Contesting Interpretations of the Sikh Tradition

Contesting Interpretations of the Sikh Tradition

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J.S. Grewal

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MANOHAR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS

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Publisher

MANOHAR PUBLISHERS AND DISTRIBUTORS
Publication Year 2021
ISBN-13

9788173042553
ISBN-10 9788173042553
Binding

Hardcover
Edition FIRST
Number of Pages 315 Pages
Language (English)
Dimensions (Cms) 22x14.5x2.5
Weight (grms) 478

Issues Grewal takes up for discussion are the status of Sikhism as a religious system, search for the Nanak of history; 'militarisation' of the Sikh movement; institution of the Khalsa; the doctrines of Guru Granth and Guru Panth; caste and the Sikh community; textual study of the Adi Granth and historical methodology in relation to religious studies.

J.S. Grewal

J.S. Grewal formerly Professor of History and then Vice-Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, and Director, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, is an eminent historian of the Punjab, and of medieval and modern Indian history in general. His numerous works include Guru Nanak in History (1969); The Sikhs of the Punjab (1990) and Contesting Interpretations of the Sikh Tradition (1998).
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