Religiosity in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

Author(s): Robia Charles
Editor(s): Iris Kempe, Matthias Neumann, Robert Orttung, Jeronim Perovic, Lili Di Puppo
Series: Caucasus Analytical Digest (CAD)
Issue: 20
Pages: 2-4
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich; Jefferson Institute, Washington D.C.; Heinrich Böll Foundation, Tbilisi; Research Centre for East European Studies, University of Bremen
Publication Year: 2010

This article examines the nature of religiosity in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Annual nationwide survey data results from the Caucasus Barometer (CB) in 2008 and 2007 show that religious practice as measured by service attendance, fasting and prayer are low throughout the region, similar to levels found in Western Europe. However, religious affiliation, the importance of religion in one's daily life and trust in religious institutions is high in all three countries. This provides support for understanding religiosity as a multidimensional concept.

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