Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan Baku International Multiculturalism Centre Azerbaijani Multiculturalism Textbook for Higher Education

Azerbaijani Multiculturalism

Textbook for higher education – Baku: Baku International Multiculturalism Centre, 2018, 488 pp.

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CONTENTS

Preface (Kamal Abdulla, Etibar Najafov) 9

Section I. Introduction


Chapter 1


Azerbaijani Multiculturalism: Methodologies, Functions and Importance

1.1.	The Essence of Multiculturalism (Etibar Najafov).....................................................	16
1.2.	Multiculturalism as a Policy Model for the Managing of
	Ethnocultural Diversity (Etibar Najafov).......................................................................	20
1.3.	Azerbaijani Multiculturalism as an Academic Discipline (Kamal Abdulla)......	28
1.4.	Teaching Methodologies of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism (Etibar Najafov)....	30
1.5.	Azerbaijani Multiculturalism as an Interdisciplinary Subject
	(Kamal Abdulla).....................................................................................................................	36
1.6.	The Main Functions and Importance of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism as a
	Discipline (Kamal Abdulla)................................................................................................	39
	Questions............................................................................................................................	40
	References...........................................................................................................................	41
	Section II. Multiculturalism as a State Policy of the Republic of
	Azerbaijan and a Lifestyle of the Azerbaijani People
	Chapter 2
	Multiculturalism as an Integral Part of National Security
2.1.	Multicultural Security and its Main Principles (Kamal Abdulla)..........................	43
2.2.	Azerbaijanism and Multiculturalism (Kamal Abdulla, Etibar Najafov)................	46
2.3.	National Leader of the Azerbaijani People Heydar Aliyev as the
	Political Founder of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism (Kamal Abdulla)...................	55
2.4.	President Ilham Aliyev as the Political Guarantor of Azerbaijani
4	Multiculturalism Today (Kamal Abdulla, Etibar Najafov)........................................	58

Questions 64

References 65


Chapter 3


Historical Evolution of Multiculturalism in Azerbaijan

3.1. Objective and Subjective Reasons for the Birth of Azerbaijani

Multiculturalism (Etibar Najafov) 67

3.2. The Azerbaijani Model of Multiculturalism in the Light of Identity

(Kamran Imanov) 72

3.3. The History of Multiculturalism in Azerbaijan Up to the 19th Century

(Hajar Verdiyeva) 83

3.4. Azerbaijani Multiculturalism in the Modern Period (19th and early 20th

centuries) (Hajar Verdiyeva) 91

3.5. Peculiarities of the Ethnic Relations Policy in the Soviet Period

(Hajar Verdiyeva) 100

3.6. Armenia-Azerbaijan, the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict and Azerbaijani

Multiculturalism (Elchin Ahmadov, Hajar Verdiyeva) 102

Questions 119


References 122


Chapter 4


The Sources of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism

4.1. Four Sources of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism (Kamal Abdulla) 132

4.2. Literary and Artistic Sources of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism

(Mohsun Naghisoylu) 137

4.3. Scholarly and Philosophical Sources of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism

(Ilham Mammadzada, Elsevar Samadov) 151

4.4. Journalistic Sources of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism (Ali Farhadov) 162

4.5. Political and Legal Sources of Azerbaijani Multiculturalism

(Etibar Najafov, Hajar Verdiyeva, Isakhan Valiyev) 172

4.6. Multiculturalism in Azerbaijani Art and Culture 188

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4.6.1. Music (Firangiz Alizada) 188

4.6.2. Rites and Ceremonies (Mukhtar Imanov) 200

4.6.3. Fine Art (Artegin Salamzada) 207

4.6.4. Architecture (Gulchohra Mammadova) 218

4.6.5. Monumental Art (Omar Eldarov) 227

4.6.6. Theatre (Aydin Talibzada) 231

4.7.7. Film (Aydin Dadashov) 240

4.8.8. Cuisine (Rahila Qeybullayeva) 256

Questions 260


References 265


Chapter 5


Multiculturalism Policy in Azerbaijan

5.1. Multiculturalism as an Integral Part of the Domestic Policy of the

Republic of Azerbaijan (Etibar Najafov) 275

5.2. Religious Diversity in Azerbaijan

(Jeyhun Mammadov, Gunduz Ismayilov) 285

5.3. Relations between State and Religion in Azerbaijan

(Jeyhun Mammadov, Gunduz Ismayilov) 303

5.4. The Influence of the Policy of Multiculturalism on the Country’s

Socio-economic Development (Kamal Abdulla, Aqil Eyvazov) 316

5.5. The Constitutional and Legal Basis of Multiculturalism

(Isakhan Valiyev, Ravan Hasanov) 322

5.6. Multiculturalism in the Language Policy of the Republic of Azerbaijan

(Jala Qaribova) 330

5.7. Multiculturalism as a Manifestation of the Coexistence of National

Diaspora Groups in Azerbaijan (Maryam Seyidbayli) 343

Questions 357


References 360

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Section III. Azerbaijani Multiculturalism in the International Relations System