W H Mcleod

Sikhs and Sikhism

Comprising Gur-U N-Anak and the Sikh Religion, Early Sikh Tradition, the Evolution of the Sikh Community, and Who Is a Sikh?. Sprache: Englisch.
kartoniert , 890 Seiten
ISBN 0195668928
EAN 9780195668926
Veröffentlicht April 2004
Verlag/Hersteller Sydney University Press
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Beschreibung

This volume is an omnibus edition of four classic studies on the history and evolution of Sikhs and Sikhism, by one of the world's leading scholars in this field. It comprises Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion, an analysis of the life and teachings of the first Guru of the Sikhs; Early Sikh Tradition, in which McLeod traces the origins of the janam-sakhi style; The Evolution of the Sikh Community, an essay questioning traditional views of
Sikhism's development; and lastly Who is a Sikh?, a lucid account of key phases in the evolution of a distinctive Sikh identity.