When sparrows became hawks : the making of the Sikh warrior tradition, 1699-1799 /

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 cult...

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Main Author:	Dhavan, Purnima
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Subjects:	Khalsa (Sect) > History. Khālsā (Secte) > Histoire. RELIGION > Sikhism. Khalsa (Sect) Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book