Master Religious Studies (800) - discontinued

Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS)

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

1. Judaism

• 060017 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Jewish Cultural History
• 060021 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Ancient Period
• 060025 VO History of Rabbinical Literature and Culture

2. Christianity

• 010014 VO Basic Course Church History I
• 010035 VO Basic Course Patrology
• 010065 VO Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus on the Orthdodox Churches

3. Islam

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 142025 VO ( MIXED ) One, Two, Many. Alternative Ontologies in Indian Philosophy
• 142201 VO Balancing Act Ayurveda: The Traditional Medicine of South Asia in the Past and Present

5. East-Asian Religions

• 150036 VO Religion in Japan

6. Historical Religions

• 060084 VO ( REMOTE ) Egyptian Religion
• 143119 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: - Topography and Archaeology of Ancient Sudan
• 160195 VO [ en ] Archaeology of the celtic world

7. Others

• 020047 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) VO Religion and Society

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

1. Judaism

• 060046 SE Of well-poisoners and world-destroyers: images of Jews under the sign of the monster

2. Christianity

• 070037 UE Course on Methodology - Measuring sanctity? Digital approaches to pre-modern religion, piety and sanctuaries

3. Islam

• 141024 VU Talismans and magic spells: - The so-called occult sciences in the Arab-Islamic world
• 141192 VU [ en ] Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses I
• 142208 UE History and Characteristics of South Asian Islam

4. Religions of Indian Origin

5. East-Asian Religions

6. Historical Religions

• 090089 PS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Women and Religion in Late Antiquity
• 090097 SE ( ON-SITE ) Bishops, monks and ecclesiastics: religious authorities in Late Antiquity
• 133403 SE Bachelor Seminar: (North) Germanic pagan religion - deities, myths, cults - Gottheiten, Mythen, Kulte

7. Others

• 010170 VU [ en ] Religion in the USA

M03: Comparative Religion (9 ECTS)

• 010076 VO ( REMOTE ) Ethics of Religion
• 010175 VU Feminism and Religion(s)

M04: Comparative Religion Applied (5 ECTS)

• 010078 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
• 010182 SE ( MIXED ) Illness, Healing, Medicine: Religion in Dealing with Epidemics

M05: Religion and Society (5 ECTS)

• 010081 SE [ en ] Religion and Politics: Basics and Current Issues
• 010177 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

M06: Psychology of Religion (7 ECTS)

• 010088 VO ( MIXED ) Introduction to the Psychology of Religion

M07: Additional Subject Areas (6 ECTS)

• 080070 VU B220 Selected Field of Research: Ecology, Spirituality and spiritual ecology

1. Missiology, Theology of Religion

2. Political Dimensions of Religions

3. Didactics of Religions

4. Aesthetics of Religions

5. Anthropology of Religion

• 010089 VO [ en ] Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

6. Philosophy of Religion

7. Law of Religions

• 010025 VO Basic Course Canon Law I

M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts (8 ECTS)

• 010084 UE New Skin for the Old Mythology: Mythological Motifs in Fairy-Tales, Folklore and Popular Culture

M09: Recent Research Approaches (5 ECTS)

• 010078 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
• 010084 UE New Skin for the Old Mythology: Mythological Motifs in Fairy-Tales, Folklore and Popular Culture
• 010177 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
• 010182 SE ( MIXED ) Illness, Healing, Medicine: Religion in Dealing with Epidemics

M10: Applied Study of Religion (7 ECTS)

• 010047 EX The Eastern Churches in Vienna
• 010080 EX Religion in Focus: Scientology
• 010176 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Scientific Study of Religions - Research Lab

Elective Modules (20 ECTS)

M12: Relevant Source Language (10 ECTS)

M13: Advanced Source Language (10 ECTS)

M14: Thesis Supervision (10 ECTS)

• 010083 UE Research Seminar

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion (10 ECTS)

