6. Study of Religions

1. Introduction to the Study of Religions

1.1. Introduction to History of Religions

• 010084 VO Study of Religions I: Introduction into the History of Religion - Thematic priority Buddhism
• 020117 VO Introduction to the Scientific Study of Religions - (Emphasis on the Development and History of Religions)

1.2. Introduction to Comparative religion

1.3. Methodology of the Study of Religions

• 010177 PS Introduction into the Methods of the Study of Religions
• 010180 PS Introduction into the Method of the Study of Religions

1.4. Textual Sources: Introductory Course

• 010001 VO Introduction to the New Testament I - Synoptic Gospels
• 010010 VO Fundamental Exegesis of the New Testament II - Paul and His Letters
• 010178 VO The Word is spread over all the World. The missionary concept behind the missionary work throughout
• 060060 VO Introduction to Rabbinic Literature
• 140409 SE Exploration of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon

1.5. Textual Sources: Reading Course

• 010062 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 020061 VO+UE Exegesis of Capita Selecta from the Book of Esther
• 020062 VO+UE Exegesis of Capita Selecta from the Book of Esther
• 020063 UE Exercise in Exegesis of Hebrew Bible Texts
• 020074 UE Apocryphal Gospels
• 060059 UE Mishnah
• 060065 VO+UE The Book "Bahir" - A book of early Kabbalah
• 060086 UE Translation of Selected Hebrew Dead Sea Scrolls
• 090039 KO Conv.: Myths of Creation, Pagan a. Christian - Conversatorium: Myths of Creation, Pagan and Christian
• 140063 UE Buddhist Texts IV: An Introduction into the Terminology of Buddhist Logic
• 140068 UE Tibetan Texts III: Selected Jatakas from Rang byung rdo rje's Skyes rabs brgya pa
• 140069 UE Tibetan Texts I: Selected Passages on the History of Buddhism
• 140247 SE Seminar on Modern Islamic Studies: Criticism of the Wahhabi Movement
• 140320 UE Buddhist Texts II: Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara, Chapter 9
• 140351 PS Goddesses in the Epic and Puranic Literature
• 140363 PS Readings in the Bhagavadgita
• 140371 PS Class and Caste according to Brahminical Orthodoxy (Readings in Dharmashastra)
• 140377 PS The Gathas of the Jataka and their Veyyakarana

1.6. Advanced Methodology

• 020119 SE Theory of Science of the Study of Religions - according to Joachim Wach's "Religionswissenschaft. Prolegomena zu ihrer wissenschaftstheoretischen Grundlegung", Leipzig 1924 ( = "Introduction to the History of Religions", translated and edited by Kitagawa, J.M./Alles, G.D.: New York/London 1988).
• 140351 PS Goddesses in the Epic and Puranic Literature
• 140517 UE Methods and Theory of Gender Studies - Introduction into the Methods and Theory of Gender Studies in the Social Sciences and Humanities
• 140518 VO Introduction: methods/ theory of gender studies - Introduction into the methods and theory of gender studies in the social sciences and humanities
• 180316 VO Basic concepts of Cognitive Science: Foundations, Models and Paradigms in Cognitive Science
• 180324 SE [ de en ] Introduction to Cognitive Science I

2. History of Religions

2.1. Contemporary Religions

• 010014 VO Church History Compact I - A Survey of the History of the first Christian Millenium
• 010029 VO Study of the Eastern Churches I - Introduction to the Oriental-Orthodox Churches
• 010109 VO Introduction to Judaism (lecture)
• 010167 SE Hindu Tantrism. Basic Elements and Terms
• 010179 VO African Religions
• 020120 VO Introduction to Islam
• 150025 PS Basic training in research and paper writing I: History and religion
• 150127 PS Religious Traditions of East Asia
• 150167 SE [ en ] GG 430 Religion in China

