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Title The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies / edited by Pashaura Singh and Louis E. Fenech
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series Oxford handbooks in religion and theology
Oxford handbooks.
Contents Introduction / Pashaura Singh and Louis E. Fenech -- An overview of Sikh history / Pashaura Singh -- The evolution of the Sikh community / Louis E. Fenech -- Sikhism in the eighteenth century / Purnima Dhavan -- The Sikh kingdom / Sunit Singh -- Colonial formations of Sikhism / Navdeep S. Mandair -- Sikhs in independent India / Joginder Singh -- Representations of Sikh history / Anne Murphy -- Survey of literature in the Sikh tradition / Christopher Shackle -- The Guru Granth Sahib / Pashaura Singh -- The Dasam Granth / Robin Rinehart -- The works of Bhai Gurdas / Rahuldeep Singh Gill -- The works of Bhai Nand Lal Goya / Louis E. Fenech -- Sectarian works / Hardip Singh Syan -- Pre-colonial Sikh literature / Toby Braden Johnson -- Sikhism in twentieth-century Punjabi literature / Tejwant Singh Gill -- 'Western' writers on the Sikhs / Harpreet Singh -- Linguistic and philological approaches to sacred Sikh literature / Michael C. Shapiro -- Gurmat : the teachings of the Gurus / Pashaura Singh -- The Khalsa and the Rahit / Louis E. Fenech -- Sikh interactions with other religions / W. Owen Cole -- Secular and religious (miri/piri) domains in Sikhism : frames for Sikh politics / Virinder S. Kalra -- Sikh nationalism / Giorgio Shani -- Postcolonial and postmodern perspectives on Sikhism / Balbinder Singh Bhogal -- Sikh philosophy/ Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair -- Sikh institutions / Michael Hawley -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee : an overview / Kashmir Singh -- The Shiromani Akali Dal / Amarjit Singh Narang -- Sikh sects / Opinderjit Kaur Takhar -- Sikh sants and their establishments in India and abroad / Eleanor Nesbitt -- Taksals, akharas, and Nihang deras / Paramjit Singh Judge -- Global Sikhism / Mark Juergensmeyer -- Sikh music / Gurnam Singh -- Sikh cultural performances / Michael Nijhawan -- Sikh art / Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh -- The Darbar Sahib / Charles M. Townsend -- The Khalsa Heritage Complex / William J. Glover -- Sikh material culture / Anne Murphy -- Sikh martial art (gatkā) / Kamalroop Singh -- Sikhi through Internet, films, and videos / Susan Elizabeth Prill -- Sikh culture and Punjābiyat / Pritam Singh and Meena Dhanda -- The Sikh diaspora / Darshan Singh Tatla -- Sikhs in mainland European countries / Kristina Myrvold -- Sikhs as a racial and religious minority in the US / Jaideep Singh -- Sikhs living beyond Punjab in India / Himadri Banerjee -- Sikh migration, diasporas, and transnational practices / Shinder Singh Thandi -- Punjabi Sikhs and Gora Sikhs / Verne A. Dusenbery -- 'Khalistan' as political critique / Cynthia Keppley Mahmood -- Changing manifestations of caste in the Sikh Panth / Surinder S. Jodhka -- Gender in Sikh traditions / Doris R. Jakobsh -- A feminist interpretation of Sikh scripture / Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh -- New directions in Sikh studies / Pashaura Singh
Summary This handbook combines the ways in which scholars diverse fields (including philosophy, psychology, literary studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics) have integrated the study of Sikhism within critical and postcolonial perspectives on the nature of religion
Notes Series statement from publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 28, 2014)
Subject Sikhism.
Sikhism -- History
Sikhs.
Sikhism.
Sikhism
Sikhs
Sikhismus
Sikhs.
Sikhism.
Genre/Form History
Handboeken (vorm)
Form Electronic book
Author Pashaura Singh, editor.
Fenech, Louis E., editor.
ISBN 9780191756962
0191756962
Other Titles Handbook of Sikh studies
Sikh studies