Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaften

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Religious Views in Modern Azerbaijan

Shahla Nuruzade

What are the modern religious views of the Azerbaijanis? What is the degree of religious belief and tolerance in Azerbaijan? Which religions were spread in Azerbaijan? All religious confessions in modern Azerbaijan are equal before the law and have the same status within the frames of the state-religion relations. Along with the Muslims, who constitute the majority of the population in the country, the rights of the members of other religions are ensured. The religions such as Idolatry, Fire-Worshiping, Zoroastrianism and Christianity already existed in the country until Islam was spread in Azerbaijan. Nowadays, Islam is the dominant religion in Azerbaijan.