2.2. Specialised Courses

• 020118 SE Muslims in Hospitals
• 060063 VO Daily life in traditional Judaism
• 060066 VO History and Culture of the Jews in Eastern Europe
• 060068 UE Reading Class: Introduction to History, Culture and Religion of Judaism 1 - (Second Temple)
• 060073 VO [ en ] Ancient Mysteries Revealed - Jewish Apocalypticism Between Science and Cultural Identity
• 060093 VO+UE Martin Buber and Judaism
• 060097 VO Introduction to History, Culture and Religion of Judaism 1 - (Second Temple)
• 060101 VO History of the Jews in Spain 1
• 090149 VO Introduction to the history of the Christian Orient pt. I: Syria, Egypt
• 140127 VO Islamic Law
• 140243 SE Seminar on Classical Islamic Studies: Ibn al-Arabi
• 140247 SE Seminar on Modern Islamic Studies: Criticism of the Wahhabi Movement
• 140251 SE Islamic Theology and Philosophy, 1250-1850
• 140284 UE Islamic Criminal History 1
• 140295 VO+UE Political Theory and Social Philosophy in Islam 1
• 140308 SE Islam in South and South East Asia
• 140334 VO [ en ] Deities of landscape
• 140343 VO Representations of Caste
• 140344 PS Introduction to the History of Hindu Nationalism (Hindutva)
• 140345 PS Social Reform, Politics or Religion? Ambedkar and the Buddhist Conversion Movement in India
• 140348 PS Representations of Caste
• 140351 PS Goddesses in the Epic and Puranic Literature
• 140372 SE Central Problems of Sankhya Philosophy as Treated in the Yuktidipika (Phil.-Rel. SE)
• 140374 VO Islamic (Sufi) Movements on the Indian Subcontinent until the End of the Delhi Sultanat
• 140408 VO Tantric Literatur and Arts
• 140409 SE Exploration of the Tibetan Buddhist Canon

2.3. Historical (extinct) Religions

• 060053 UE Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt I
• 090049 VO Cults and Sanctuaries in Ancient Thessaly
• 090050 SE Topography and Archaeology of panhellenic Sanctuaries
• 090106 VO Religion in Ancient Greece

3. Comparative Religion

• 010174 SE Seminar: Interreligious Marriages
• 010175 SE Seminar: Violence and Non-violence in World Religions
• 010176 SE Spiritual Care: plurireligious
• 010181 VO Interreligious meeting in present-day India. Thematic priority Islam

4. Approaches to the Study of Religions

4.1. Missionary Studies, Theology of Religions

• 010145 SE Meditation in 20th Century Christianity. Philosophical & Theological Perspectives
• 010178 VO The Word is spread over all the World. The missionary concept behind the missionary work throughout
• 140487 VO+UE History of missions in Africa

4.2. Political Theory of Religions

• 140343 VO Representations of Caste
• 140344 PS Introduction to the History of Hindu Nationalism (Hindutva)
• 140345 PS Social Reform, Politics or Religion? Ambedkar and the Buddhist Conversion Movement in India
• 140348 PS Representations of Caste

4.3. Didactics of Religions

4.4. Aesthetics of Religion

• 080014 VO The Taj Mahal in the Indian and Islamic architectural traditions
• 080016 VO Introduction to the Buddhist monastic art of India and Tibet
• 080022 UE Tutorial to the Lecture "Introduction to the Buddhist monastic art of India and Tibet"
• 080143 VO Coptic Medieval Church-Architecture
• 080146 VO Iconography of the Old Testament in the Middle Ages
• 090034 SE Interaction of two persons depicted in Early Christian fine arts
• 090055 VO The art of painting in Early Christian culture
• 090059 PS How to describe, analyse and interpret works of Early Christian fine arts
• 150266 SE SE LK 420 Buddhist Art and Archaeology of China

4.5. Cultural Anthropology of Religion

4.6. Philosophy of Religion

• 010145 SE Meditation in 20th Century Christianity. Philosophical & Theological Perspectives
• 010148 VO Philosophical Theology
• 010163 SE Traditional Arguments for the existence of God ("Gottesbeweise") and their Critique
• 140251 SE Islamic Theology and Philosophy, 1250-1850
• 140315 SE Dharmottara's Explanation of Dharmakirti's Proof of Momentariness
• 140372 SE Central Problems of Sankhya Philosophy as Treated in the Yuktidipika (Phil.-Rel. SE)
• 180238 SE The question on god
• 180255 VO The Conception of God
• 180275 VO Fichte's Philosophy of Religion
• 180276 SE Kant's Treatise of Religion
• 180278 SE Ethics and Philosophy of Religion - Rosenzweig - The Star of Redemption

4.7. Psychology of Religion

4.8. Religion and Law

• 010174 SE Seminar: Interreligious Marriages
• 010184 VO History of the Matrimonial Law of the Church
• 020108 SE Religious law in Austria - Churches and schools-Religious education and confessional private schools in Austrian legal order
• 030052 SE Law of Chrstian East - The churches in the area of the former Sowjet Union (20th/21st. cent.)
• 030359 KU Famous church processes from the 16th century to Josef Ratzinger - vertiefende Lehrveranstaltung gem. § 21 (3) Stp
• 030392 VO Freedom of Religion and belief in Austria
• 030668 SE Religion - Art - Law
• 140127 VO Islamic Law

4.9. Sociology of Religion

5. Applied Study of Religions