Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism

McLeod, W H.: Editor

ISBN 10: 0226560856 / ISBN 13: 9780226560854

Published by The University of Chicago Pres, Chicago, Illinois, 1990

About this Item

Clean and tight with no creasing along the spine. Appears unread. Very little shelfwear. Label on the inside of the front cover. Part of the Textual Sources for the Study of Religion Series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Pres, Chicago, Illinois
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226560856
• ISBN 13: 9780226560854
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: Religious Studies
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religious Studies

About this title

Synopsis

"McLeod is a renowned scholar of Sikhism. . . . [This book] confirms my view that there is nothing about the Sikhs or their religion that McLeod does not know and there is no one who can put it across with as much clarity and brevity as he can. In his latest work he has compressed in under 150 pages the principal sources of the Sikh religion, the Khalsa tradition and the beliefs of breakaway sects like the Nirankaris and Namdharis. . . . As often happens, an outsider has sharper insight into the workings of a community than insiders whose visions are perforce restricted."—Khushwant Singh, Hindustan Times

About the Author

W. H. McLeod is professor of history at the University of Otago, New Zealand. John R. Hinnells is professor of comparative religion at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Handbook of Living Religions and editor of the Penguin Dictionary of Religions.