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Content
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Map of India
- Foreword
- 1. History
- Founder - Nanak Dev
- How a Guru is Perceived
- Punjabi Heritage
- Derivation of 'Punjab'
- Guru Nanak
- Challenge to Hypocrisy
- Divine Call
- Key Principle: The Oneness of God
- Fundamental Institutions of Sikhism
- The Ten Gurus
- 2. Teachings
- Oneness of God
- Universality of Truth
- Mul-Mantra
- Monotheism
- Hukam - Divine Order
- Dharmsal - Practice of Righteousness
- Awagaun - Cycle of Birth and Death
- Mukti - Spiritual Liberation
- Gurparsad - Grace and Blessings
- 3. Sikh Traditions
- The Caste System
- What is Dharma?
- Sangat - Communal Worship
- The Adi Granth - Guru Granth Sahib
- Langar - Communal Meal
- Pangat - Sitting Together
- Sewa - Voluntary Service
- Kirat karna - Earning One's Living
- Wand Chhakna - Sharing One's Earnings
- Daswandh - Donating One-tenth of Earnings
- 4. Scriptures
- The Adi Granth
- Historical Context
- From the Adi Granth to the Guru Granth Sahib
- Guru Granth Sahib
- Language of the Adi Granth
- Structure of the Adi Granth
- Centrality of the Adi Granth
- The Dasam Granth
- 5. The Gurdwara and Sikh Worship
- Community-based Gurdwaras
- Family Gurdwaras
- Harimandir Sahib - 'The Golden Temple'
- History of the Golden Temple
- Akal Takhat
- Management and Control
- Definition of a Sikh
- Nishan Sahib - the Sikh Flag
- Kirtan - Religious Singing
- Sat Sang in Sikh Homes
- Ardas - Sikh Prayer
- Karah-parshad - Sanctified Food
- 6. Festivals
- Gurpurb
- Mela
- Diwali
- Baisakhi
- Hola
- Sangrand
- 7. The Khalsa
- Historical Context
- Baisakhi Day
- Amrit - Sikh Initiation
- 'Singh' and 'Kaur'
- The Meaning of 'Singh'
- The Amrit Ceremony
- Khalsa - Code of Discipline
- Kesdhari Sikhs
- Sahajdhari Sikhs
- 8. Rites of Passage
- Birth
- Naming
- 'Singh' and 'Kaur'
- Turban
- Marriage
- How to Tie a Turban
- Arranged Marriages
- Wedding Ceremony
- Pre-Wedding Rituals
- Anand Karaj (Wedding Ceremony)
- Lavan (Wedding Hymn)
- Doli (Ritual Departure of Bride and Groom)
- Muklawa
- Dowry
- Divorce and Remarriage
- Death
- Antam-Ishnan (Last Bath)
- Agni-Bhaint
- Pagri (Ritual Transfer of Paternal Authority)
- Widowhood (Randeypa)
- Adoption
- Abortion and Contraception
- 9. Sikh Sects
- Namdhari Sikhs
- Distinctive Features of the Namdhari Sikhs
- Nirankari Sikhs
- Radhasoami Movement
- The 3H Organization
- 10. Sikh Diaspora
- Migration to East Africa
- Migration to Britain
- Gurdwaras in the Diaspora
- Integration
- Appendix: Hymns from the Adi Granth
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
- Back Cover
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