Similarities of the Gryz of the Caucasian Peoples with the Turkish Peoples in the Ethnographic Traditions of Azerbaijan
Similarities of the Gryz of the Caucasian Peoples with the Turkish Peoples in the Ethnographic Traditions of Azerbaijan

Summary/Abstract: The article provides brief information about the territories, ethnic history and language of the Gryz, the heirs of the Albanian tribes, considered to be the main creators of medieval culture of Azerbaijan, as well as the Caucasus. Later, common traditions with the Turkish peoples were followed in the worldview, mythical imaginations, names and cultures of the Gryz. Thus, both the Turkish peoples and the Caucasian peoples have created a new synthesis in the course of history by combining the system of ancient beliefs with the Islamic way of thinking, and thus have kept their religious worldviews alive to this day in a unique way.

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