Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion

This study examines the life and teachings of Nanak (1469-1539), the first of the Sikh Gurus. It concludes that relatively little can be known about his life and travels, but much can be understood concerning his personality and his teachings.

Religion & Spirituality

McLeod, W.H.

Other Eastern Religions & Sacred Texts

Oxford University Press

Sikh history has traditionally been regarded as a paradox. Beginning in the early sixteenth century as a system of internal devotion. Sikhism emerges into prominence during the eighteenth century as a clearly defined belief laying powerful stress upon external symbols. In a series of five essays this book examines Sikh history, scriptures, and society, seeking to show that the evolution of the community during the last 500 years has been a direct response to circumstances in the Punjab.

The Evolution of the Sikh Community: Five Essays

History

Asia

This volume is an omnibus edition of four classic studies on the history and evolution of Sikhs and Sikhism, by one of the world's leading scholars in this field.Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion examines the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, offering an analytical view of the first Guru of the Sikhs, so essential for an understanding of later Sikh history and contemporary Sikh society. In Early Sikh Tradition, McLeod traces the origins of the janam-sakhistyle, describes the anecdotal and discourse forms used by narrators, and reconstructs a pattern whereby janam-sakhi traditions were assembled and transmitted. The Evolution of the Sikh Community questions the traditional, and rather simplified, view of the Sikh community and its history by probingfurther into the past, to the roots of Nanak's teachings. The last work, Who is a Sikh? offers lucid accounts of key events and phases that led to the development of Sikh identity into its current form. This book seeks to provide an understanding of the Sikh individual, historical community andreligion.

Sikhs and Sikhism

Written by a world renowned scholar, this volume is an omnibus edition of four classic studies on the history and evolution of Sikhs and Sikhism. It comprises Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion, Early Sikh Tradition, The Evolution of the Sikh Community, and Who is a Sikh?

Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture, and Thought

The essays collected here cover a wide range of topics: Guru Nanak, the nature of the Sikh Panth (the Sikh Community), the Khalsa Rahit (the code of belief and behavior all initiated Sikhs must promise to obey), Namdhari or Kuka Sikhs, caste as observed by Sikhs, and the Sikh diaspora to other countries.

Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture, and Thought (Oxford India Paperbacks)

Who is a Sikh?: The Problem of Sikh Identity

This book surveys the history of the Sikh people, showing how various circumstances influenced the criteria by which people could be identified as Sikhs. McLeod concludes by asking and answering the question presented in the title, the response to which is of relevance to Sikhs all over the world.

Who Is a Sikh?: The Problem of Sikh Identity

This volume collects four core works by one of the world's leading authorities. Put together in a representative volume, they provide an understanding of the Sikh individual, historical community, and religion.

Sikhs and Sikhism: comprising Gur-u N-anak and the Sikh Religion, Early Sikh Tradition, The Evolution of the Sikh Community, and Who Is a Sikh?

This translation of Randhir Singh's text of the Prem Sumarag (or Param Sumarag) presents an extended Sanatan account of Sikh ceremonies, Sikh ideals, and the Sikh way of life, thus providing a fresh insight into the history of Khalsa Rahit.

Prem Sumarag: The Testimony of a Sanatan Sikh

What is Sikhism and who is a Sikh? This book surveys the history of the sect, showing how various circumstances influenced the criteria by which people could be identified. One belief is that Sikhism is the complete acceptance of the teachings of the tenth Guru, Gobind Singh. According to the tradition, a true Sikh must be of the Khalsa, the community founded by Guru Singh; yet, there are many who belong to families with a Khalsa heritage but no longer observe the tradition in its full rigor. And, there are many others who regard themselves as Sikhs but do not follow the discipline of the Khalsa, such as the so-called Sahaj-dhari Sikhs. McLeod examines these discrepansies and disagreements, offering a new discussion and analysis of who and what defines Sikhism.

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Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion

The Evolution of the Sikh Community: Five Essays

Sikhs and Sikhism

Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture, and Thought

Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture, and Thought (Oxford India Paperbacks)

Who Is a Sikh?: The Problem of Sikh Identity

Sikhs and Sikhism: comprising Gur-u N-anak and the Sikh Religion, Early Sikh Tradition, The Evolution of the Sikh Community, and Who Is a Sikh?

Prem Sumarag: The Testimony of a Sanatan Sikh

The Evolution of the Sikh Community: Five Essays

Who is a Sikh?: The Problem of Sikh Identity