Did you know...

  • that Religious Studies is not a theological discipline, but a non-denominational, cultural studies subject?
  • that Religious Studies can also be studied without basic studies (Bachelor/Master/Doctorate) within the framework of the Bachelor Religious Education (Religious Studies Education)?
  • that condition-free admission to the MA Religious Studies is possible after completing the two extension curricula in any undergraduate program?
  • that almost any undergraduate degree (Bachelor, Master, Doctorate) can be used for admission to the MA Religious Studies?
  • that required courses (usually consisting of the two extension curricula) can be completed not only before the start of the study program but also during the study programme?
  • that you can learn more about the self-image of the subject Religious Studies, the cultural studies discipline on the topic of "religion", here?
  • that EU/EEA/CH citizens do not pay tuition for their B.A./M.A./Ph.D. studies? Non-EU/EEA citizens are required to pay tuition fees of 749.42 Euro/semester.This includes all degree programmes (B.A./M.A./Ph.D.).

News

  • In the radio series "Im Fokus – Religion und Ethik" on Ö1, Hans Gerald Hödl spoke about soccer and its gods and saints as well as the power of rituals. The program can be listened to here.
  • As part of the event series "A Day in History" organized by the Political Education Department of the General Student Committee of Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Dr. Hüsyein I. Çiçek gave a lecture on 2 June on the persecution of the Alevis in Turkey in 1937/38 – and its effects to this day. Further information on the lecture can be found here.
  • In an article in Tagesspiegel from 27 June, Dr. Hüsyein I. Çiçek formulated his estimation on the question of a gradual establishment of Islamic Sharia law in Turkey. The article can be read here.
  • The Department of Religious Studies will once again be part of the Vienna Children's University which will take place from 9 to 18 July. The following seminars will be offered: "What do we learn from Buddha, Laozi and Confucius?" with Lukas K. Pokorny, "Religion in India" with Alisha Saikia, "Animals in Religions" with Robert Wurzrainer and Dirk Schuster, and "Monsters, Dragons, Ghosts, and Vampires in East Asia" with Joseph Chadwin. Further information on the seminars can be found here.
  • Congratulations to Pavel Horák for the publication of his monograph entitled "Návrat starých bohů [Return of the Old Gods]." This is the first Czech study on Paganism that combines historical analysis with field research among modern Pagans in several European countries. You can find more information about the publication here.
  • The eleventh workshop of the Religious Studies Workshop Series on "Semi-structured Interviews: Practical Use and Limitations" took place on 24 June in Seminar Room 2 and was led by Petra Tlčimuková (University of South Bohemia). Further information on the workshop can be found here.
  • The Department of Religious Studies was hosting an event on 19 June as part of the series "Quo vadis? Karriereperspektiven für Religionswissenschafter:innen", in which graduates of religious studies talked about their professional careers and exchanged ideas with students. Further information on the event can be found here.
  • Students in the Master's program Religious Studies now have the opportunity to carry out an independent research project worth 10 ECTS as part of updating a database of religious communities in Vienna. For further information, please contact Prof. Pokorny and Dr. Schuster.
  • In the new QS World University Ranking by Subject 2024, the University of Vienna's Theology and Religious Studies Cluster ranks 21st worldwide.
  • The calls for individual papers as well as closed panels and roundtables for the XXIII IAHR World Congress from 24 to 30 August in Kraków are now open. Further information can be found here.

