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I once had a western educated (self confessed Brahmin) guy say that India and Pakistan were culturally identical. Now there's some comments here about convertin
by thinkingemote 6y ago
I once had a western educated (self confessed Brahmin) guy say that India and Pakistan were culturally identical. Now there's some comments here about converting to Christianity as an attractive alternative, but what about Islam? Could the success of Islam in certain places in the Indian subcontinent have been driven by the caste system? Does conversion to Islam involve a change of name? Does the caste system operate in muslim majority Pakistan for example?
- vishnugupta 6y agoCaste system is pervasive in India. It invades almost every religion in India over time. As an example, here’s what I wrote in another response. This Jati is so pervasive in India that even the non-Hindu religions such as Sikhism and “Lingayat” which were explicitly formed to be away from the Hindu caste system couldn’t escape it. So we now have a few dozen Jati within Sikhism and Lingayats with an overly of Verna.
- thinkingemote 6y agoHow about Islam?
- vishnugupta 6y agoIndia has that covered too. Muslim caste structure is a thing, though not as apparent. I can’t think of a religion that doesn’t have this structure in India. Maybe Parsee?