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Author:   Knut A. Jacobsen ,  Gurinder Singh Mann ,  Kristina Myrvold ,  Eleanor Nesbitt
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   31/1
Weight:   1.610kg
ISBN:  

9789004297456

ISBN 10:   9004297456
Pages:   618
Publication Date:   20 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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I. HISTORY Baba Nanak and the Founding of the Sikh Panth From Guru Angad to Guru Arjan From Guru Hargobind to Guru Gobind Singh Banda Singh Bahadur and the Rise of Sikh Power Early Sikh Darbars Maharaja Ranjit Singh and His Times In the 20th Century Partition In the Modern World II.a LITERATURE (SACRED) Guru Granth: The Scripture of the Sikhs Guru Granth: Ceremonial Treatment Guru Granth: History of Its Digitization Guru Granth: Use of Its Digitization Bhagat Bani Bhatt Bani II.b LITERATURE (HISTORICAL) Sakhis about the Founder Vars of Gurdas Bhalla Rahit Literature Zafarnama Sri Gur Sobha Bansavalinama and Mahima Prakas III. SOCIETY Contemporary Sikh Society Caste from a Historical Perspective Caste from a Contemporary Perspective Gender Transnational Family III.a SOCIAL DIVERSITY Jatts Khatris and Aroras Ramgarhias Dalits Sikligars Bhatras III.b RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY Farid in the Guru Granth Kabir in the Guru Granth Ravidas in the Guru Granth Chota Mel (Minas) Hindalia Nihang and Nihang: British Perspective Nirankari Namdhari 19th-21st-Century Sants Nanaksar Radhasoami Guru Nanak Nishkam Sevak Jatha Sachkhand Nanak Dham Sikh Dharma of the Western Hemisphere IV. BEYOND PUNJAB Sikh Migration India Australia Belgium Burma Canada China Including Hong Kong Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Italy Japan Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Russia Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom United States Ghadar Movement Sikhs and the World Wars Globalization of the Panth

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Knut A. Jacobsen is professor in the history of religions at the University of Bergen, Norway, and author of numerous publications on various aspects of religions in South Asia and in the South Asian diasporas. Gurinder Singh Mann taught Sikh studies at Columbia University, New York (1988-1999), and the University of California, Santa Barbara (1999-2015). He is currently the director of the Global Institute for Sikh Studies, New York, United States. Kristina Myrvold is associate professor of the study of religions at Linnaeus University, Sweden. She has directed several research projects on the Sikh religion and has published numerous works on Sikh religious practices and migration. Eleanor Nesbitt is professor emerita (religions and education) at the University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom. She is a founder member of the Punjab Research Group and has published extensively on the Sikh tradition.

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