New Publications

  • Lukas K. Pokorny:
    1. "The Theosophical Daodejing: The Beginnings." In: Lukas K. Pokorny and Franz Winter, eds. Appropriating the Dao: The Euro-American Esoteric Reception of China. London and New York: Bloomsbury, 61–82.
    2. and Franz Winter, eds. Appropriating the Dao: The Euro-American Esoteric Reception of China. London and New York: Bloomsbury
    3. and Franz Winter. "China in the Euro-American Esoteric Imagination: Contouring a Lacuna." In: Lukas K. Pokorny and Franz Winter, eds. Appropriating the Dao: The Euro-American Esoteric Reception of China. London and New York: Bloomsbury, 1–14.
    4.     and Rossella Ferrari, Rudiger Frank, and Ina Hein, eds. 2023. Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies, Volume 15. Paderborn: Brill Schöningh.
    5.     and Grzegorz Frąszczak. 2023. "Yiguandao in Vietnam: A Preliminary Exploration." Vienna Journal of East Asian Studies, Volume 15: 310–334.
    6. "Musok: Koreanischer Schamanismus [Musok: Korean Shamanism]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke. Religion und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 293–298.
    7. "Shintō." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke. Religion und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 149–154.
    8. "Sōka Gakkai." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke. Religion und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 321–325.
    9. "Vereinigungsbewegung [Unification Movement]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke. Religion und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 327–332.
    10. "The Ascended Confucius: Images of the Chinese Master in the Euro-American Esoteric Discourse." In: NVMEN: International Review for the History of Religions, 71 (1), 29–47.
    11. and Franz Winter, eds. Euro-American Esoteric Readings of East Asia. NVMEN. International Review for the History of Religions (Special Issue), 71 (1).
    12. and Franz Winter. "Euro-American Esoteric Readings of East Asia: Introductory Remarks." In: NVMEN: International Review for the History of Religions, 71 (1), 1–8.
  • Birgit Heller:
    1. and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht [Religion and Gender], Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter.
    2. "Gerechtigkeit [Justice]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 459–476.
    3. "Geschlechterstereotype [Gender Stereotypes]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 375–390.
    4. "Geschlechtsspezifische Unterschiede in der Religiosität [Gender-specific Differences in Religiosity]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 441–455.
    5. "Gewalt [Violence]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 477–491.
    6. "Gottheit und Geschlecht [Deity and Gender]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 425–439.
    7. "Hindu-Religionen [Hindu-Religions]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 89–111.
    8. "Sexualität [Sexuality]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 407–424.
    9. and Edith Franke. "Androzentrismus der Religionen und ihrer Erforschung [Androcentrism of Religions and their Examination]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 23–27.
    10. and Edith Franke. "Feminismus und geschlechtersensible Religionswissenschaft [Feminism and Gender-Sensitive Religious Studies]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 559–562.
    11.     and Edith Franke. "Forschungsgeschichte und Forschungsansätze: von der Frauenforschung zu Transgender Studies [Research History and Research Approaches: from Women's Studies to Transgender Studies]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 37–42.
    12. and Edith Franke. "Geschlechterrollen und religiöse Autorität [Gender Roles and Religious Authority]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 359–373.
    13. and Edith Franke. "Grundbegriffe [Basic Terminology]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 17–22.
    14. and Edith Franke. "Impulse des Feminismus für die Religionswissenschaft [Impulses of Feminism for the Study of Religion]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 29–36.
    15. and Edith Franke. "Körper [Body]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 391–406.
    16. and Edith Franke. "Leitkategorien [Central Categories]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 555–558.
    17. and Edith Franke. "Materialität, Religion und Geschlecht [Materiality, Religion and Gender]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 49–53.
    18. and Edith Franke. "Offizielle Religion und Alltagsreligion/gelebte Religion [Official Religion and Everyday Religion/Lived Religion]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 55–64.
    19. and Edith Franke. "Paradigmenwechsel und Forschungspostulate [Paradigm Shifts and Research Postulates]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 553–561.
    20. and Edith Franke. "Religion und Geschlecht: Verflechtungen und Wechselwirkungen [Religion and Gender: Entanglements and Interactions]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 1–13.
    21. and Edith Franke. "Religion und Geschlechterordnungen [Religion and Gender Structures]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin and Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 43–47.
  • Dirk Schuster:
    1. "Yrjö von Grönhagen und die ›Pflegstätte für indogermanisch-finnische Kulturbeziehungen‹. Forschung und Propaganda im SS-›Ahnenerbe‹ [Yrjö von Grönhagen and the 'Care Center for Indo-Germanic-Finnish Cultural Relations'. Research and propaganda in the SS 'Ahnenerbe']." In: Ralph Tuchtenhagen and Laura Hirvi, eds. Helsinki, Berlin und zwischendrin. Aspekte deutsch-finnischer Verflechtungen im 20. Jahrhundert. Berlin: Nordeuropa-Institut, 55–77.
