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

19 Jun 2024

Graduate in Necromancy - A curriculum inspired card game from CEDRR

Complete a Master’s degree in Necromancy in a new solo card game. Now playable in a web browser.

DISSINET

27 May 2024

Did medieval inquisitors fear accusations of sexual misconduct?

It is a familiar image: a woman in distress, surrounded by men examining her soul in a dimly lit inquisitorial chamber. In fear of physical torture, she confesses to crimes she never committed. We bring you an online version of our article originally published in History Today.

DISSINET

21 May 2024

Variation and order in the stories of guilt in Peter Seila's register: From Seeing to Belief

The inquisitional register of Peter Seila (1241-2, Languedoc) is evidence of a thorough investigation trying to weigh the extent of guilt carefully. Allow detailed counting of individual misdeeds of 649 people.

From the Study

1 May 2021

The journal Sacra has a new website

The Journal Sacra has a new website. Readers will find not only a new design and detailed information for authors but also news from the field of religious studies.

CEDRRGrantPhD

18 Dec 2020

Anestis Karasaridis received IGA grant

Anestis Karasaridis has succeeded with his grant proposal “The Antonine Plague in Rome: Comparative Modeling of Different Pathogens” in the grant competition for doctoral students (IGA) organized by Masaryk University.

LEVYNAGrantPhD

17 Dec 2020

Jana Nenadalová received IGA grant

The Masaryk University Internal Grant Agency will fund her project Sensing spirits and other dangerous beings.