B. Master Degree Programme in Study of Religions

1. Required Modules

M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion

1. Judaism

• 060005 VO History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Medieval Period 1
• 060061 VO History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Rabbinic Period 1
• 060079 VO Jews under Islam - Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Israel until 1945
• 020022 VO Ancient Irael and Ancient Egypt 1

2. Christianity

• 010307 VO Study of the Oriental-Orthodox Churches

3. Islam

• 140011 VO Introduction into Modern Islamic Religious Discussions

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 140194 VO Self in Buddhism

5. East-Asian Religions

• 180303 VO-L Introduction to Chinese Thought 3 - Intrduction to Chineses Thought 3

6. Historical Religions

• 010093 VO [ en ] Ancient Mystery Cults
• 090078 VO Cults and Sanctuaries in Ancient Thessaly

7. Others

M02: Special Courses in History of Religion

1. Judaism

• 060063 VO+UE Becoming a Jew, Being a Jew? Conversion and Identity in the Rabbinic Era
• 060074 VO+UE Prophecy in 20th century Jewish thought
• 060064 SE Function and Meaning of the Synagogue in Antiquity

2. Christianity

• 010067 BA Monasticism in the Eastern Churches
• 020025 SE The letters of Ignatius of Antioch
• 090098 PS Die Orthodoxe Kirche im Osmanischen Reich

3. Islam

• 140006 VO+UE Islam Online
• 140015 SE Islam in Europe - Der Islam im österreichischen Diskurs
• 140042 UE Media Islam
• 140127 SE Islamic Law
• 140240 UE [ en ] Popular Islam in Contemporary South Asia
• 140295 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam - (Seminar on Modern Islam)
• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam - (Seminar on Classical Islam)
• 140351 SE Islam in Africa: revolutionary Islamic movements since the 17th century

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 080051 SE The Mandala: Theory and Practice in India and Tibet - Exploring the Normative and the Performative
• 140153 SE The Sutra of the Salty River (lan tsha chu ba'i mdo)
• 140200 SE The Refutation of Buddhist Personalism (Pudgalavada) in the Mahayanasutralamkara
• 140258 SE Dependent Arising and Emptiness in the Madhyantavibhaga
• 140287 SE [ bo en ] Candrakirti's Madhyamakavatara
• 140306 PS The Four Levels of Meditation in Mahayana Buddhism

5. East-Asian Religions

• 150082 VO+UE Millenarism and New Religions in East Asia
• 150229 VO+UE [ en ] East Asian Mythology

6. Historical Religions

• 060053 VO+UE Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt
• 090044 PS Introductory Seminar in: Provincial-Roman Archaeology
• 090115 PS Roman Gods and Cults

7. Others

M03: Comparative Systematic Science of Religion

• 010087 VO Religious Theologies

M04: Applied Systematics

• 020048 SE The Portrayal and Perception of Muhammad in other Religions

M05: Religion and Society

M06: Psychology of Religion

• 020041 VO Religion and Psyche: An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion
• 020045 SE Personality Types, Diagnostics and Transference

M07: Additional Subject Areas

1. Missiology, Theology of Religion

• 010087 VO Religious Theologies

2. Political Dimensions of Religions

• 140010 VO Political History of the Arab-Islamic Near East(from the beginnings of Islam to the present) - (von den Anfängen des Islam bis in die Gegenwart)

3. Didactics of Religions

• 010016 VU Theory of religious education - General subject didactics
• 010068 BA Gender roles in Catholic adult education
• 020050 UE Violence and Nonviolence in Religious Education

4. Aesthetics of Religions

• 010003 VO Theology and Arts- A Disputed and Prolific Relation
• 010065 BA Making Music for Church Services: Sacred Music - Church Music - Liturgical Music
• 010098 LS Theology and Arts: Life, Surviving and Escaping - An Encounter between Aharon Appelfeld and Philip Roth
• 020027 VO-L Christian architecture in Syria and liturgy
• 020014 EX The world of the Bible in Museums of Europe: Paris
• 060008 SE Jewish themes and figures in European and American popular culture
• 060086 VO+UE Development of synagogal liturgy - texts and music 2
• 080051 SE The Mandala: Theory and Practice in India and Tibet - Exploring the Normative and the Performative
• 140006 VO+UE Islam Online

