ISBN:
9780191756962
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
,
Ill.
Edition:
Oxford handbooks online. Religion
Edition:
Oxford handbooks
Series Statement:
Oxford handbooks in religion and theology
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. The Oxford handbook of Sikh studies
DDC:
294.6
Keywords:
Sikhs
;
Sikhism
;
Sikhism
;
Electronic books Handboeken (vorm)
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Sikhismus
Abstract:
An Overview of Sikh History -- The Evolution of the Sikh Community -- Sikhism in the Eighteenth Century -- The Sikh Kingdom -- Colonial Formations of Sikhism -- Sikhs in Independent India -- Representations of Sikh History -- Survey of Literature in the Sikh Tradition -- The Guru Granth Sahib -- The Dasam Granth -- The Works of Bhai Gurdas -- The Works of Bhai Nand Lal Goya -- Sectarian Works -- Pre-colonial Sikh Literature -- Sikhism in Twentieth-Century Punjabi Literature -- 'Western' Writers on the Sikhs -- Linguistic and Philological Approaches to Sacred Sikh Literature -- Gurmat The Teachings of the Gurus -- The Khalsa and the Rahit -- Sikh Interactions with Other Religions -- Secular and Religious (Miri/Piri) Domains in Sikhism Frames for Sikh Politics -- Sikh Nationalism -- Postcolonial and Postmodern Perspectives on Sikhism -- Sikh Philosophy -- Sikh Institutions -- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee An Overview -- The Shiromani Akali Dal -- Sikh Sects -- Sikh Sants and Their Establishments in India and Abroad -- Taksals, Akharas, and Nihang Deras -- Global Sikhism -- Sikh Music -- Sikh Cultural Performances -- Sikh Art -- The Darbar Sahib -- The Khalsa Heritage Complex -- Sikh Material Culture -- Sikh Martial Art (Gatka) -- Sikhi through Internet, Films, and Videos -- Sikh Culture and Punjabiyat -- The Sikh Diaspora -- Sikhs in Mainland European Countries -- Sikhs as a Racial and Religious Minority in the US -- Sikhs Living Beyond Punjab in India -- Sikh Migration, Diasporas, and Transnational Practices -- Punjabi Sikhs and Gora Sikhs -- 'Khalistan' as Political Critique -- Changing Manifestations of Caste in the Sikh Panth -- Gender in Sikh Traditions -- A Feminist Interpretation of Sikh Scripture -- New Directions in Sikh Studies
Abstract:
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
Note:
Ursprünglich als Lieferungswerk erschienen (2013-2014)
DOI:
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199699308.001.0001
