A history of the Sikhs. 1. 1469 - 1839
Author | : Khushwant Singh |
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Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Khushwant Singh |
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Release | : 1981 |
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Author | : Patwant Singh |
Publisher | : Peter Owen Publishers |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2013-08-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0720615240 |
The definitive biography of Ranjit Singh, contemporary of Napoleon and one of the most powerful and charismatic Indian rulers of his ageRanjit Singh has been largely written out of accounts of the subcontinent's past by recent Western historians, yet he had an impact that lasts to this day. He unified the warring chiefdoms of the Punjab into an extraordinary northern Empire of the Sikhs, built up a formidable modern army, kept the British in check to the south of his realm, and closed the Khyber Pass through which plunderers had for centuries poured into India. Unique among empire builders, he was humane and just, gave employment to defeated foes, honored religious faiths other than his own, and included Hindus and Muslims among his ministers. In person he was a colorful character whose his court was renowned for its splendor; he had 20 wives, kept a regiment of "Amazons," and possessed a stable of thousands of horses. The authors make use of a variety of eyewitness accounts from Indian and European sources, from reports of Maratha spies at the Lahore Durbar to British parliamentary papers and travel accounts. The story includes the range of the maharaja's military achievements and ends with an account of the controversial period of the Anglo-Sikh Wars following his death, which saw the fall of his empire while in the hands of his successors.
Author | : John Stratton Hawley |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780791414255 |
This basic guide and resource book targets four fields--religious studies, history, world literature, and ethnic or migration studies--in which Sikhism is now receiving greater attention. The authors explain the problems of studying and interpreting Sikhism, and opportunities for integrating Sikh studies into a broader curriculum in each field. They also provide a sense of the Sikh community's own approach to education, and evaluate materials and approaches at the North American university level. Included are a sample syllabus with an explanatory essay, a bibliographical guide, a glossary, and a general bibliography. Gurinder Singh Mann's review of his course on Sikhism is an effective mini-guide to the field as a whole.
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
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ISBN | : 9780670093601 |
Author | : Eleanor M. Nesbitt |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0198745575 |
An accessible introduction to the world's fifth largest religion, this work presents Sikhism's meanings and myths, and its practices, rituals, and festivals, also addressing ongoing social issues such as the relationship with the Indian state, the diaspora, and caste.
Author | : Dorothy Field |
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Total Pages | : 156 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : India |
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Chapter iv. "Hymns from the Grnth Sahib, and from the Granth of the tenth guru: p. 63-114.
Author | : Joseph Davey Cunningham |
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Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 1849 |
Genre | : Punjab (India) |
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Author | : Gurharpal Singh |
Publisher | : Zed Books |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2006-07 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781842777176 |
The history of Sikhs in Britain provides important clues into the evolution of Britain as a multicultural society and the challenges it faces today. The authors examine the complex Anglo-Sikh relationship that led to the initial Sikh settlement and the processes of community-building around Sikh institutions such as gurdwaras. They explore the nature of British Sikh society as reflected in the performance of Sikhs in the labor markets, the changing characteristics of the Sikh family and issues of cultural transmission to the young. They provide an original and insightful account of a community transformed from the site of radical immigrant class politics to a leader of the Sikh diaspora in its search for a separate Sikh state.
Author | : Sangat Singh |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Sikhism |
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Author | : Trilochan Singh |
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Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Sikhism |
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The Book Is On The Establishment Of The Distinct Identity Of The Sikhs Through Sikh Baptism And Sikh Symbols Like The Turban And The Sword, And The Moral Code Called The Rehitnamas.