Our research focuses
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
©Bloomsbury 2024 / Éliphas Lévi, Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie, 1861.
©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)
©Cover by Ali Behesti
©Cover illustration: Image taken from the December 1897 issue (Vol. VII, No. 1) of The Metaphysical Magazine
©Uni Graz/Gerhard Ammerer
Gerhard Ammerer / Nicole Bauer / Carlos Watzka: Besessenheit und Exorzismus in der Geschichte Österreichs. Eine kritische Betrachtung, Verlag Anton Pustet, (2023)
Theresia Heimerl/ Peter Wiesflecker: Styrian legends from a religious studies perspective (2020)
©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)