Does change in religion automatically lead to change in Culture?

[Jolie]

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

@muqawwee123

But hidden psyche sometimes appears when the person is in action. How he follow the daily life customs says how much a society has been affected by introduction of new religion. Like there has been many changes as to lanaguage, food, clothing, arts including architecture, etc, but when you closely look into wedding and even death customs, you will find that similar in people following different religions but living in same region. Thus though burial customs are different in Hindus and Muslims of sub-continent, but teeja, chothi, dasween, which are Indian cultural things got an Islamic touch with Muslims and most of them don’t know that whether they are following religion or region’s culture while practicing these customs. Interestingly, Rasm e Qul, is phul from Hinduism.

…And there are certain Muslim sects in subcontinent who do not follow such cultural practices mentioned in your post. Some of them in fact vehemently oppose this trend. So yes, that proves the point that culture is not static. Even within one country, it changes from group to group, region to region etc. Culture on the whole is extremely diverse and influenced by various different factors, religion is just one of those influences. In this religion vs region debate, you can also argue that what to extent Islam (Quran & Sunnah) represent and preach Arabic culture?

Thus though burial customs are different in Hindus and Muslims of sub-continent, but teeja, chothi, dasween, which are Indian cultural things got an Islamic touch with Muslims and most of them don’t know that whether they are following religion or region’s culture while practicing these customs.

Many cultural practices can be formed and are form through group consensus and interpenetration. If culture can be called identity, such group practices would be seen as one of the features of group identity.