B. Master Degree Programme in Science of Religion

1. Required Modules

M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion

• 010068 VO 3 ECTS Study of the Eastern Churches - Survey of the Relationships between Eastern and Western Churches throughout the centuries
  Rappert, Th 16:15-18:00 (15×)
• 010141 VO 3 ECTS Religious Movements of the 19th Century - Spiritism, Occultism, Theosophy and the Influence of Mesmerism
  Baier, Mo 10:15-12:00 (12×)
• 020039 VO 2 ECTS The Life of Muhammad According to Ibn Ishaq and its Relevance for Muslims Today
  Reiss, Th 12:00-14:00 (14×)
• 060066 VO+UE 3 ECTS Jews under Islam 2
  Lemberger, Tu 09:30-11:00 (11×), Fr 20.11. 10:30-12:00
• 060070 VO 2 ECTS The Kabbalah
  Davidowicz, Tu 16:45-18:15 (12×)
• 090050 VO 3 ECTS Social Behaviour and Religion in Ancient Greece.
  Specht, Th 17:00-18:30 (14×)
• 140147 VO 5 ECTS The Development of Buddhist Tantra
  Bethlenfalvy, We 08:30-10:00 (14×)
• 140374 VO 5 ECTS Islamic (Sufi) movements on the Indian subcontinent until the end of the Delhi-Sultanat
  Rastegar, Fr 11:00-12:30 (15×)

M02: Special Courses in History of Religion

• 010134 SE 6 ECTS World Religions and Secularisation - New Concepts
  Figl, Tu 16:15-18:00 (13×), Tu 10.11. 14:45-16:15
• 060053 VO+UE 4 ECTS Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt I
  Goff, Tu 10:00-12:00 (13×)
• 140149 SE 10 ECTS The 84 Mahasiddhas
  Bethlenfalvy, We 13:00-14:30 (14×)
• 140315 SE 10 ECTS Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
  Krasser, Th 17:30-19:00 (15×)
• 140327 SE 10 ECTS dGe 'dun chos 'phel: Life and Works
  Tauscher

M03: Comparative Systematic Science of Religion

• 010087 VO 3 ECTS Death and Afterlife: Religious Traditions and Modernity
  Heller, Tu 12:15-13:45 (12×)
• 010179 VO 3 ECTS Symbol, Sign, Ritual. Introduction to Aesthetics of Religion
  Hödl, Th 12:15-14:00 (15×)

M04: Applied Systematics

• 010135 SE 5 ECTS Afterlife: Concepts and Actual Beliefs
  Heller, We 11:00-14:00 (6×)

M05: Religion and Society

M06: Psychology of Religion

• 190208 VO 3 ECTS M6: Introduction to the Psychology of Religion
  Heine

M07: Additional Subject Areas

• 010105 VO 3 ECTS The Constitution of the Church
  Müller, Mo 16:15-18:00 (12×)
• 010120 SE 4 ECTS Seminar
  Langthaler, Th 13:30-15:45 (11×)
• 010122 VO 1 ECTS God and ethics in the passing of nihilism
  Appel, Th 15:15-16:00 (15×)
• 010161 VO 3 ECTS Being Church in mission II. The Contextuality of Mission in History and Present Time
  Helm, Th 18:15-20:00 (15×)
• 020034 VO 2 ECTS Introduction to the Law of Religions and Churches
  Kneucker, Th 15:00-17:00 (15×)
• 030392 VO 3 ECTS Freedom of Religion and belief in Austria
  Schinkele, Mo 16:30-18:00 (10×)
• 090064 VO 4 ECTS Body Language in Early Christian Art
  Pillinger
• 140127 SE 8 ECTS Islamic Law
  Lohlker, Th 16:00-18:00 (14×)
• 140315 SE 10 ECTS Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
  Krasser, Th 17:30-19:00 (15×)
• 140327 SE 10 ECTS dGe 'dun chos 'phel: Life and Works
  Tauscher

M08: Reading Theological Texts

• 010011 SE 4 ECTS Texts- Places - Memory Landscapes. The Holy Land in the New Testament and in Early Christian Times
  Kühschelm, Th 16:00-17:30 (15×)
• 020013 SE 8 ECTS Unimposing (Biblical) Texts - Serious (Historical) Impact
  Öhler, Th 17:30-20:00 (9×)
• 140091 SE 10 ECTS Hastisailamahatmya - The legend of the origin of the Varadarajasvami temple in Kanchi
  Rastelli, Fr 16:00-18:00 (11×)
• 140130 UE 5 ECTS Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
  MacDonald, We 14:45-16:15 (14×)
• 140146 UE 5 ECTS Selected readings in Sutra-Texts from the Kanjur
  Laine, Tu 17:45-19:15 (13×)
• 140153 UE 5 ECTS Readings in 'Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas' gZhan stong dbu ma chen po'i Ita khrid
  Tauscher
• 140308 SE 8 ECTS History of Ideas in Islam
  Lohlker, Th 14:00-16:00 (14×)
• 140315 SE 10 ECTS Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
  Krasser, Th 17:30-19:00 (15×)
• 140371 UE 5 ECTS Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
  Preisendanz, Tu 10:15-11:45 (13×)
• 140373 SE 10 ECTS Bhasarvajna's Nyayabhusana II
  Preisendanz, Th 12:00-13:30 (15×)
• 150002 UE 5 ECTS Methods in Korean Studies I: Analysis of Confucian and Buddhist Texts
  Pokorny, We 25.11. 10:15-11:45
• 180347 SE 5 ECTS Augustine, Confessiones
  Kreuzer
• 180348 SE 6 ECTS Anselm, Proslogion
  Kreuzer

