Format:
1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472552624
Series Statement:
Guides for the perplexed
Content:
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: Evolution of the Sikh Tradition -- 1. Guru Nanak and His Early Successors -- 2. Martyrdom and Militancy: Rise of the Khalsa -- 3. Modernity and Colonialism -- Part II: Teachings and Practices -- 4. Way of Life -- 5. Sikh Philosophy -- Part III: Pluralism & its Challenges -- 6. Sikh Ethics -- 7. Sikhs and the Public Sphere -- Glossary of Punjabi Terms -- Notes -- Index.
Content:
"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."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441193414
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441153661
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441117083
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781441102317
Additional Edition:
Available in another form
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781472552624
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