• 010014 VO Basic Course Church History I
• 010016 SE The future of the church in a secular society - Challenges to canon law from processes of social transformation
• 010038 VO ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Structure and current development of the Orthodox Church(es)
• 010047 EX The Eastern Churches in Vienna
• 010065 VO Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus on the Orthdodox Churches
• 010080 EX Religion in Focus: Scientology
• 010170 VU [ en ] Religion in the USA
• 020047 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) VO Religion and Society
• 030037 SE Law of Religion - for the diploma thesis module as well
• 030076 KU The basics of Religion Law in Austria - History - Fundamental rights Framework - Areas of Application
• 060017 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Jewish Cultural History
• 060021 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Ancient Period
• 060025 VO History of Rabbinical Literature and Culture
• 060032 SE ( REMOTE ) Images of Antisemitism
• 060046 SE Of well-poisoners and world-destroyers: images of Jews under the sign of the monster
• 070037 UE Course on Methodology - Measuring sanctity? Digital approaches to pre-modern religion, piety and sanctuaries
• 080070 VU B220 Selected Field of Research: Ecology, Spirituality and spiritual ecology
• 090089 PS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Women and Religion in Late Antiquity
• 090097 SE ( ON-SITE ) Bishops, monks and ecclesiastics: religious authorities in Late Antiquity
• 133403 SE Bachelor Seminar: (North) Germanic pagan religion - deities, myths, cults - Gottheiten, Mythen, Kulte
• 141024 VU Talismans and magic spells: - The so-called occult sciences in the Arab-Islamic world
• 141192 VU [ en ] Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses I
• 142025 VO ( MIXED ) One, Two, Many. Alternative Ontologies in Indian Philosophy
• 142201 VO Balancing Act Ayurveda: The Traditional Medicine of South Asia in the Past and Present
• 142204 VO Mindfulness - The Buddha's Gift to the World - An Exploration across Indian and Tibetan Traditions
• 142208 UE History and Characteristics of South Asian Islam
• 143084 KU Religion and Religious Change in West African Film - Focus Sahel
• 143119 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: - Topography and Archaeology of Ancient Sudan
• 150036 VO Religion in Japan
• 160195 VO [ en ] Archaeology of the celtic world

M16: Specialisation: Comparative Religion (10 ECTS)

• 010076 VO ( REMOTE ) Ethics of Religion
• 010078 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
• 010081 SE [ en ] Religion and Politics: Basics and Current Issues
• 010089 VO [ en ] Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
• 010175 VU Feminism and Religion(s)
• 010182 SE ( MIXED ) Illness, Healing, Medicine: Religion in Dealing with Epidemics

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

• 010081 SE [ en ] Religion and Politics: Basics and Current Issues
• 010177 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

M18: Advanced History of Religion (5 ECTS)

• 010016 SE The future of the church in a secular society - Challenges to canon law from processes of social transformation
• 010047 EX The Eastern Churches in Vienna
• 010057 SE Christian Pilgrimage. History, Places, Practices
• 010080 EX Religion in Focus: Scientology
• 060022 SE The "Neo-Ufa" - Jewish lifeworlds in contemporary German feature films
• 060032 SE ( REMOTE ) Images of Antisemitism
• 060046 SE Of well-poisoners and world-destroyers: images of Jews under the sign of the monster
• 070037 UE Course on Methodology - Measuring sanctity? Digital approaches to pre-modern religion, piety and sanctuaries
• 090089 PS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Women and Religion in Late Antiquity
• 090097 SE ( ON-SITE ) Bishops, monks and ecclesiastics: religious authorities in Late Antiquity
• 133403 SE Bachelor Seminar: (North) Germanic pagan religion - deities, myths, cults - Gottheiten, Mythen, Kulte
• 142208 UE History and Characteristics of South Asian Islam
• 142216 SE [ en ] Adivasi and Dalit Literary Movements in India
• 142221 SE [ en ] Beef Biryani or Pure-Veg Thali: Food, Religion and Politics in South Asia
• 143084 KU Religion and Religious Change in West African Film - Focus Sahel

M19: Advanced Methodology (5 ECTS)

• 010078 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
• 010177 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
• 070037 UE Course on Methodology - Measuring sanctity? Digital approaches to pre-modern religion, piety and sanctuaries

M20: Advanced Comparative Religion (5 ECTS)

• 010078 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
• 010081 SE [ en ] Religion and Politics: Basics and Current Issues
• 010175 VU Feminism and Religion(s)
• 010182 SE ( MIXED ) Illness, Healing, Medicine: Religion in Dealing with Epidemics

M21: Advanced Subject Area (5 ECTS)

• 010012 SE How not to say Mass: Mass celebration between norm and practice
• 010016 SE The future of the church in a secular society - Challenges to canon law from processes of social transformation
• 010044 SE Icons - Fundamentals, Approaches, Practice
• 010081 SE [ en ] Religion and Politics: Basics and Current Issues
• 010175 VU Feminism and Religion(s)
• 010177 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
• 070037 UE Course on Methodology - Measuring sanctity? Digital approaches to pre-modern religion, piety and sanctuaries
• 080070 VU B220 Selected Field of Research: Ecology, Spirituality and spiritual ecology
• 143084 KU Religion and Religious Change in West African Film - Focus Sahel
• 490133 PS ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Menschenrechte und (Inter-)Religiöse Bildung

M22: Advanced Reading (5 ECTS)

• 010084 UE New Skin for the Old Mythology: Mythological Motifs in Fairy-Tales, Folklore and Popular Culture
• 060003 SE Jewish Narratives: Textual Analysis and Interpretation
• 060022 SE The "Neo-Ufa" - Jewish lifeworlds in contemporary German feature films
• 142206 PS Introduction to Digital Philological Methods and Tools for Tibetology and South Asian Studies
• 142209 UE Cultural Heritage of Nepal: On the Trail of Sanskrit Inscriptions