The Sikhs
Ideology, Institutions, and Identity
Published on 19. February 2009
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-19-569494-9 (ISBN)
Description
Written over the past four decades, this unique collection presents a comprehensive perspective on the Sikh tradition as a whole from the time of Guru Nanak to the present. The introduction provides a context for each essay in relation to the growing concerns in Sikh studies. All essays in the volume are based on primary sources, which are seen in the light of received wisdom and author's own understanding of historical methodology. Organized thematically the volume is divided into six sections - relevance of ideology, socio-political institutions, Sikh literature, norms of equality, new socio-cultural orientations, and cross-cultural debates.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
614 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-569494-9 (9780195694949)
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Person
J.S. Grewal, a Padma Shree awardee, he has earlier served as Vice Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar and Chairman, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.
Content
PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION ; PART I RELEVANCE OF IDEOLOGY ; CHAPTER 1. GURU NANAK AND HIS PANTH ; CHAPTER 2. 'RAJ KAREGA KHALSA' ; CHAPTER 3. MARTYRDOM IN SIKH HISTORY AND LITERATURE ; PART II: SOCIO-POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS ; CHAPTER 4. THE SIKH STATE ; CHAPTER 5. THE DARBAR SAHIB AND THE AKAL TAKHT ; PART III: CONCERNS OF SIKH LITERATURE ; CHAPTER 6. AN EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY JANAMSAKHI ; CHAPTER 7. A SANT KHALSA VISION OF THE SIKH PANTH ; PART IV: NORMS OF EQUALITY ; CHAPTER 8. CASTE AND THE SIKH SOCIAL ORDER ; CHAPTER 9. SIKHISM AND GENDER ; PART V: NEW SOCIO-CULTURAL ORIENTATIONS ; CHAPTER 10. CONTEST OVER THE SACRED SPACE ; CHAPTER 11. COLONIAL RULE AND CULTURAL REORIENTATION ; CHAPTER 12.THE AKALIS AND KHALISTAN ; PART VI: CROSS-CULTURAL DEBATES ; CHAPTER 13. AN EMPATHETIC INTERPRETATION OF THE SIKH PAST: J.D. CUNNINGHAM ; CHAPTER14. THE CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSY IN SIKH STUDIES ; GLOSSARY ; BIBLIOGRAPHY ; INDEX