS Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
  Lohlker, We 11:00-12:00 (14×)

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 140020 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] Religion and Politics among Uygurs and Tibetans During the Yuan Period
  Berounsky, Mo 23.04. 09:00-11:30, Tu 24.04. 11:45-14:15, We 25.04. 09:00-11:30, Th 26.04. 09:00-10:00, Fr 12:30-15:00 (2×), Mo 14.05. 17:00-20:00, Tu 15.05. 11:45-14:30, We 16.05. 17:00-20:00
• 140100 VO 5 ECTS [ en ] Indo-Tibetan Buddhism as Philosophy
  Tillemans, Th 13:30-15:00 (13×)

5. East-Asian Religions

• 010141 VO 3 ECTS Introduction to East-Asian Religions
  Winter, Tu 18:15-20:00 (13×)
• 150087 VO 3 ECTS Religions in Japan
  Scheid, Fr 09:45-11:15 (16×)

6. Historical Religions

• 060005 VO+UE 4 ECTS Ägypten im Rahmen der Philosophie-Geistesgeschichte
  Goff, Tu 10:00-12:00 (13×)
• 090028 VO 4 ECTS Cult and Sanctuaries in the Ancient Landscapes Aetolia and Acarnania
  Dintsis, Th 10:00-12:00 (13×)
• 090030 VO 4 ECTS Archaeological Evidence of Roman Religion II: Images
  Schörner, We 10:00-11:30 (14×)

7. Others

M02: Special Courses in History of Religion

1. Judaism

• 060024 UE 3 ECTS The Hebrew Bible, Ancient Judaism and the Kunsthistorisches Museum
  Lange, We 07.03. 11:15-12:45, Th 18:00-21:00 (11×)
• 060065 SE 5 ECTS Rabbinic texts and history - Zur Problematik der Verwertung rabbinischer Belege für eine spätantike Geschichtsschreibung
  Langer, We 16:30-18:00 (14×)
• 060066 VO+UE 3 ECTS Rabbinic story-telling - Rachel, Berurja, Akiva, Eliezer, Elischa ben Abuja u.a.
  Langer, We 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 060071 VO+UE 3 ECTS Kabbalistic Texts
  Akrap, Tu 16:30-18:00 (13×)

2. Christianity

• 010075 DS 4 ECTS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
  Feulner
• 020038 PS 5 ECTS Church History Proseminar - Reformbewegungen und Reformation - von Wyclif bis Calvin
  Schweighofer, Tu 16:00-18:00 (13×)
• 020039 UE 1 ECTS Exercise in Church History (relating to a Lecture)
  Schweighofer, Tu 15:00-16:00 (12×)
• 020052 SE 5 ECTS Specialisation-Seminar Church History: Zwingli
  Wischmeyer

3. Islam

• 010075 DS 4 ECTS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
  Feulner
• 020054 SE 5 ECTS The Imam - A Changing Islamic Job Profile
  Reiss, Th 14:00-16:00 (13×)
• 140037 PS 3 ECTS Introductory Seminar 2b: Islamic Studies
  Mühlböck, We 15:30-17:00 (14×)
• 140078 SE 8 ECTS Seminar on Modern Islam
  Lohlker, Th 17:00-19:00 (12×)
• 140101 UE 5 ECTS [ en ] Cultural History of Muslims in India
  Hasnain, Mo 13:30-15:00 (6×), We 13:30-15:00 (6×)

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 140091 BA 7 ECTS Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Basics
  Maas, Tu 10:00-10:45 (13×)
• 140120 KO 5 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium in Buddhist Studies
  Tillemans, We 15:15-16:45 (15×)
• 140141 BA 8 ECTS Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Readings of Selected Passages
  Maas, Tu 09:15-10:00 (13×)
• 140175 SE 10 ECTS To Teach a Monk to Be Aware of Women - The Fourth Chapter of the Second 'Member' of the Jaina Canon
  Werba, We 12:30-14:00 (15×)
• 140343 SE 10 ECTS Ritual and Politics in Nepal
  Gaenszle, Fr 10:00-11:30 (15×)
• 140483 PS 5 ECTS [ en ] Concepts of the Human Being in Early Ayurveda - Birth, Identity and Liberation
  Wujastyk, Th 10:00-11:30 (13×)
• 140540 SE 10 ECTS Paralokasiddhi - The Proof of a Further Existence according to the Carakasamhita and the Epistemology of Early Ayurveda
  Preisendanz, Th 10:00-11:30 (13×)
• 140542 KO 5 ECTS Philosophy and Religion as Reflected in Sanskrit Literature II
  Preisendanz, We 10:30-12:00 (15×)
• 140543 UE 5 ECTS Yoga and Asceticism in Classical Kavya Literature
  Maas, Tu 12:30-13:55 (13×)

5. East-Asian Religions

6. Historical Religions

7. Others

• 140182 KU 6 ECTS Politics and Religion in Southern Africa
  Grau, We 15:00-17:00 (14×)

M03: Comparative Systematic Study of Religions

• 010067 VO 3 ECTS Mythos als Grundkategorie der Religionswissenschaft
  Hödl, Th 12:15-13:45 (13×)

