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.

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当代阿塞拜疆宗教问题研究

什叶派和逊尼派在阿塞拜疆共和国之间的宗教关系中存在着结构性紧张关系，导致该国政府建立了一个新机构来监督和监督宗教问题。本文不仅旨在揭示“国家宗教事务委员会”与非正式宗教机构之间的紧张关系，而且还旨在表明阿塞拜疆国家的世俗形象是否受到这种紧张关系的影响。