Kategoria BISAC: Religion >> Sikhism

The Cha r Ba gh-i-Panja b, written by Ganesh Das Wadera immediately after the annexation of the Lahore kingdom by the British in 1849, is a classic Persian text. Its long descriptive part is the only surviving account of the social, religious, and cultural life of the peoples of the Punjab, especially during the late-eighteenth and the early-nineteenth century. Ganesh Das writes about traditional learning, literature, folklore, urban centres, and women with a rare catholicity as an Indian, an orthodox Hindu, a Punjabi, and a Khatri. Himself a hereditary qanungo of Gujrat in...

Here we find that rare quality in two individuals that created a life-long partnership born out of love and respect...and in Darshan's telling of their life and travels together, we come to know Mohinder Kaur Sudha-Sarai in meaningful ways by the example she lived. As Mother, Daughter, Sister, Teacher, Friend and Wife, her thoughtful wisdom and devotion to God are an inspiration for us all. The author recounts growing up in India, and travel to India's holiest shrines and temples. The principles of Sikhism are shared as an important practice throughout their lifetime. Readers will be...

The ethnic and religious violence that characterized the late twentieth century calls for new ways of thinking and writing about politics. Listening to the voices of people who experience political violence either as victims or as perpetrators gives new insights into both the sources of violent conflict and the potential for its resolution.

Drawing on her extensive interviews and conversations with Sikh militants, Cynthia Keppley Mahmood presents their accounts of the human rights abuses inflicted on them by the state of India as well as their explanations of the philosophical...