This research paper aims to examine wine as a concept in the Hebrew Bible and the Islamic holy book Koran and compare the portrayal of this concept in both religious writings whilst analyzing their similarities and differences. The paper will explore extracts from the Hebrew Bible and the Koran that relate to wine, as well as historical and cultural references to wine based from Azerbaijani case, where both Jewish and Muslim communities have lived in close proximity for centuries. How has wine been presented in the Jewish and Muslim holy books, and why? The paper will try and answer this research question.
The key finding of the paper will focus on deciphering how wine came to be portrayed in various ways in religious texts and why by looking at the historical and socio-cultural context of the era. Wine can be seen as a topic of contestation and disruption but also a bridging conciliation among communities. I will utilize Auguste Comte’s theory on stages of societal evolution and Emile Durkheim’s concepts of anomie and collective conscience in supporting my research.
The era, including its symbolic role in the Caucasus. Wine, in this context, can be seen both as a topic of contestation and disruption, as well as a potential bridge of conciliation among communities
