Well, not even Islam itself changed the culture much at all, Min. It only glommed onto the Bedouin culture already in place, and expanded it. The same tribal organization, the same in-group/out-group dynamic was carried forward.
In a sense, Islam wrapped itself around the culture, justifying its own existence by giving inshallah to the cultural norms already in place. It didn't attempt to change tribal structure, but rather, codified it.
In a sense, Islam wrapped itself around the culture, justifying its own existence by giving inshallah to the cultural norms already in place. It didn't attempt to change tribal structure, but rather, codified it.
