Sikhism and History

Title: Sikhism and History

Editors: Pashaura Singh and N. Gerald Barrier

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Place of Publication: New Delhi

Year: 2004

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: x, 280

ISBN-10: 0-19-566708-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-19-566708-0

India Club BC: 12897

Description

This scholarly collection examines Sikhism through historical inquiry, bringing together studies of scripture, religious authority, social history, gender, diaspora and the formation of national and religious identities. Edited by Pashaura Singh and N. Gerald Barrier, the volume developed from an international conference hosted in September 2001 by the Sikh Studies Program and the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

The contributors investigate the development of Sikh studies, the Sikh Rahit, Khalsa identity, Bhai Nand Lal Goya, interpretive approaches to the Dasam Granth, Maharaja Dalip Singh, Sikh women’s names and identity, the authority of the Akal Takht and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the Sikh diaspora and literary representations of Sikhs. Grounded in historical sources, the essays demonstrate the range of methods and evidence employed in contemporary Sikh scholarship.

Published in honor of W. H. McLeod and his contribution to Sikh studies, the volume includes work by established and emerging scholars in the field. It is particularly relevant to academic collections in Sikh studies, Punjab studies, South Asian history, religious studies, gender studies, diaspora studies and identity formation.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Section One

Introduction I: The Contribution of Professor W. H. McLeod in the Field of Sikh Studies
Pashaura Singh

Introduction II: Sikhism in the Light of History
N. Gerald Barrier

Keynote Speech: Researching the Rahit
W. H. McLeod

Response to Keynote Speech
Pashaura Singh

Section Two

Mythic Inheritance and the Historic Drink of the Khalsa
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh

Sikh Identity in the Light of History: A Dynamic Perspective
Pashaura Singh

Bhai Nand Lal ‘Goya’ and the Sikh Tradition
Louis E. Fenech

Strategies for Interpreting the Dasam Granth
Robin Rinehart

Maharaja Dalip Singh, History, and the Negotiation of Sikh Identity
Tony Ballantyne

What Is in a Name? Circumscribing Sikh Female Nomenclature
Doris Jakobsh

Authority, Politics, and Contemporary Sikhism: The Akal Takht, the SGPC, Rahit Maryada, and the Law
N. Gerald Barrier

Ethnic Dynamics within a Transnational Framework: The Case of the Sikh Diaspora
Arthur W. Helweg

Writing Prejudice: The Image of Sikhs in Bharati Mukherjee’s Writings
Darshan S. Tatla

Bio-bibliographical Notes on Contributors

Condition

New and unused copy from India Club’s preserved inventory. Stored securely in a protective plastic covering.