I am a Hungarian sociologist of religion currently based in Vienna, Austria.

I am originally from Pécs, Hungary and studied at the University of Szeged (HU), with an Erasmus+ stay in Berlin (2018). After completing a BA in Sociology (2017) and an MA in Religious Studies (2020), I continued my studies at the Max Weber Kolleg in Erfurt (DE), in a cotutelle PhD programme with the University of Graz (AT). Having completed my dissertation in 2023, I successfully defended it on 6 February 2024, achieving a summa cum laude grade. I am currently living and working in Vienna (AT).

During my PhD, I researched Hungarian festivals, focusing particularly on how participants interpret and experience these events. I utilise theories and tools from religious studies, social anthropology, sociology, and psychology to understand how individuals construct meaning. I named this research project event religion, in which topic I have published several articles.

A religious studies scholar researches religion from an outsider perspective. This means that they do not aim to research dogmas, theologies or religious truths; rather, they research how people live and experience religion, how they make meaning through religion, and what social, cultural and political roles religion can play in society.

In my research I am interested in the religious experience, its terminological challenges, and what interpretations people give to their special, mystical, transcendent, spiritual, religious experiences. I am interested in socioanthropological methods, spatial approaches (incl. nature religions), symbolism in contemporary popular religion (incl. cultural appropriation), and community and individual experiences (at events and beyond). I am also interested in psychological approaches to the experience (and what happens after the experience is over).

I am motivated to conduct further research into religious experiences, and to understand their cultural and social similarities and differences, as well as learning about individual interpretations.