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

9 Apr

CEDRR now uses Bluesky as the primary social media platform

CEDRR has joined the Digital Humanities community on Bluesky to connect with international scholars and share innovative research.

DISSINET

1 Apr

Medieval anti-heretical hate speech: Support in submitting a Marie Skłodowska Curie postdoc application (MSCA-PF)

DISSINET is searching for Ph.D. graduates inerested in applying for a post-doc position focusing on medieval anti-heretical hate speech using digital and quantitative methods. Send us a preliminary research proposal by 15 April 2025.

DISSINET

31 Mar

Medieval anti-heretical hate speech: Funded Ph.D. opportunity

DISSINET is offering support to M.A. graduates applying for fully funded Ph.D. studies focusing on medieval anti-heretical hate speech using digital and quantitative methods. Send us a preliminary research proposal by 15 April 2025.

From the Study

CEDRRPhD

2 Jan 2024

New article on collectivity within the Ambedkarite Buddhist population

Tereza Menšíková contributed to the Journal of Global Buddhism with the study Negotiating Boundaries Between "Religious" and "Secular": A Struggle for the Sense of Collectivity Among Ambedkarite Buddhists in Maharashtra.

CEDRR

19 Dec 2023

Tomáš Glomb got the MUNI Scientist Award

Doctor Glomb won the award for the publication of the book Connecting the Isiac Cults, which is the culmination of his long-term research on the spread of the Egyptian cults in the Hellenistic period.

CEDRR

10 Dec 2023

CEDRR students were on a writing retreat

From December 6 to 8, student members of the Centre for the Digital Research of Religion were on the first-ever writing retreat organized by CEDRR.