The Sikh World is an outstanding guide to the Sikh faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, it contains substantial thematic articles on the dynamic living experiences of the global Sikh community. The volume is organised into ten distinct sections:
- History, Institutions, and Practices
- Global Communities
- Ethical Issues
- Activism
- Modern Literature and Exegesis
- Music, Visual Art, and Architecture
- Citizenship, Sovereignty, and the Nation State
- Diversity and its Challenges
- Media
- Education
Within these sections, interdisciplinary themes such as intellectual history, sexuality, ecotheology, art, literature, philosophy, music, cinema, medicine, science and technology, politics, and global interactions are explored.
Integrating textual evidence with Sikh practice, this volume provides an authoritative and accessible source of information on all topics of Sikhism. The Sikh World will be essential reading to students of Sikh studies, South Asian studies and religious studies. It will also be of interest to those in related fields, such as sociology, world philosophies, political science, anthropology, and ethics.
Author(s): Pashaura Singh, Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair
Series: Routledge Worlds
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 599
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
Introduction
Part I History, Institutions, and Practices
1 The Sikh Gurus: Unity and Continuity of the Office of Authority
2 Guru, Śabad, and Khalsa: Exploring Conceptual Intersections
3 The Guru Granth Sahib
4 The Dasam Granth
5 Encountering Oneness and Exiled Being: Conceptualizing Udāsī in the Janamsākhīs, Vārān Bhāī Gurdās, and Srī Gurū Granth Sāhib
6 Persian Sikh Literature
7 Codes of Conduct and Way of Life
8 The Gurdwara
9 The Nagar Kirtan
Part II Global Sikh Communities
10 Sikhs in India
11 Sikhs in Australia and New Zealand
12 Sikh Life in Canada
13 Sikhs in/of Africa: Imperial, Postcolonial, and Transnational Articulations
14 Sikhs in Mainland Europe
15 Sikhs in Britain: A Community in Transition
16 Sikhs in the USA
Part III Ethical Issues
17 Gender and Sikhi
18 Death and Dying: Within the Guru Granth Sahib
19 Ecotheology
Part IV Activism
20 Anticolonial Resistance in the Early Twentieth Century: Babbar Aklis and Kirti-Kisan Party
21 Akal Takht and Sikh Activism
22 Transnational Sikh Social Activism: Colonial, National, and Sovereign Encounters
Part V Modern Literature and Exegesis
23 Sikh Interpretive Traditions
24 The Possibility of the Secular: Sikh Engagements With Modern Punjabi Literature
25 Words Across Borders: Literature of the Sikh Diaspora
Part VI Music, Art, and Architecture
26 Singing the Scripture: Sikh Kīrtan in Literatue, Practices, and Musicological Studies
27 The Five Essentials of Sikh Art
28 Contours of Kalakari: Contemporary Sikh Art and Artists in the Global Sikh Diaspora
29 Conservation Philosophy for Punjab
30 Sikh Architecture
Part VII Citizenship, Sovereignty, and the Nation-State
31 Sociopolitical Aspects of Sikh Philosophy
32 Sikh Sovereignty and Modern Government
33 Sikhs and Multiculturalism
34 Sikh Nationalism
Part VIII Diversity and Its Challenges
35 Diverse Groups Within the Sikh Panth
36 Caste Groups: The Lived Experience of Zat (Caste) Amongst Sikhs
37 Racism or Mistaken Identity?: Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes and the Need for Better Recording and Monitoring
38 Atheism, Agnosticism, and Irreligiosity
Part IX Media
39 Sikhs and Cinema
40 Sikh Television Channels
41 The Sikh Internet
42 Sikhs in Social Media
Part X Education
43 Sikh Schools and Academies in England
44 Sikh Educational Institutions in India
45 Modern Sikh Studies: Bridging Differences, Opening New Horizons
Index
