The Sikhs / Gene R. Thursby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thursby, Gene R., author.

Series:

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000.

Iconography of Religions ; 16.

Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000

Iconography of Religions ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sikhism--Pictorial works.

Sikhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Sikhs is a photographic study of the religious practices of contemporary Sikh people in Delhi and the Punjab region of northern India. Sixty-six photographs comprise the 'visual text' for this contribution to the Iconography of Religions series. They depict traditional sites and places of worship, major festivals, rites of the life cycle, symbols of Khalsa membership and artistic representations of great martyrs and the Sikh spiritual masters. The photographic subjects are documented in a catalogue of illustrations, and information needed to appreciate their historical background and current significance is provided in an introductory essay. The aim is to present, in terms acceptable to Sikhs and non-Sikhs alike, characteristic aspects of present-day Sikh religious life. This phenomenological approach is organized along patterns provided by Sikh concepts, and so far as possible it places emphasis on positive points of contact between proponents of Sikh faith and practitioners of modern critical scholarship.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Gene R. Thursby

Preface / Gene R. Thursby

Select Bibliography / Gene R. Thursby

Introduction / Gene R. Thursby

Catalogue of Illustrations / Gene R. Thursby

Index / Gene R. Thursby

Plates I-XLVIII / Gene R. Thursby.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: The Sikhs.

ISBN:

9789004666740

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004666740 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.