  • Karl Baier:
    1. "The Archetypal Dao: A Look at C. G. Jung's Reception of Chinese Thought." In: Lukas K. Pokorny and Franz Winter, eds. Appropriating the Dao: The Euro-American Esoteric Reception of China. London and New York: Bloomsbury, 163–200.
  • Hüseyin I. Çiçek:
    1. and Rauf Ceylan. "Alevitische Identität in der Diaspora: Erfahrungen von Exklusion und soziale Integration im deutschsprachigen Raum [Alevite identity in the diaspora: experiences of exclusion and social integration in the German-speaking area]." In: Zeitschrift für Religion, Gesellschaft und Politik.
    2. "Alevis and Turkish-Muslims in Austria: History and Current Developments." In: Rauf Ceylan and Marvin Mücke, eds. Muslims in Europe. Historical developments, present issues, and future challenges. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 113–130.
  • Ugo Dessì:
    1. "Italian Zen and the Ways of Globalization." In: Lionel Obadia and Enzo Pace, eds. The Sociology of Yoga, Meditation, and Asian Asceticism. Leiden: Brill, 15‒40.
  • Johannes Endler:
    1. "Holistisches Milieu [Holistic Milieu]." In: Birgit Heller and Edith Franke, eds. Religionen und Geschlecht, Berlin und Boston: Walter de Gruyter, 351–356.
  • Johann Figl:
    1.     "Der neue Mensch in der Philosophie Nietzsches [The new human being in Nietzsche's philosophy]." In: Mariano Delgado und Klaus Vellguth, eds. Der bessere Mensch. Religionswissenschaftliche, ethische und theologische Perspektiven, Ostfildern: Matthias Grünewald Verlag, 67–84.
  • Pavel Horák:
    1. and Karolina Maria Kotkowska. "Introduction: Studying the Complex Histories of the Occult and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe." In: The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series 17 (1), 7-11.
    2. and Karolina Maria Kotkowska, eds. Occultism and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe. The Polish Journal of the Arts and Culture. New Series 17 (1).
  • Davide Marino:
    1. "The Daoist Who Wasn't: Albert de Pouvourville, Matgioi, Nguyễn Văn Cang and the Problem of Indochinese Masters in fin de siècle Occultism." In: Lukas K. Pokorny and Franz Winter, eds. Appropriating the Dao: The Euro-American Esoteric Reception of China. London and New York: Bloomsbury, 83–108.
  • Julian Strube:
    1.     "Esotericism between Europe and East Asia: How the 'Esoteric Distinction' Became a Structure in Cross-Cultural Interpretation." In: NVMEN: International Review for the History of Religions, 71 (1), 9–28.
    2. "Daoism and Kung Fu as Occult Sciences. Historical Comparisons between Chinese Practices and Mesmerism." In: Lukas K. Pokorny and Franz Winter, eds. Appropriating the Dao: The Euro-American Esoteric Reception of China. London and New York: Bloomsbury, 15–34.
  • Samuel Thévoz:
    1. "'Trainings for Sorcery, Magic, Mystic, Philosophy—for That Which Is Called 'the Great Accomplishment': Alexandra David-Neel’s Written and Unwritten Tibetan Grimoires." In: Cameron Bailey und Aleksandra Wenta, eds. Tibetan Magic: Past and Present. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 193–220.
    2. und Jeanne Mascolo de Filippis. "Présentation." In: Alexandra David-Neel, Souvenirs d'une Parisienne au Thibet. Paris: Plon, 21–47.
    3. "Une relation initiatique paradoxale: autour des deux lettres de Jacques Tasset à Alexandra David-Neel conservées dans les archives de la Maison Alexandra David-Neel." In: Revue de l'Association Alexandra David-Néel, 4, 48–67.
  • Human-Friedrich Unterrainer:
    1. et al. "Is there an affective neuroscience of spirituality? The development and validation of the OCEANic feelings scale." Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 18:1329226.
    2. et al. "Anxious and depressive symptoms mediate the influence of sleep quality on suicidality in young adults." Frontiers in Public Health, 12:1322069.
    3. et al. "Primäremotionen und Bindung bei psychischer Erkrankung [Primary emotions and attachment in mental disorder]." Zeitschrift für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, 70.
    4. et al. "The Relationship Between Attachment, Primary Emotions and Positive/Negative
    Spirituality: A Path Analysis    ." Frontiers in Public Health, 12:1375850.
    5. et al. "Influence of Attachment Styles on the Relationship between Primary Emotions and Substance Related Addictive Behaviors." Frontiers in Public Health, 12:1380539.
    6. et al. "The effectiveness of a standardized tobacco cessation program on psychophysiological parameters in patients with addiction undergoing long-term rehabilitation: a quasi-experimental pilot study." BMC Medicine, 22:184.
    7. et al. "Does adult attachment mediate the relationship between primary emotion traits and eating disorder symptoms?" Frontiers in Psychology, 15:1372756.
    8. et al. "Theory of mind abilities during the course of bipolar disorder: A longitudinal study using mixed models." Psychiatry Research, 339:116039.
  • Robert Wurzrainer:
    1. and Wolfram Reiss. "Anwendungsorientierte Religionswissenschaft: Aktuelle Beispiele und mögliche Entwicklungen [Application-orientated Religious Studies: Current examples and possible developments]." In: Michael Klöcker, Udo Twoschuka and Martin Rötting, eds. Handbuch der Religionen. Kirchen und andere Glaubensgemeinschaften in Deutschland und im deutschsprachigen Raum, EL 79. Hohenwarsleben: Westarp. I–5.7.10, 1–29.
    2. "Religionswissenschaft und Ethikunterricht: Potenziale und Perspektiven [Religious Studies and Ethics Education: Potentials and Perspectives]." In: Religionen unterwegs, 30 (2), 28–29.