Sikhism : a very short introduction / Eleanor Nesbitt.
Sikhism : a very short introduction / Eleanor Nesbitt.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N294.6/ 10
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English
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162 p. : ill., ports. ; 18 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Guru Nanak and his first successors -- 3. Guru Granth Sahib -- 4. Turban, Khalsa, and codes of conduct -- 5. The shaping of modern Sikhism -- 6. Sikhism outside India -- 7. Attitudes to caste, gender, and other faiths -- 8. Sikhism and the third millennium.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2005.
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"This Very Short Introduction will introduce newcomers to the meaning of Sikhism, its teachings, practices, rituals and festivals. Highlighting the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the early Gurus to martyrdom, militarization, and the diaspora, Eleanor Nesbitt brings the subject completely up to date with an examination of gender, caste,...
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Sikhism : a very short introduction / Eleanor Nesbitt.
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Very short introductions.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N294.6/ 10
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0192806017 (alk. paper)
9780192806017 (alk. paper)
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294.6
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991020489529702626
