Cliometric Study of Public Opinion; A Case Study of Inter-Faith Harmony and Multiculturalism in the Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
Keywords:
Armenian Aggression, Structural Functionalism, Shusha, Gorno-Badakhshan, Vilayat-e-Faqih, Hindu TempleAbstract
Since the inauguration of the Cliometric approach in the social sciences academia, it has been easy to highlight any sociopolitical or economic dilemma through statistics. Experts in mystical, spiritual and theological studies have also been facilitated by this approach. Therefore, this study utilizes the Cliometric approach to analyzing public opinion about the level(s) of inter-faith harmony in Azerbaijan. Demographically, till the end of 2022, Azerbaijan is significantly hosting Muslims (including Sunni-Hanafi, Sunni-Shafi, Sunni-Maliki, Twelver-Shia and Turkish-Sufi), Jews, and Christians (Armenian Catholics, Roman Catholics, Georgian Orthodox and Russian Orthodox). This study investigates the questions; How Post-Soviet Azerbaijan as a significant Muslim country has warm diplomatic relations with Israel? How, Post-Soviet Azerbaijan never observed sectarian clashes between the Sunnis and Shias, or between the Sunni segments? What are the secrets of inter-faith harmony and multiculturalism in Azerbaijan? And, whether Azerbaijan’s recapturing of Nagorno-Karabakh would accommodate Armenian Catholics with other religious/sectarian segments in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan.
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