Recent Researches in Sikhism

The basic issues pertaining to the growth of Sikh consciousness, temporal and spiritual, Sikh peculiarities and above all the historical compulsions which motivated the search for Sikh identity, have all been objectively argued and analyzed, of course with sympathetic consideration for other religious traditions. This book of considerable merit will be of immense use for the students and scholars of religion and history. Foreword Preface Introduction SECTION I: IDEOLOGY Fundamentalism, Modernity: Sikhism: A Tertium QuidAn Incomparable Liturgy: Sacred Nit-Nem among the World ReligionsEssence of the Sikh EthicsThe Sikh World-view: Its ideological IdentitySikhism: A Miri Piri SystemPolitical Ideas of Guru Nanak - The Originator of the Sikh FaithGuru Nanak in History of Religious ThoughtKinds of Knowledge and Place of Reason in Sri Guru Granth Sahib SECTION II: METHODOLOGYAn Integrated Methodology for Appraisal of Sources for Sikh StudiesSECTION III: SIKH HISTORYGuru Arjan Dev- The Fifth Nanak An Apostle of PeaceThe Doctrine of Meeri-PeeriCreation of the Khalsa: A Non-Sikh Indian Literary PerspectiveKoer Singh's Gurbilas Patshahi Century Sikh LiteratureThe Sikhs and the British 1949-1920 Sikh Identity: A Continuing FeatureThe Sikh Rule and Ranjit Singh>From Ritual to Counter-Ritual: A Critical Analysis Some Unexamined Assumptions in Western Studies of Sikhism Sikhs in America: Stress and Survival In the Company of Lions and Princesses.