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On Religious Issues in Contemporary Azerbaijan

In: Iran and the Caucasus
Authors:
Ronen A. Cohen Ariel University Israel

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Olga Petrova University of Latvia Riga

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Online Publication Date:
25 Sep 2018
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The structural tensions that exist in the religious dynamics between Shi‘its and Sunnis in Azerbaijan Republic has led the country’s government to establish a new institution to monitor and supervise the religious issues. This article not only aims to surface the tensions between the “State Committee for Religious Affairs” and the informal religious institutions, but also to show if the secular image of the Azerbaijani State has been affected by this tensions.

Title:
On Religious Issues in Contemporary Azerbaijan
Article Type:
Other
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/1573384X-20180309
Language:
English
Pages:
324–335
Keywords:
Azerbaijan Republic; Shi‘ites; Sunnis; South Caucasus; Secularism
In:
Iran and the Caucasus
In:
Volume 22: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1573-384X
Print ISSN:
1609-8498
Subjects:
Central Asia, Asian Studies, History & Culture, Middle East and Islamic Studies, Iran & Persian Studies

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