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Common in Pakistan, also - not sure about India. It’s odd, because Islam preaches ‘bodily purity’ but repeated cousin marriage rapidly causes the accumulation
by implements 4y ago
Common in Pakistan, also - not sure about India.
It’s odd, because Islam preaches ‘bodily purity’ but repeated cousin marriage rapidly causes the accumulation of significant genetic defects - so you’d think religion would steer culture towards better beliefs and practices concerning that.
- Yabood 4y agoI think you’re confusing religion with cultural practices. Islam allows cousin marriage, but doesn’t encourage it.
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- implements 4y agoYeah, my post was ambiguous - I was wondering why people who followed Islam retained a cultural practice which seems at odds with the religious principles of physical and ritual purity.
- the-printer 4y ago> so you’d think religion would steer culture towards better beliefs and practices concerning that. If we were to take into account what would influence a family to practice marriage between cousins in excess (which is largely a preoccupation with material wealth and status), then it does.