Master Religious Studies (800) - discontinued

Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS)

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

1. Judaism

• 060009 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Middle Ages
• 060010 VO Jewish History from the Modern to the Contemporary Period

2. Christianity

• 010065 VO Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus on Oriental Churches and Eastern Catholic Churches
• 010223 VO Basic Course Church History II

3. Islam

• 090106 VO Byzantium and the Islamic world

4. Religions of Indian Origin

5. East-Asian Religions

6. Historical Religions

7. Others

• 020015 VO-L [ en ] ( MIXED ) Cultural History of Christianity - Kulturgeschichte u. Denkmäler des Christentums
• 090100 VO [ en ] Lecture Series: Religious Communities and Manuscript Cultures on the Medieval Silk Road
• 143003 VO In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present

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

1. Judaism

• 010093 SE [ en ] Judaism in Europe
• 060003 SE The Geonim as Intermediaries: Jewish Learning between Talmudic Tradition and the Medieval World
• 060016 SE Jewish object cultures
• 060032 SE The Jew as vampire: On the genesis and function of an anti-Semitic stereotype

2. Christianity

• 010101 VU [ en ] Christianity in the USA

3. Islam

• 010170 VU Islam in Austria
• 030194 KU Islam in Europe - (Issues from) Legal history and contemporary legal developments
• 141195 VU [ en ] Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses II
• 141212 SE [ en ] A History of Modern Jihad, 1924-2014 c.a.
• 141956 VU Creation from nothing versus emanation

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 010085 VU [ en ] Lecture with exercises to modern History of Religion
• 142052 PS Manuscripts, Prints, and Painted Scrolls - Sources for the Study of Tibetan Buddhism
• 142077 PS Nepal's Stolen Gods Return - Recent Controversies in the Restitution of Cultural Heritage from the Himalayas
• 142125 PS Sexuality and Femininity in Indian Esoteric Buddhism
• 142137 PS From Dharma to Moksa: Ethics, the Meaning of Life, and Paths to Liberation in Classical India
• 142157 SE [ en ] Popular Hinduism: Material Religion in South Asia
• 142666 PS We Humans and Nature in Pre-Modern Hindu Traditions

5. East-Asian Religions

6. Historical Religions

• 010087 VU [ en ] Introduction to the Religions of Ancient Mesoamerica
• 010089 SE Religions of the Silk Road

7. Others

M03: Comparative Religion (9 ECTS)

• 010062 VU New Religions
• 010076 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) Becoming God: Human Deification in the History of Religions

M04: Comparative Religion Applied (5 ECTS)

• 010182 SE [ en ] Classical and Modern Theories of Religion

M05: Religion and Society (5 ECTS)

• 010069 UE The Study of Religions in the Context of School and Teaching
• 010077 SE Coming of Age in Different Religions: Comparing Concepts of Childhood, Youth and Adulthood - Konzepte von Kindheit, Jugend und Erwachsenenalter im Vergleich
• 020040 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) VO: Law and Religion in Europe

M06: Psychology of Religion (7 ECTS)

• 010072 VU Selected Chapters of Psychology of Religion

M07: Additional Subject Areas (6 ECTS)

1. Missiology, Theology of Religion

• 010111 VO Basic Course Sacramental Celebrations

2. Political Dimensions of Religions

• 010023 VO [ de en ] Special Pastoral Theologies: Interreligious Dialogue

3. Didactics of Religions

4. Aesthetics of Religions

• 020015 VO-L [ en ] ( MIXED ) Cultural History of Christianity - Kulturgeschichte u. Denkmäler des Christentums

5. Anthropology of Religion

• 010095 VU [ en ] Cognitive and Evolutionary Science of Religion

6. Philosophy of Religion

• 010092 VO Classical Writers of Philosophy of Religion

7. Law of Religions

• 010015 VO Basic Course Canon Law II
• 020040 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) VO: Law and Religion in Europe

M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts (8 ECTS)

• 010058 UE Reading Sources in the Study of Religions
• 010063 UE [ de en ] Key Works in the Social Scientific Research on Religion

M09: Recent Research Approaches (5 ECTS)

• 010089 SE Religions of the Silk Road
• 010182 SE [ en ] Classical and Modern Theories of Religion

M10: Applied Study of Religion (7 ECTS)

• 010069 UE The Study of Religions in the Context of School and Teaching
• 010078 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) The Study of Religions as a Profession
• 010080 EX Religion in Focus: Ayurveda
• 010162 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Seminar to Social-Scientific Study of Religions

Elective Modules (20 ECTS)

M12: Relevant Source Language (10 ECTS)

M13: Advanced Source Language (10 ECTS)

M14: Thesis Supervision (10 ECTS)

• 010074 UE Research Seminar

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion (10 ECTS)

