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Khalsa: Sikh & Non-Sikh Perspectives

Autor J. S. Grewal
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 dec 2003
This book demonstrates that historiography is a dynamic process. The five major Sikh writers analysed in the book present differences of factual detail, objectives and approach. If one glorifies the Khalsa as upholding the monotheistic tradition, another compromises the monotheistic tradition by bringing in the goddess. If one negates the egalitarian norm of the Khalsa social order, another valorizes its uncompromising sovereignty in the face of threat from the British. Modern historians present no less divergent views. If one looks upon the Khalsa as the emergence of a new nation', another minimizes their achievement in comparison with the British. If one tries to reconcile doctrinal sovereignty with political loyalty, another presents the Khalsa as serving the cause of Hindu nationalism. Still others can talk of the Khalsa as 'transfiguration' of the earlier Sikh tradition. With its multiple perspectives on the Khalsa, this book introduces the subject in a manner that no single perspective can do. It should be of interest of those concerned with the Sikh tradition and its study, and also to those concerned with other religious traditions.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9788173045806
ISBN-10: 8173045801
Pagini: 222
Dimensiuni: 145 x 225 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Editura: Manohar Publishers
Colecția Manohar Publishers (IND)

Cuprins

Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Praising the Khalsa: Sainapat's Gursobha; Compromising the Khalsa Tradition: Koer Singh's Gurbilas; Brahmanizing the Tradition: Chhibber's Bansavalinama; Re-asserting the Tradition: Santokh Singh's Suraj Prakash; Valorizing the Tradition: Bhangu's Panth Prakash; Emergence of a Nation: The Khalsa for Cunningham; Under the Shadow of Colonial Rule: the Khalsa for Latif; Reconciling the Tradition to Colonial Rule: Khazan Singh; In the Comparative Context: Archer's Sikhs; In the Service of Hindu Nationalism: Banerjee's Evolution; A Modern Sikh View: Teja Singh & Ganda Singh.