M04: Applied Systematics

M05: Religion and Society

• 010003 SE 5 ECTS Sociology of religion: Introduction, questions and classics
  Hödl, We 09:30-11:00 (14×)

M06: Psychology of Religion

• 010068 SE 5 ECTS Methoden (Religionspsychologie): Transpersonale Psychologie
  Baier, Mo 09:15-10:45 (12×), Mo 25.06. 09:15-11:45
• 010132 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] The role of religion in the acculturation of migrants: Psychological perspectives.
  Grzymala-Moszczynska, Mo 11.06. 08:15-12:45, Tu 12.06. 08:15-13:15, Tu 12.06. 14:15-17:15, We 13.06. 08:15-13:15, We 13.06. 14:15-16:45, Th 14.06. 08:15-13:15, Th 14.06. 14:15-16:45

M07: Additional Subject Areas

• 140060 VO 4 ECTS History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
  Mühlböck, Mo 18:00-19:30 (12×)

1. Missiology, Theology of Religion

• 010119 VO 3 ECTS Being church in mission. An introduction to the theology of mission
  Helm, Tu 16:15-19:30 (7×), Tu 19.06. 16:15-17:30

2. Political Dimensions of Religions

• 010124 VO 3 ECTS [ en ] Religion in the United States of America
  Václavik, Mo 21.05. 08:15-12:30, Mo 21.05. 14:00-17:15, Tu 22.05. 08:15-12:30, Tu 22.05. 14:00-17:15, We 23.05. 08:15-13:15, Th 24.05. 08:15-13:15
• 140060 VO 4 ECTS History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
  Mühlböck, Mo 18:00-19:30 (12×)

3. Didactics of Religions

• 010107 BA 4 ECTS Seminar FK3/D31/BAM
  Jäggle, We 18:15-20:00 (15×)

4. Aesthetics of Religions

• 140147 VO 5 ECTS Aesthetics and Religion - An Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Perspective on Arts and Poetics in East and West
  Amaladass, We 10:00-11:30 (7×), Mo 10:00-11:30 (5×)

5. Anthropology of Religion

• 240159 VO 3 ECTS Material culture in spiritual context (3.3.6)
  Keller, We 13:15-14:45 (14×)

6. Philosophy of Religion

7. Law of Religions

• 010061 VK 1 ECTS Basic Questions of Canon Law 1: Theologic Foundation of Canon Law
  Müller, Mo 14:15-15:00 (12×), Sa 19.05. 10:00-14:00
• 010063 VK 1 ECTS Basic Questions of Canon Law 2 - Sources of Canon Law and General Norms
  Müller, Mo 15:15-16:00 (12×), Sa 19.05. 10:00-14:00
• 030416 VO 3 ECTS Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich
  Schima, Mo 16:30-18:00 (11×), Mo 11.06. 18:15-19:45

M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts

• 010018 PS 3 ECTS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
  Gr. 1 Perintfalvi, Th 14:30-16:00 (12×), Th 21.06. 14:00-16:00
  Gr. 2 Longayo Pongombo, Mo 18:15-19:45 (13×)
• 010115 BA 4 ECTS Women in the passion gospels and easter gospels (canonical and apocryphal)
  Kühschelm, Th 15:00-17:00 (13×)
• 020013 UE 3 ECTS Exercises in Exegesis: Psalms
  Grohmann, Tu 10:00-12:00 (13×)
• 020014 PS 8 ECTS Biblical Proseminar II
  Lang, We 12:00-14:00 (15×)
• 020015 SE 9 ECTS Sexual Violence in the Old Testament
  Siquans, Th 12:30-14:00 (13×)
• 060066 VO+UE 3 ECTS Rabbinic story-telling - Rachel, Berurja, Akiva, Eliezer, Elischa ben Abuja u.a.
  Langer, We 13:15-14:45 (14×)
• 060070 VO+UE 3 ECTS [ de he ] Readings in Biblical Hebrew
  Füzessy, Mo 15:15-16:45 (13×)
• 060071 VO+UE 3 ECTS Kabbalistic Texts
  Akrap, Tu 16:30-18:00 (13×)
• 140091 BA 7 ECTS Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Basics
  Maas, Tu 10:00-10:45 (13×)
• 140141 BA 8 ECTS Dharma Conflicts in the Pancatantra: Readings of Selected Passages
  Maas, Tu 09:15-10:00 (13×)
• 140175 SE 10 ECTS To Teach a Monk to Be Aware of Women - The Fourth Chapter of the Second 'Member' of the Jaina Canon
  Werba, We 12:30-14:00 (15×)
• 140504 KO 5 ECTS On Autographs and Ur-Texts - A Foray into Buddhist Literature II
  Krasser, Th 17:00-18:30 (13×)

M09: Recent Research Approaches

• 010155 SE 5 ECTS Violence in Comparative Religion
  Heller, We 14.03. 11:15-14:00, We 11:00-14:00 (6×)

