Welcome to the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Graz

Here, you will find information about the department, the current teaching staff, and the study programs at our department and the faculty.

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The Institute's research focuses on theoretical aspects of the discipline (with an emphasis on the sociology of religion, gender issues and the relationship between religions and media) as well as European and non-European religious history (with a focus on Asia)...
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Recent Major Publications

Possession and exorcism in the history of Austria. A critical examination, Verlag Anton Pustet, 2023. ©Uni Graz/Gerhard Ammerer
Gerhard Ammerer/Nicole Bauer/Carlos Watzka: Besessenheit und Exorzismus in der Geschichte Österreichs. Eine kritische Betrachtung, Verlag Anton Pustet, (2023)
Book cover ©by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
Joseph Marko, Maximilian Lakitsch, Franz Winter, Wolfgang Weirer, and Kerstin Wonisch: Religious Diversity, State, and Law. National, Transnational and International Challenges (2023)
Book cover ©Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Lukas Pokorny/ Franz Winter: The Occult Nineteenth Century. Roots, Developments, and Impact on the Modern World (2021)
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Theresia Heimerl/ Peter Wiesflecker: Styrian legends from a religious studies perspective (2020)