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The students know different empirical approaches in the religious studies, they understand the relations between them and can critically assess their results.  

Survey of representative empirical approaches of religious studies, e.g. in psychology and sociology of religion, and related disciplines.

Lecture with discussion.

Oral exam.

General information on exams, dates and sign-on at the department: https://www.uibk.ac.at/philtheol/pruefungen.

K. Hock, Einführung in die Religionswissenschaft (5. Auflage Darmstadt 2014); G. Pickel, Religionssoziologie. Eine Einführung in zentrale Themenbereiche (Wiesbaden 2011)

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