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On Religious Issues in Contemporary Azerbaijan
Olga PetrovaRonen A. Cohensubject
Cultural StudiesHistoryGovernmentState (polity)media_common.quotation_subjectPolitical scienceCentral asiaInstitutionPublic administrationSecularismmedia_commonAsian studiesdescription
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.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-25 | Iran and the Caucasus |