M10: Science of Religion in Practice

• 010030 EX 4 ECTS Archaeology in the Land of Moab - Excavation and Survey in the Wadi ath -Thamad Project
  Weigl
• 010035 SE 4 ECTS Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present
  Klieber, We 14.03. 16:45-18:00, Fr 23.03. 14:15-16:45, We 25.04. 12:15-18:00, We 13.06. 14:15-17:30
• 010037 EX 4 ECTS Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present (guided excursion)
  Klieber
• 010075 DS 4 ECTS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
  Feulner
• 010078 EX 4 ECTS Excursion to Coptic Egypt
  Prokschi
• 010137 EX 5 ECTS Excursion Togo and Benin
  Hödl, Fr 13:15-16:30 (4×)
• 020054 SE 5 ECTS The Imam - A Changing Islamic Job Profile
  Reiss, Th 14:00-16:00 (13×)
• 080010 SE 10 ECTS Culture and Society: Faith and politics Cults of saints in today's Vienna
  Nikitsch, Fr 11:00-12:30 (16×)
• 080021 UE+EX 5 ECTS B220 EX + UE Fields of Research: Mariazell: history and present time of a pilgrimage (hiking trip)
  Bockhorn, We 16:15-17:45 (13×)
• 140129 SE+EX 16 ECTS Excursion or Workshop - 1. Die Safaviden: Gesellschaft, Religion und Herrschaft in Iran vom 13.-18. Jahrhundert; 2. Sufismus im nachmongolischen Iran
  Schwarz, We 13:00-17:00 (14×)

2. Elective Modules

M12: Relevant Source Language

M13: Advanced Source Language

M14: Thesis Supervision

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion

• 010028 VO 3 ECTS Church History - Part II: The Church in the Early and High Middle Ages
  Hold, Tu 10:15-12:00 (13×)
• 010075 DS 4 ECTS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
  Feulner
• 030344 SE 4 ECTS Islam and Human Rights - for diploma and doctoral students
  Potz, We 14.03. 12:30-14:00, Fr 01.06. 08:00-15:00, Sa 02.06. 08:00-16:00
• 140127 VO 2 ECTS Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
  Lohlker, We 11:00-12:00 (14×)

M16: Specialisation: Systematics

M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research

• 010118 DS 4 ECTS Contemporary challenges of pastoral care in a theological context
  Wieser, Th 10.05. 16:15-17:45, Th 16:15-19:45 (4×)

M18: Advanced History of Religion

M19: Advanced Methodology

• 010118 DS 4 ECTS Contemporary challenges of pastoral care in a theological context
  Wieser, Th 10.05. 16:15-17:45, Th 16:15-19:45 (4×)

M20: Advanced Systematics

M21: Advanced Subject Area

• 010076 FS 6 ECTS Time and God. Plotin, Heidegger
  Appel
• 010106 DS 4 ECTS Movimenti nella Chiesa, communita spirituali e istituti religiosi
  Müller, Mo 18:15-20:00 (12×)
• 010126 SE 5 ECTS Islamic Theology
  Kasiri, Mo 18:15-20:00 (13×)
• 020006 SE 4 ECTS The Philosophy of F.W.J. Schelling - Spinoza
  Danz, Th 12:00-14:00 (13×)
• 020027 SE 5 ECTS Church Law Seminar - Kirchenrecht zwischen Theologie und Jurisprudenz. Ein interdisziplinärer Diskurs
  Schwarz, Th 16:00-18:00 (13×)
• 030090 SE 4 ECTS The presence of Religion in public space - für diploma and doctoral students
  Potz, Th 15.03. 18:00-20:00, Fr 22.06. 09:00-18:00, Sa 23.06. 09:00-18:00
• 030112 SE 4 ECTS Law of the Christian East - Freedom of Religion in Middle East (for diploma and doctoral students)
  Potz, Th 15.03. 17:00-18:00
• 030344 SE 4 ECTS Islam and Human Rights - for diploma and doctoral students
  Potz, We 14.03. 12:30-14:00, Fr 01.06. 08:00-15:00, Sa 02.06. 08:00-16:00
• 030357 SE 4 ECTS European Law and Jewish Issues - the Jews as minoritiy in European Legal history - for diploma and doctoral students
  Potz
• 030358 SE 4 ECTS Legal development of the marriage law since Joseph II - for graduate and undergraduate students
  Schima, Th 17:30-19:00 (3×), Fr 14:00-20:00 (2×)
• 030425 SE 4 ECTS Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law: Revolutions and Woman´s Rights - for undergraduate and graduate students
  Maier
• 030442 KU 3 ECTS Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
  Schinkele, Tu 15:00-16:30 (11×)
• 030589 KU 3 ECTS The Right to Freedom between Tradition and Modernity as explained in Jewish Sources
  Goodman-Thau, Mo 14.05. 13:00-17:00, Tu 09:00-13:00 (2×), We 09:00-13:00 (2×), Mo 21.05. 10:00-14:00
• 140182 KU 6 ECTS Politics and Religion in Southern Africa
  Grau, We 15:00-17:00 (14×)
• 140343 SE 10 ECTS Ritual and Politics in Nepal
  Gaenszle, Fr 10:00-11:30 (15×)
• 300073 SE 3 ECTS Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
  Popp

M22: Advanced Reading