Pashaura Singh

Gebundenes Buch

The Routledge Companion to the Life and Legacy of Guru Hargobind

Sovereignty, Militancy, and Empowerment of the Sikh Panth

Beschreibung

This companion studies the Life and Legacy of Guru Hargobind (1590-1644), the sixth Guru of the Sikh tradition. It highlights the complex nature of Sikh society and culture in the historical and socio-economic context of Mughal India. The book reconstructs the life of Guru Hargobind by exploring the 'divine presence' in history and memory.

Autor

Pashaura Singh is Distinguished Professor and Dr. J.S. Saini Endowed Chair in Sikh and Punjabi Studies at the University of California, Riverside, USA. His work on the Sikh scripture and early Sikh history is widely noted. He is the author of four monographs: The Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority (2000); The Bhagats of the Guru Granth Sahib: Sikh Self-Definition and the Bhagat Bani (2003); Life and Work of Guru Arjan: History, Memory, and Biography in the Sikh Tradition (2006); and A Dictionary of Sikh Studies (2019). His monograph on Guru Arjan was on the "Best Sellers List" in India (The Tribune, 6 August 2006) and his A Dictionary of Sikh Studies was launched on 15 April 2019 to commemorate Guru Nanak's 550th Birth Anniversary. In addition, he has edited or co-edited 11 volumes, including The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies (2014) and the most recent volume The Sikh World (2023) for the Routledge Worlds series.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge India
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 707g
• ISBN-13: 9781032670867
• ISBN-10: 103267086X
• Artikelnr.: 70146505