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Synopsis
This volume is an omnibus edition of four classic studies on the history and evolution of Sikhs and Sikhism, by one of the world's leading scholars in this field.
Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion examines the life and teachings of Guru Nanak, offering an analytical view of the first Guru of the Sikhs, so essential for an understanding of later Sikh history and contemporary Sikh society. In Early Sikh Tradition, McLeod traces the origins of the janam-sakhi
style, describes the anecdotal and discourse forms used by narrators, and reconstructs a pattern whereby janam-sakhi traditions were assembled and transmitted. The Evolution of the Sikh Community questions the traditional, and rather simplified, view of the Sikh community and its history by probing
further into the past, to the roots of Nanak's teachings. The last work, Who is a Sikh? offers lucid accounts of key events and phases that led to the development of Sikh identity into its current form. This book seeks to provide an understanding of the Sikh individual, historical community and
religion.
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About the Author
W. H. McLeod is at University of Otago.
Review
`The field of modern Sikh Studies has been single-handedly introduced, crafted, nourished and advanced by Hew McLeod over the last three decades. He has over ten books in Sikh history to his credit and each one of his works has been received with much enthusiasm and global critical acclaim
... In his sophistication and crudition in matters of Sikh history, society, and culture he remains unmatched.'
Harjot Oberoi
`In his analysis and comparison of his sources Dr McLeod's touch is so sure, his critical faculty so acute, his zest in unravelling the truth so patent, and the sheer scholarly honesty of the enterprise so palpable that ... the very process of exact scholarship which can be so tedious becomes
fascinating and absorbing.'
Times Literary Supplement
`Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion is a book which may be recommended unreservedly, and Dr McLeod is to be warmly congratulated on his magnificent achievement.'
Times Literary Supplement
`W.H. McLeod ... presents a bird's eye view of Sikh history from its inception to the present time.'
The Hindu
`This book will soon become part of the new critical canon.'
Darshan Singh Mani, Sunday Observer
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0195647459
- ISBN 13 9780195647457
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages890
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