Does change in religion automatically lead to change in Culture?

[Mezhgan]

Re: Does change in religion automatically lead to change in Culture?

@muqawwee123

Don’t you think that people follow religion and religious practices where their vested interests are not affected. I was listening to a lecture and it was pointed therin that our tribal culture (KPK and adjacent areas) is religious when it comes to namaz o roza, but they follow their cultural codes when it comes to issues like inheritance rights of ladies.

Absolutely. That is what I meant in stating that the extent to which cultures change when they change religions depends on the culture. If the new religion supports the already established cultural beliefs and social codes of the culture, the introduction of the new religion does not change the culture very much. However, if the new religion is drastically different from the culture and its preexisting cultural beliefs and ethics, the culture tends to change quite a bit with the arrival of the new religion.