Historical Dictionary Of Sikhism

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Sikhism traces its beginnings to Guru Nanak, who was born in 1469 and died in 1538 or 1539. With the life of Guru Nanak the account of the Sikh faith begins, all Sikhs acknowledging him as their founder. Sikhism has long been a little-understood religion and until recently they resided almost exclusively in northwest India. Today the total number of Sikhs is approximately twenty million worldwide. About a million live outside India, constituting a significant minority in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Many of them are highly visible, particularly the men, who wear beards and turbans, and they naturally attract attention in their new countries of domicile. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Sikhism covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referenced entries on key persons, organizations, the principles, precepts and practices of the religion as well as the history, culture and social arrangements. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Sikhism.

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Genre : Religion
Author : Louis E. Fenech
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Release : 2014-06-11
File : 447 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781442236011


The A To Z Of Sikhism

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Contrary to popular opinion, there is more to Sikhism than the distinctive dress. First of all, there is the emergence of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and the long line of his successors. There are the precepts, many related to liberation through the divine name or nam. There is a particularly turbulent history in which the Sikhs have fought to affirm their beliefs and resist external domination that continues to this day. There is also, more recently, the dispersion from the Punjab throughout the rest of India and on to Europe and the Americas. With this emigration Sikhism has become considerably less exotic, but hardly better known to outsiders. This reference is an excellent place to learn more about the religion. It provides a chronology of events, a brief introduction that gives a general overview of the religion, and a dictionary with several hundred entries, which present the gurus and other leaders, trace the rather complex history, expound some of the precepts and concepts, describe many of the rites and rituals, and explain the meaning of numerous related expressions. All this, along with a bibliography, provides readers with an informative and accessible guide toward understanding Sikhism.

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Genre : Religion
Author : W. H. McLeod
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Release : 2009-07-24
File : 330 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780810863446


Peasant History Of Late Pre Colonial And Colonial India

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Genre : Geschichte
Author : B. B. Chaudhuri
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Release : 2008
File : 988 Pages
ISBN-13 : 8131716880


International Bibliography Of Sikh Studies

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The International Bibliography of Sikh Studies brings together all books, composite works, journal articles, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations, project reports, and electronic resources produced in the field of Sikh Studies until June 2004, making it the most complete and up-to-date reference work in the field today. One of the youngest religions of the world, Sikhism has progressively attracted attention on a global scale in recent decades. An increasing number of scholars is exploring the culture, history, politics, and religion of the Sikhs. The growing interest in Sikh Studies has resulted in an avalanche of literature, which is now for the first time brought together in the International Bibliography of Sikh Studies. This monumental work lists over 10,000 English-language publications under almost 30 subheadings, each representing a subfield in Sikh Studies. The Bibliography contains sections on a wide variety of subjects, such as Sikh gurus, Sikh philosophy, Sikh politics and Sikh religion. Furthermore, the encyclopedia presents an annotated survey of all major scholarly work on Sikhism, and a selective listing of electronic and web-based resources in the field. Author and subject indices are appended for the reader’s convenience.

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Genre : Religion
Author : Rajwant Singh Chilana
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Release : 2006-01-16
File : 586 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781402030444


When Sparrows Became Hawks

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Purnima Dhavan examines the creation of the Khalsa Sikh warrior tradition during the 18th century. By focusing on the experiences of long-overlooked peasant communities, she reveals how a dynamic process of debates, collaboration, and conflict transformed Sikh practices and shaped a new martial culture.

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Genre : History
Author : Purnima Dhavan
Publisher : OUP USA
Release : 2011-11-03
File : 264 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780199756551


Beyond Indenture

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Beyond Indenture brings together essays that reflect, as far as possible, the viewpoints and voices of indentured Indians who exercised agency, resisted and manipulated the colonial labour system to their advantage, and went on to build new lives for themselves overseas following the expiration of their contracts. Some remigrated to other colonies to earn a better wage and escape from debt and other burdens. Among those who chose to remain, women played a prominent role in the struggle for rights, freedom and opportunities, achieving them in ways which often defied or redefined South Asian customs and traditions. Post-independence, the Indian communities overseas faced newer problems, not least of which were discrimination and marginalisation. This volume studies these accounts and explores the theme of the broad alliances of diasporic Indians and Pakistani and Bangladeshi migrants.

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Genre : History
Author : Crispin Bates
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release : 2024-02-29
File : 414 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781009376471


Panjab Past And Present

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Genre : Punjab (India)
Author :
Publisher :
Release : 2000
File : 180 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015057944673


Indian Books In Print

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Genre : English imprints
Author :
Publisher :
Release : 2003
File : 1118 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015063188851


Different Types Of History

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Genre : India
Author : Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy, and Culture
Publisher : Pearson Education India
Release : 2009
File : 476 Pages
ISBN-13 : 8131718182


Personality And Politics

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Genre : Political Science
Author : Sima Kundu
Publisher :
Release : 1999
File : 184 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015042707128