Sikhism

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Prentice Hall, 2004 - Religion - 128 pages

This unique and insightful book skillfully combines recent research in the area of Sikh studies to provide an accurate and comprehensive overview of Sikh history and religiosity against the backdrop of other major religious traditions of the world. Considers the Sikhs today, with focused discussion on the teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Guru Panth, the Darbar Sahib, and Amritsar. Examines the founding of the Sikh community, the Guru Nanak, the Sikh doctrine, and the guiding ethics of the religion, and delves into the development of the community, including the influences of the Guru Gobind Singh, the establishment of Sikh Kingdom in the Punjab, and Sikhs move into the modern world. Explores Sikh beliefs, practices, family life and festivals, and concludes a thought-provoking chapter on the future of the Sikh religion--meeting spiritual needs away from the Punjab; replanting the Sikh institution in an alien soil, and moving toward a membership of the global community. For readers interested in World Religions.

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Contents

Foreword
6
Introduction
13
Guru Nanak in Kartarpur
22
Copyright

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Akal Takhat Akali Amritdharis Amritsar Anandpur Baba background Banda Singh Bedi belief and practice Bhai Gurdas British central Punjab century ceremony Chaupa Singh community's compositions constitute continued created creation Darbar Sahib Dasam Granth death Delhi divine early Sikh emerged established Goindval groups gurdwara Gurmukhi Guru Amardas Guru Arjan Guru Gobind Singh Guru Granth Guru Hargobind Guru Nanak Guru Tegh Bahadur Guru's Hindu human included India Janam Sakhi Jats kachha Kartarpur Kaur Khalsa Raj khande di pahul Lahore langar large number Mata Mughal Muslims nectar Panth prayers Punjab Ramdaspur Ramgaria Ranjit Singh recited religion role Sainapati sarbat Satluj served SGPC Sikh beliefs Sikh community Sikh court Sikh devotional Sikh history Sikh leaders Sikh leadership Sikh political Sikh religious Sikh sacred Sikh scripture Sikh society Sikh tradition singing social spiritual status successors Sufis Sultanpur symbol tion town Udasis urban Sikhs Vahiguru Vaisakhi verses village women writings

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About the author (2004)

Gurinder Singh Mann is Kundan Kaur Kapany Professor of Sikh Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Ninian Smart (deceased) was J. F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religions at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Richard D. Hecht is Professor of Religion at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Bibliographic information

TitleSikhism
Religions of the world
AuthorGurinder Singh Mann
PublisherPrentice Hall, 2004
Original fromthe University of Virginia
DigitizedJul 29, 2008
ISBN0130409774, 9780130409775
Length128 pages
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Religion / General
Religion / Sikhism
  
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