ABSTRACT

The Sikh World is an outstanding guide to the Sikh faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished team of international contributors, it contains substantial thematic articles on the dynamic living experiences of the global Sikh community. The volume is organised into ten distinct sections:

  • History, Institutions, and Practices
  • Global Communities
  • Ethical Issues
  • Activism
  • Modern Literature and Exegesis
  • Music, Visual Art, and Architecture
  • Citizenship, Sovereignty, and the Nation State
  • Diversity and its Challenges
  • Media
  • Education

Within these sections, interdisciplinary themes such as intellectual history, sexuality, ecotheology, art, literature, philosophy, music, cinema, medicine, science and technology, politics, and global interactions are explored.

Integrating textual evidence with Sikh practice, this volume provides an authoritative and accessible source of information on all topics of Sikhism. The Sikh World will be essential reading to students of Sikh studies, South Asian studies and religious studies. It will also be of interest to those in related fields, such as sociology, world philosophies, political science, anthropology, and ethics.

part I|104 pages

History, Institutions, and Practices

chapter 1|14 pages

The Sikh Gurus

Unity and Continuity of the Office of Authority

chapter 2|12 pages

Guru, Śabad, and Khalsa

Exploring Conceptual Intersections

chapter 3|13 pages

The Guru Granth Sahib

chapter 4|11 pages

The Dasam Granth

chapter 5|12 pages

Encountering Oneness and Exiled Being

Conceptualizing Udāsī in the Janamsākhīs, Vārān Bhāī Gurdās, and Srī Gurū Granth Sāhib

chapter 6|10 pages

Persian Sikh Literature

chapter 7|11 pages

Codes of Conduct and Way of Life

chapter 8|9 pages

The Gurdwara

chapter 9|10 pages

The Nagar Kirtan

part II|77 pages

Global Sikh Communities

chapter 10|10 pages

Sikhs in India

chapter 11|11 pages

Sikhs in Australia and New Zealand

chapter 12|12 pages

Sikh Life in Canada

chapter 13|12 pages

Sikhs in/of Africa

Imperial, Postcolonial, and Transnational Articulations

chapter 14|11 pages

Sikhs in Mainland Europe

chapter 15|9 pages

Sikhs in Britain

A Community in Transition

chapter 16|10 pages

Sikhs in the USA

part III|38 pages

Ethical Issues

chapter 17|13 pages

Gender and Sikhi

chapter 18|11 pages

Death and Dying

Within the Guru Granth Sahib

chapter 19|12 pages

Ecotheology

part IV|40 pages

Activism

chapter 20|11 pages

Anticolonial Resistance in the Early Twentieth Century

Babbar Akalis and Kirti-Kisan Party

chapter 21|12 pages

Akal Takht and Sikh Activism

chapter 22|15 pages

Transnational Sikh Social Activism

Colonial, National, and Sovereign Encounters

part V|35 pages

Modern Literature and Exegesis

chapter 23|10 pages

Sikh Interpretive Traditions

chapter 24|13 pages

The Possibility of the Secular

Sikh Engagements With Modern Punjabi Literature

chapter 25|10 pages

Words Across Borders

Literature of the Sikh Diaspora

part VI|72 pages

Music, Art, and Architecture

chapter 26|15 pages

Singing the Scripture

Sikh Kīrtan in Literatue, Practices, and Musicological Studies

chapter 28|16 pages

Contours of Kalakari

Contemporary Sikh Art and Artists in the Global Sikh Diaspora

chapter 29|10 pages

Conservation Philosophy for Punjab

chapter 30|14 pages

Sikh Architecture

part VII|46 pages

Citizenship, Sovereignty, and the Nation-State

part VIII|44 pages

Diversity and Its Challenges

chapter 36|10 pages

Caste Groups

The Lived Experience of Zat (Caste) Amongst Sikhs

chapter 37|13 pages

Racism or Mistaken Identity?

Anti-Sikh Hate Crimes and the Need for Better Recording and Monitoring

part IX|51 pages

Media

chapter 39|14 pages

Sikhs and Cinema

chapter 40|15 pages

Sikh Television Channels

chapter 41|9 pages

The Sikh Internet

chapter 42|11 pages

Sikhs in Social Media

part X|47 pages

Education

chapter 45|21 pages

Modern Sikh Studies

Bridging Differences, Opening New Horizons