5. Anthropology of Religion

• 240114 VO Anthropology of Religion and Consciousness

6. Philosophy of Religion

• 010026 VO Intercultural Philosophy - Philosophie im Kontext der globalen Moderne
• 140285 UE [ bo en ] The Four Buddhist Philosop. Systems (grub mtha' bzhi) -A: The Vibhasika and Sautrantika Siddhantas - (grub mtha' bzhi)
• 140286 UE [ bo en ] The Four Buddhist Philosophical Systems (grub mtha' bzhi)- B: The Yogacara and Madhyamika Siddhantas - (grub mtha' bzhi)
• 180204 VO Augustinus: de civitate dei
• 060069 VO Introduction to Jewish Philosophy
• 060073 VO History of the reception of Maimonides - Von der christlichen Scholastik bis zur Gegenwart
• 140200 SE The Refutation of Buddhist Personalism (Pudgalavada) in the Mahayanasutralamkara
• 140298 UE [ en ] Introduction to Yoga Philosophy: Patanjali's Yogasutra and the Evolution of Modern Yoga
• 180681 SE The Question of God
• 140258 SE Dependent Arising and Emptiness in the Madhyantavibhaga

7. Law of Religions

• 010036 VK Basic Terms of Canon Law
• 010038 VO The Constitution of the Church
• 010040 VK The Teaching Office of the Church
• 020057 VU Rights of Religions and Religious Communities in Europe
• 030392 KU Freedom of Religion and belief in Austria
• 140127 SE Islamic Law

M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts

• 020048 SE The Portrayal and Perception of Muhammad in other Religions
• 010011 BA "Why do you seek the living One among the dead?" - Easter Narratives in Canonical and Apokryphal Gospels
• 010062 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 010139 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 020010 PS Old Testament Proseminar
• 020017 SE Jesus and his disciples in the New Testament
• 020023 UE New Testament and the Scriptures
• 060006 SE Medieval Jewish Texts
• 060043 UE Religious Texts
• 060082 UE Hieroglyphic Texts I
• 060092 UE Hieratic I
• 060099 SE The Hebrew Book of Jeremiah
• 060134 SE The book of Jeremiah in Light of Ancient Jewish and Rabbinic Literature
• 140296 UE Buddhist Stories in Hybrid Sanskrit
• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam - (Seminar on Classical Islam)

M09: Recent Research Approaches

• 010074 FS Doing Research in Study of Religions - Current methods and their application in research projects
• 010134 FS Research Seminar: Principles of Religious Science
• 010137 SE Basic Questions of Esoteric Research
• 010147 FS Creating home by writing. Practical-theological reflections on Migrants¿ literature - Praktisch-theologische Reflexionen zu ausgewählten Texten der "MigrantInnen-Literatur"
• 020021 VO+UE Introduction to methodes of archaeological field research
• 020051 SE Interreligious Questions in the Jail
• 190087 SE Introduction to empirical studies in context of religion and education

M10: Science of Religion in Practice

• 020051 SE Interreligious Questions in the Jail
• 010008 SE Spirituality made concret - explorations in the Archdiocese of Vienna
• 010072 EX Excursion - Theologie des Kampfes und befreiende Kirchenpraxis in den Philippinen

2. Elective Modules

M12: Relevant Source Language

M13: Advanced Source Language

M14: Thesis Supervision

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion

• 010014 VO Church History Compact I - The First Christian Millenium - Von der jüdischen Erneuerungsbewegung zu Universalansprüchen römischer Päpste
• 140295 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam - (Seminar on Modern Islam)
• 140351 SE Islam in Africa: revolutionary Islamic movements since the 17th century

M16: Specialisation: Systematics

M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research

• 190087 SE Introduction to empirical studies in context of religion and education

M18: Advanced History of Religion

M19: Advanced Methodology

M20: Advanced Systematics

M21: Advanced Subject Area

• 010106 DS The parish. Recent developments in discussion
• 030060 SE The presents of Religion in public space - (auch für DiplomandInnen und DissertantInnen)
• 030112 SE Law of the Christian East - Byzantium-Constantinople-Istanbul: Legal History of a Capital of Culture
• 030425 SE Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law - Womens Rights in Europe
• 140127 SE Islamic Law
• 140006 VO+UE Islam Online
• 180681 SE The Question of God

M22: Advanced Reading