Who Are The Sikhs
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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.
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.
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.
Author | : Patwant Singh |
Publisher | : Image |
Total Pages | : 268 |
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."
Author | : W. H. McLeod |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Sikhism |
ISBN | : 9780195664478 |
This book surveys the history of the Sikh people, showing how various circumstances influenced the criteria by which people could be identified as Sikhs. McLeod concludes by asking and answering the question presented in the title, the response to which is of relevance to Sikhs all over the world.
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
Author | : Trilochan Singh |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Sikhism |
ISBN | : |
The Book Is On The Establishment Of The Distinct Identity Of The Sikhs Through Sikh Baptism And Sikh Symbols Like The Turban And The Sword, And The Moral Code Called The Rehitnamas.
Author | : Opinderjit Kaur Takhar |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 235 |
Release | : 2016-12-05 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1351900102 |
It is commonly assumed that all Sikhs are the same, but the very existence of different groups who have varying beliefs and practices within the Sikh community shows that a corporate identity for the Sikh community is not possible and serves to alienate a substantial proportion of Sikhs from the overall fold of the Sikh faith. Introducing the beliefs and practices of a range of individual Sikh groups, this book addresses the issue of Sikh identity across the Sikh community as a whole but from the viewpoint of different types of Sikh. Examining the historical development of Sikhism from the period of Guru Nanak to the present day, the author takes an in-depth look at five groups in the Sikh community - the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha; the Namdharis; the Ravidasis; the Valmikis; and the Sikh Dharma of the Western hemisphere (associated with the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization - 3HO). Their history, beliefs and practices are explored, as well as their diverse and shared identities. Concluding that there is no authoritative yardstick with which to assess the issue of Sikh identity, the author highlights Sikhism's links to its Hindu past and suggests a federal Sikh identity with one or two fundamental beliefs at the core and individual groups left to express their own unique beliefs and practices.
Author | : Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2013-06-06 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1441153667 |
Sikhism's short but relatively eventful history provides a fascinating insight into the working of misunderstood and seemingly contradictory themes such as politics and religion, violence and mysticism, culture and spirituality, orality and textuality, public sphere versus private sphere, tradition and modernity. This book presents students with a careful analysis of these complex themes as they have manifested themselves in the historical evolution of the Sikh traditions and the encounter of Sikhs with modernity and the West, in the philosophical teachings of its founders and their interpretation by Sikh exegetes, and in Sikh ethical and intellectual responses to contemporary issues in an increasingly secular and pluralistic world. Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed serves as an ideal guide to Sikhism, and also for students of Asian studies, Sociology of Religion and World Religions.
Author | : Dorothy Field |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : India |
ISBN | : |
Chapter iv. "Hymns from the Grnth Sahib, and from the Granth of the tenth guru: p. 63-114.