Current Ph.D. Research
Frąszczak, Grzegorz. The Cao Đài Esoteric Doctrines and Practices and Their Impact on the Believer’s Daily Life (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Hammer, Christoph. Children of Convert Buddhists in Austria (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Huỳnh, Cao Nhựt Quang. Poetic Instructions on Prophecy: An Annotated Translation of Hòa Hảo Buddhism's Sấm Giảng Thi Văn (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Nguyen, Trang T. D. Paving the Path toward Unlearned Wisdom: The "Revived" Trúc Lâm School as a New Tradition of Contemporary Vietnamese Buddhism (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Saikia, Alisha. A Study of Dolls from a Religious Studies Perspective: From Soul Bearers to Alternative Healers (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Voss, Gabriella. The Concept of Healing in Contemporary Dance (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Wasisto, Muhammad Adiz. From Myth to Politics: The Evolution of the Millenarian Vision of Ratu Adil (Just Ruler) in Javanese Political Thinking (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Zoehrer, Dominic. Prāṇa and Quantum: How Vital Agency is Reimagined in the Field of Energy Healing (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Current M.A. Research
Altankhuyag, Baasansuren. Mongolische Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich [Mongolian Religious Communities in Austria] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Claude, Lynn. Religiöse Diversität in der Parkbetreuung. Bestandsaufnahme, Chancen und Herausforderungen [Religious Diversity in Park Care: Documentation, Opportunities, and Challenges] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Wolfram Reiss)
Ebner, Josephine. Christian Zen in Austria: History, Contemporary Developments, and Strategies of Integration (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Fritzl, Hermann. Extremrisikosportler zwischen Sucht und Sehnsucht nach Transzendenz [Extreme-risk Athletes In-between Addiction to and Longing for Transcendece] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Human-Friedrich Unterrainer)
Hartmann, Isabella. Über die Symbolkraft und ethische Bewertung von Milch und Milchproduktion in den Religionen [On the Symbolic Power and Ethical Evaluation of Milk and Milk Production in the Religions] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Birgit Heller)
Jetzinger, Michael. Christliche Millenarismen im Mittelalter [Christian Millenarianism in the Middle Ages] (History/Catholic Religious Education; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Jonuzi, Nasfie. Zur Funktion von Träumen und deren Deutung in islamischen Kontexten. Traditionelle und aktuelle Interpretationsansätze [On the Function of Dreams and Their Interpretation in Islamic Contexts: Traditional and Current Approaches to Interpretation] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Kuhn, Jannik Alexander. Buddhistische Adaption des multidimensionalen Inventars zum religiös-spirituellen Wohlbefinden [Buddhist Adaptation of the Multidimensional Inventory for Religious-spiritual Well-being] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Human-Friedrich Unterrainer)
Martínez, Pablo Andrés. Rome. Tobacco Initiation in the Tradition of the Onanya of the Shipibo People (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Popov, Elena. Ritual Practices and Personal Transformation in Santo Daime: An Ethnographic Study of Concentração and Cura Rituals in Austria (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Redl, Cordula. Was verraten uns die prähistorischen Hinterlassenschaften aus dem Salzbergwerk Hallstatt über die religiöse Lebenswelt der dort arbeitenden Menschen [What Can the Prehistoric Remains from the Hallstatt Salt Mine Tell Us about the Religious Life of the People who Worked There?] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Hans Gerald Hödl)
Sinani, Barbora. Religion im digitalen Zeitalter. Das Phänomen religiöser Influencer in den sozialen Netzwerken [Religion in the Digital Age: The Phenomenon of Religious Influencers in the Social Networks] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Waldl, Elisabeth. Die säkulare Szene in Österreich. Der Kampf für Laizität im Namen der Konfessionsfreien [The Secular Scene in Austria: The Fight for Laïcité in the Name of Non-Denominationalists] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)
Zwettler, Katharina. Was passiert, wenn das erwartete Millennium ausbleibt? Zum Umgang mit millenaristischen Fehlerwartungen. Eine vergleichende Untersuchung [What Happens When the Expected Millennium Fails to Materialise? Dealing with Millenarian Expectations of Failure. A Comparative Study ] (Religious Studies; supervisor: Lukas K. Pokorny)