Department of History and Cultural Studies

Antiquity

Field archaeology in combination with modern scientific technologies and methods
Historical understanding of the development of culture and society and cultural achievements in various regions and periods, from prehistoric and ancient Europe to the New World in South America
Cultural transfer

History

East Asian Studies, the Arab world, the Middle East

Japanese studies, Sinology, Korean studies, all with a social science orientation and reference to the present
Relationships and the influence of societies of the Near East and North Africa with regard to culture, law, religion, politics, and the history of ideas
Status and role of religious and ethnic minorities
Role of Islamic knowledge culture and Islamic law, historical changeability, and global networking among Islamic cultures and societies
Languages and literatures of the Middle East and the Far East

Art Studies

Contextualization and historicization of individual cultures
Art history in a transregional and transcultural perspective, also outside Europe (Africa, Europe, USA, Asia)
Art history in a global context
Visual cultures, visual communication, cultural techniques

Religion, Ethics, Theology, Jewish Studies

Traditions and perspectives of the religious and cultural history of Christianity and Judaism
History, literature, and religion of Christianity and Judaism from the Biblical era to the present
History and literature of Judaism in the geographical and cultural space of late antiquity, social and intellectual history of the Late Middle Ages and in modern times in Europe and the Middle East
Analysis of cultural and religious transformation processes and the importance of religious beliefs in a globalized world
Analysis of cultural traditions and updates from non-European non-literate and text-based religions
Analysis of ethical rules, norms, and values in human thinking and behavior