History, literature, and identity : four centuries of Sikh tradition /
This book examines the entire range of sacred literature produced between the sixteenth and nineteenth century to give a comprehensive account of Sikhism. Dealing with the historical evolution of the Sikh tradition, it discuss issues like self-image, identity, and ideology.
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New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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Table of Contents:
- Articulation of a new dispensation, c. 1500-1605. The Gurmukh Panth : Guru Nanak ; In the master's footsteps : the Shaloks of Guru Angad ; An exclusive path for the Kaliyuga : Guru Amar Das ; The House of Nanak, an expression of divine grace : Guru Ram Das ; Halemī Rāj, a parallel dispensation : Guru Arjan
- In the context of confrontation, 1606-75. A pure and distinct Panth : Bhai Gurdas ; "Frighten no one and be afraid of none" : Guru Tegh Bahadur
- In response to external threat, 1675-c. 1708. Declaration of righteous war : the Bachittar Nātak ; Triumph of the Khalsa : the Vār Bhagautī of Gurdas ; The Guru-Khalsa : Sainapat's Srī Gur Sobha ; The Singh way of life : the Rahitnāmas
- In the context of Sikh rule, 1765-1849. The Sikh faith and the Khalsa Panth : Chhibber's Bansāvalīnāma ; Sovereignty of the third Panth : Bhangu's Gurū-Panth Prakāsh
- In the context of colonial rule, 1849-1947. An argument for Sikh nationality : Nabha's Ham Hindū Nahīn
- Epilogue.