• 010016 SE Structure and functionung of the Roman Curia
• 010062 VU New Religions
• 010065 VO Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus on Oriental Churches and Eastern Catholic Churches
• 010069 UE The Study of Religions in the Context of School and Teaching
• 010080 EX Religion in Focus: Ayurveda
• 010085 VU [ en ] Lecture with exercises to modern History of Religion
• 010087 VU [ en ] Introduction to the Religions of Ancient Mesoamerica
• 010089 SE Religions of the Silk Road
• 010093 SE [ en ] Judaism in Europe
• 010101 VU [ en ] Christianity in the USA
• 010170 VU Islam in Austria
• 010223 VO Basic Course Church History II
• 020015 VO-L [ en ] ( MIXED ) Cultural History of Christianity - Kulturgeschichte u. Denkmäler des Christentums
• 030194 KU Islam in Europe - (Issues from) Legal history and contemporary legal developments
• 060002 SE Film as Midrash
• 060003 SE The Geonim as Intermediaries: Jewish Learning between Talmudic Tradition and the Medieval World
• 060009 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Middle Ages
• 060010 VO Jewish History from the Modern to the Contemporary Period
• 060016 SE Jewish object cultures
• 060032 SE The Jew as vampire: On the genesis and function of an anti-Semitic stereotype
• 090100 VO [ en ] Lecture Series: Religious Communities and Manuscript Cultures on the Medieval Silk Road
• 090106 VO Byzantium and the Islamic world
• 141195 VU [ en ] Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses II
• 141212 SE [ en ] A History of Modern Jihad, 1924-2014 c.a.
• 141497 SE Dekolonialisierung des islamischen Rechts: Transformationen im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
• 141956 VU Creation from nothing versus emanation
• 142052 PS Manuscripts, Prints, and Painted Scrolls - Sources for the Study of Tibetan Buddhism
• 142077 PS Nepal's Stolen Gods Return - Recent Controversies in the Restitution of Cultural Heritage from the Himalayas
• 142125 PS Sexuality and Femininity in Indian Esoteric Buddhism
• 142137 PS From Dharma to Moksa: Ethics, the Meaning of Life, and Paths to Liberation in Classical India
• 142157 SE [ en ] Popular Hinduism: Material Religion in South Asia
• 142666 PS We Humans and Nature in Pre-Modern Hindu Traditions
• 143003 VO In the Empire of Prester John: Ethiopia from the Middle Ages to the Present

M16: Specialisation: Comparative Religion (10 ECTS)

• 010062 VU New Religions
• 010076 VO [ en ] ( MIXED ) Becoming God: Human Deification in the History of Religions
• 010077 SE Coming of Age in Different Religions: Comparing Concepts of Childhood, Youth and Adulthood - Konzepte von Kindheit, Jugend und Erwachsenenalter im Vergleich
• 010182 SE [ en ] Classical and Modern Theories of Religion

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

• 010095 VU [ en ] Cognitive and Evolutionary Science of Religion
• 010162 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Seminar to Social-Scientific Study of Religions

M18: Advanced History of Religion (5 ECTS)

• 010016 SE Structure and functionung of the Roman Curia
• 010057 SE The Eucharist in the Middle Ages: Theology, Cult, Piety
• 010062 VU New Religions
• 010069 UE The Study of Religions in the Context of School and Teaching
• 010080 EX Religion in Focus: Ayurveda
• 010089 SE Religions of the Silk Road
• 010093 SE [ en ] Judaism in Europe
• 010101 VU [ en ] Christianity in the USA
• 010170 VU Islam in Austria
• 030194 KU Islam in Europe - (Issues from) Legal history and contemporary legal developments
• 060002 SE Film as Midrash
• 060003 SE The Geonim as Intermediaries: Jewish Learning between Talmudic Tradition and the Medieval World
• 060016 SE Jewish object cultures
• 060032 SE The Jew as vampire: On the genesis and function of an anti-Semitic stereotype
• 141212 SE [ en ] A History of Modern Jihad, 1924-2014 c.a.
• 141497 SE Dekolonialisierung des islamischen Rechts: Transformationen im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
• 142052 PS Manuscripts, Prints, and Painted Scrolls - Sources for the Study of Tibetan Buddhism
• 142077 PS Nepal's Stolen Gods Return - Recent Controversies in the Restitution of Cultural Heritage from the Himalayas
• 142125 PS Sexuality and Femininity in Indian Esoteric Buddhism
• 142137 PS From Dharma to Moksa: Ethics, the Meaning of Life, and Paths to Liberation in Classical India
• 142157 SE [ en ] Popular Hinduism: Material Religion in South Asia
• 142666 PS We Humans and Nature in Pre-Modern Hindu Traditions

M19: Advanced Methodology (5 ECTS)

• 010095 VU [ en ] Cognitive and Evolutionary Science of Religion
• 010162 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) Seminar to Social-Scientific Study of Religions

M20: Advanced Comparative Religion (5 ECTS)

• 010077 SE Coming of Age in Different Religions: Comparing Concepts of Childhood, Youth and Adulthood - Konzepte von Kindheit, Jugend und Erwachsenenalter im Vergleich
• 010095 VU [ en ] Cognitive and Evolutionary Science of Religion
• 010182 SE [ en ] Classical and Modern Theories of Religion

M21: Advanced Subject Area (5 ECTS)

• 010012 SE Visible Signs of an Invisible Reality: Liturgical Symbols Are they still relevant today?
• 010016 SE Structure and functionung of the Roman Curia
• 010030 SE The Churches of Ukraine. Insights into history, culture and contemporary challenges
• 010062 VU New Religions
• 010077 SE Coming of Age in Different Religions: Comparing Concepts of Childhood, Youth and Adulthood - Konzepte von Kindheit, Jugend und Erwachsenenalter im Vergleich
• 010078 SE ( KPH-W-NÖ ) The Study of Religions as a Profession
• 010095 VU [ en ] Cognitive and Evolutionary Science of Religion
• 010112 SE Do we still need the concept of 'Bildung'? Approaches from a religious education perspective
• 060002 SE Film as Midrash
• 141212 SE [ en ] A History of Modern Jihad, 1924-2014 c.a.
• 141497 SE Dekolonialisierung des islamischen Rechts: Transformationen im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert
• 180043 SE [ en ] The Vienna Circle and Religion

M22: Advanced Reading (5 ECTS)

• 010058 UE Reading Sources in the Study of Religions
• 010063 UE [ de en ] Key Works in the Social Scientific Research on Religion
• 060018 SE Work in Progress: Yerushalmi Introduction to the Talmud of the Land of Israel