Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture and ThoughtWritten by a world renowned scholar, this volume is an omnibus edition of four classic studies on the history and evolution of Sikhs and Sikhism. It comprises Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion, Early Sikh Tradition, The Evolution of the Sikh Community, and Who is a Sikh? |
Contents
The Nanak of Faith and the Nanak of History | 3 |
The Development of the Sikh Panth | 49 |
The Sikh Struggle in the Eighteenth Century | 70 |
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