Sikhism - An Introduction [electronic resource] : Teach Yourself

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cole, W. Owen (William Owen)

Series:

TY Religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sikhism.

Local Subjects:

Sikhism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Hodder Education, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sikhism - an Introduction is an essential guide to the history, beliefs and customs of the Sikh faith.

Contents:

Cover; Book title; Contents; Meet the author; Only got a minute?; Only got five minutes?; 1 Introduction: worship; The content and purpose of Sikh worship; The conclusion of diwan; Sikh functionaries; 2 The beginnings of Sikhism; Was Nanak a Hindu?; The place of the guru in Hinduism; The North India religious situation as Guru Nanak perceived it; Pollution; Guru Nanak - mystic, social reformer, or political revolutionary?; 3 Initiation; Vaisakhi 1699; The symbolism of the panj kakkar; The ethics of the Khalsa; A new name; The amrit ceremony today; The meaning of initiation

Gurdwara management4 The family; Family ceremonies; 5 Sikh names and the naming ceremony; Naming a Sikh child; Naming converts; 6 Marriage (anand karaj); The wedding ceremony; The reception; 7 Death; Funeral rites; Disposal of the dead; 8 The Sikh Gurus; Guru Nanak; Guru Angad; Guru Amar Das; Guru Ram Das; Guru Arjan; Guru Hargobind, Guru Har Rai and Guru Har Krishan; Guru Tegh Bahadur; Guru Gobind Singh; Sikh attitudes to the Gurus; 9 Festivals and their meaning; Gurpurbs; Major gurpurbs and melas according to the Nanakshahi calendar; Hola Mohalla; Vaisakhi; Divali; 10 Ethics; Seva

Rejection of discriminationWoman: male-female equality; Sikhs and the use of military force; Medical issues; 11 The Sikh scriptures; The Guru Granth Sahib; The compilation of the Adi Granth; The structure of the Adi Granth; The Adi Granth becomes the Guru Granth Sahib; The bhagat bani; The Dasam Granth; The writings of Bhai Gurdas and Bhai Nandlal; The importance of the Guru Granth Sahib; The significance of the Guru Granth Sahib as seen through Sikh practices; 12 Sikh teachings about God; God is One; God is immanent and all-pervading; God as Word

God is self-revealing and could not otherwise be knownGod as sovereign; The names of God; The nature of God; God as creator; God as Guru; 13 Human nature and spiritual liberation; The malady; The remedy: the path to spiritual liberation; Five stages of development on the path to enlightenment; Jivan mukt; 14 Sikhism in the modern period; Religious matters; The Nirankari movement; Namdharis; The Singh Sabha movement; The Arya Samaj; The Rahit Maryada; Jathedars and takhts; Defining orthodoxy; Khalistan; 15 Sikh attitudes to other religions; Jainism

An explanation of Guru Nanak's responses to the forms of religion he encounteredGuru Arjan; Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh; The eighteenth century; Independent India; Partition and its aftermath; Operation Blue Star 1984; 16 The Sikh dispersion; Migration to Britain (the United Kingdom); Cultural changes among Sikhs in Britain; Changes in religious practice; Culture clashes in the dispersion; Sikhs in continental Europe; Sikhs in North America; Why did Sikhs migrate?; The future of Sikhs in the dispersion; Sikh population; Taking it further; Glossary; A; B; C; D; G; H; I; J; K; L; M

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-01056-9

9786613010568

1-4441-2640-7

OCLC:

703137816