Essentials Of The Sikh Religion
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Introduction to Sikhism
Author | : Gobind Singh Mansukhani |
Publisher | : Hemkunt Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Sikhism |
ISBN | : 9788170101819 |
Contains 125 questions about Sikh religion. This book also features quotations from Guru Granth Sahib.
Sikhism
Author | : Eleanor M. Nesbitt |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0198745575 |
An accessible introduction to the world's fifth largest religion, this work presents Sikhism's meanings and myths, and its practices, rituals, and festivals, also addressing ongoing social issues such as the relationship with the Indian state, the diaspora, and caste.
Sikhism
Author | : Gurinder Singh Mann |
Publisher | : Pearson |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : |
This text presents an overview of Sikh history and religiosity by firmly placing it against the backdrop of other religious traditions of the world. It includes a basic introduction to the faith, its history, beliefs, practices and modern developments.
Religion and the Specter of the West
Author | : Arvind-Pal S. Mandair |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 537 |
Release | : 2009-10-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 023151980X |
Arguing that intellectual movements, such as deconstruction, postsecular theory, and political theology, have different implications for cultures and societies that live with the debilitating effects of past imperialisms, Arvind Mandair unsettles the politics of knowledge construction in which the category of "religion" continues to be central. Through a case study of Sikhism, he launches an extended critique of religion as a cultural universal. At the same time, he presents a portrait of how certain aspects of Sikh tradition were reinvented as "religion" during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. India's imperial elite subtly recast Sikh tradition as a sui generis religion, which robbed its teachings of their political force. In turn, Sikhs began to define themselves as a "nation" and a "world religion" that was separate from, but parallel to, the rise of the Indian state and global Hinduism. Rather than investigate these processes in isolation from Europe, Mandair shifts the focus closer to the political history of ideas, thereby recovering part of Europe's repressed colonial memory. Mandair rethinks the intersection of religion and the secular in discourses such as history of religions, postcolonial theory, and recent continental philosophy. Though seemingly unconnected, these discourses are shown to be linked to a philosophy of "generalized translation" that emerged as a key conceptual matrix in the colonial encounter between India and the West. In this riveting study, Mandair demonstrates how this philosophy of translation continues to influence the repetitions of religion and identity politics in the lives of South Asians, and the way the academy, state, and media have analyzed such phenomena.
Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism
Author | : W.H. McLeod |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 1990-10-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0226560856 |
"McLeod is a renowned scholar of Sikhism. . . . [This book] confirms my view that there is nothing about the Sikhs or their religion that McLeod does not know and there is no one who can put it across with as much clarity and brevity as he can. In his latest work he has compressed in under 150 pages the principal sources of the Sikh religion, the Khalsa tradition and the beliefs of breakaway sects like the Nirankaris and Namdharis. . . . As often happens, an outsider has sharper insight into the workings of a community than insiders whose visions are perforce restricted."—Khushwant Singh, Hindustan Times
Three Basics of Sikh Religious Thought
Author | : Satnam Kaur (Reader in philosophy) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Sikhism |
ISBN | : |
A Critical Study Of Faith, Grace And Prayer In Sikh Religious Thought Forms The Viewpoint Of Present-Day Philosophy. The Matter Has Been Treated Under 3 Headings-Faith-Grace And Prayer. Also Provides Translations Of Passages From Adi Granth Cited In The Book And Original Gurumukhi Passages Cited In The Book.
The Sikhs
Author | : Patwant Singh |
Publisher | : Image |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2007-12-18 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0307429334 |
Five hundred years ago, Guru Nanak founded the Sikh faith in India. The Sikhs defied the caste system; rejected the authority of Hindu priests; forbade magic and idolatry; and promoted the equality of men and women -- beliefs that incurred the wrath of both Hindus and Muslims. In the centuries that followed, three of Nanak's nine successors met violent ends, and his people continued to battle hostile regimes. The conflict has raged into our own time: in 1984 the Golden Temple of Amritsar -- the holy shrine of the Sikhs--was destroyed by the Indian Army. In retaliation, Sikh bodyguards assassinated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Now, Patwant Singh gives us the compelling story of the Sikhs -- their origins, traditions and beliefs, and more recent history. He shows how a movement based on tenets of compassion and humaneness transformed itself, of necessity, into a community that values bravery and military prowess as well as spirituality. We learn how Gobind Singh, the tenth and last Guru, welded the Sikhs into a brotherhood, with each man bearing the surname Singh, or "Lion," and abiding by a distinctive code of dress and conduct. He tells of Banda the Brave's daring conquests, which sowed the seeds of a Sikh state, and how the enlightened ruler Ranjit Singh fulfilled this promise by founding a Sikh empire. The author examines how, through the centuries, the Sikh soldier became an exemplar of discipline and courage and explains how Sikhs -- now numbering nearly 20 million worldwide -- have come to be known for their commitment to education, their business acumen, and their enterprising spirit. Finally, Singh concludes that it would be a grave error to alienate an energetic and vital community like the Sikhs if modern India is to realize its full potential. He urges India's leaders to learn from the past and to "honour the social contract with Indians of every background and persuasion."