Department for the Study of Religions

Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University

Connecting the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences in the study of religious traditions and their general conditions

We educate

"Religious Studies taught me above all to think critically — to look up sources, not to accept everything as given fact, but to ask questions and investigate."

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We experiment

We study religious behavior in collaboration with the natural and social sciences.

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We organize lectures, workshops and conferences

We invite leading experts on both classic and new topics to Brno.

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We map

We model religious behavior
in space and time. We strive to see connections —
the individual within the whole.

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From the Research and Deparment

CEDRR

25 Nov

Tereza Menšíková and Jana Kendíková received the Dean's award

Tereza and Jana were recognized by the Dean's award for their PhD and BA theses.

14 Nov

Historical lists of ‘heretical sects’ reveal a new perspective on the history of Moravian Anabaptism

Jana Valtrová, Andrea Štěpánková, and Jakub Cigán, in an article published in the journal Religio, analyze contemporary sources that classify Anabaptist groups in Moravia in the 16th and 17th centuries. The study uncovers the discourses of the individual authors and at the same time points to a greater and longer-lasting diversity of Anabaptist groups than previously assumed.

CEDRR

11 Nov

Tereza Menšíková received the Vice-Rector’s Award for Excellent Results in Doctoral Studies at Masaryk University

Tereza was awarded for her dissertation, in which she studied how Dalits, members of the anti-caste movement in India, utilize digital media to expand their reach and mobilize for social change. Tereza's supervisor, Jana Valtrová, and consultant, Tomáš Glomb, also received the award

From the Study

CEDRRPhD

2 Jul

Tereza Menšíková is now a PhD

On June 9, Tereza Menšíková has successfully defended her thesis Digital Mobilization: Ambedkarite Buddhism and Discourses of Change in Contemporary Anti-Caste Online Activism summa cum laude.

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30 Jan

Vyhlášení výběrového řízení na studijní pobyty ERASMUS+

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24 Jan