M09: Recent Research Approaches

• 010155 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Cognitive Science of Religion
  Chalupa, Mo 16.11. 09:00-11:00, Tu 17.11. 09:00-13:00, We 18.11. 13:15-17:15, Th 19.11. 09:00-13:00, Fr 20.11. 09:00-13:00

M10: Science of Religion in Practice

• 010137 SE+EX 5 ECTS Religious Worlds and the Body
  Hödl, Fr 09:00-13:00 (15×)
• 020040 SE+EX 5 ECTS Jerusalem as a Holy Place for Several Religions
  Reiss

2. Elective Modules

M12: Relevant Source Language

• 020038 UE 4 ECTS Basic Communication in Arabic for students of Theology and Studies of Religions
  Reiss, Tu 12:00-13:30 (13×)
• 020062 UE 4 ECTS Communication in Arabic (Arabic II) for students of Theology and Studies of Religions - für TheologInnen und ReligionswissenschaftlerInnen
  Reiss, Tu 13:30-15:00 (13×)

M13: Advanced Source Language

M14: Thesis Supervision

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion

• 010014 VO 3 ECTS Church History Compact I - The First Christian Millenium - Von der jüdischen Erneuerungsbewegung zu Universalansprüchen römischer Päpste
  Klieber, Tu 16:30-18:00 (10×), Tu 16:05-18:00 (3×)
• 020039 VO 2 ECTS The Life of Muhammad According to Ibn Ishaq and its Relevance for Muslims Today
  Reiss, Th 12:00-14:00 (14×)
• 060027 VO+UE 3 ECTS History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Modern Period 2
  Davidowicz, Tu 13:15-14:45 (12×)
• 060059 VO 2 ECTS The unity of the torah - the oral and written law
  Eisenberg, We 09:30-11:00 (13×)
• 060073 SE 5 ECTS Wisdom and Absurdity - The Book of Qohelet and the Crisis of Wisdom Thought
  Lange, We 11:15-12:45 (14×)
• 140042 UE 5 ECTS Media Islam
  Hafez, We 14:00-16:00 (13×)
• 140251 SE 8 ECTS Islamic Themes from Former Times (Seminar on Classical Islam)
  Lohlker, Tu 13:00-15:00 (12×)
• 140295 SE 8 ECTS Modern Religious Discussions in Islam
  Mühlböck, Mo 17:30-19:00 (11×)

M16: Specialisation: Systematics

M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research

M18: Advanced History of Religion

• 060073 SE 5 ECTS Wisdom and Absurdity - The Book of Qohelet and the Crisis of Wisdom Thought
  Lange, We 11:15-12:45 (14×)
• 140251 SE 8 ECTS Islamic Themes from Former Times (Seminar on Classical Islam)
  Lohlker, Tu 13:00-15:00 (12×)
• 140295 SE 8 ECTS Modern Religious Discussions in Islam
  Mühlböck, Mo 17:30-19:00 (11×)

M19: Advanced Methodology

• 010093 PS 1 ECTS Introduction to the Basics of Women Studies and Gender Studies
  Taschl-Erber, Mo 16:30-18:00 (5×), Mo 30.11. 16:30-19:45
• 010156 SE 4.5 ECTS Highly topical: Eastern and Central Europe - Religiöse und kirchliche Entwicklungen im Spiegelbild der neuesten Forschungen
  Mate-Toth, Mo 16:30-19:30 (4×)

M20: Advanced Systematics

• 010135 SE 5 ECTS Afterlife: Concepts and Actual Beliefs
  Heller, We 11:00-14:00 (6×)

M21: Advanced Subject Area

• 010120 SE 4 ECTS Seminar
  Langthaler, Th 13:30-15:45 (11×)
• 030052 SE 4 ECTS Law of Christian East - Church-Nation-State
  Potz
• 030425 SE 4 ECTS Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law - Womens Rights and cultural identy
  Maier
• 030511 SE 4 ECTS Religionsfreiheit im Spannungsverhältnis zu anderen Grundrechten (Judikaturseminar) - (auch für DiplomandInnen und DissertantInnen)
  Potz
• 180264 SE 5 ECTS Ethics and Philosophy of Religion - Friedrich Nietzsche
  Zeidler, Th 10:00-11:30 (15×)

M22: Advanced Reading