History, Literature, And Identity;: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition
Author:   J.S. Grewal (, Former Vice Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)
Publisher:   OUP India
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9780198070740


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   December 2011
Format:   Hardback
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History, Literature, And Identity;: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition


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This book examines the entire range of Sikh sacred literature produced between the sixteenth- and nineteenth century to give a comprehensive account of the Sikh tradition. Divided into five parts, it discusses the historical context of the production of Sikh literature and also the development of Sikh identity. The first part of the book (1500-1605) explores the compositions of the first five Gurus and the next analyses the literary genre characterizing the 'phase of confrontation' with the state (1606-75). The third (1675-1708) reveals how Sikhism responded to the external threats and the fourth part (1765-1849) discusses Guru Gobind Singh and literature produced during the period of Khalsa Raj. The last deals with works which have gained entry into the Sikh panth during the colonial period.

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Author:   J.S. Grewal (, Former Vice Chancellor, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9780198070740


ISBN 10:   0198070748
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: ARTICULATION OF A NEW DISPENSATION (C. 1500-1605); PART TWO: IN THE CONTEXT OF CONFRONTATION (1606-75) ; PART THREE: IN RESPONSE TO EXTERNAL THREAT (1675-1708); PART FOUR: IN THE CONTEXT OF SIKH RULE (1765-1849); PART FIVE: IN THE CONTEXT OF COLONIAL RULE (1849-1947); EPILOGUE; GLOSSARY; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

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J.S. Grewal, a Padma Shree awardee, he has earlier served as Chairman of the Governing Body and the Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.

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