History, Literature, and Identity: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition by Grewal, J. S.

History, Literature, and Identity: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780198070740)

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History, Literature, and Identity: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition by Grewal, J. S.

History, Literature, and Identity: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition

$65.00
History, Literature, and Identity: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition by Grewal, J. S.

History, Literature, and Identity: Four Centuries of Sikh Tradition

$65.00
Format: Hardcover
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This book examines the entire range of Sikh sacred literature produced between the sixteenth- and nineteenth century to give a comprehensive account of the Sikh tradition. Divided into five parts, it discusses the historical context of the production of Sikh literature and also the development of Sikh identity. The first part of the book (1500-1605) explores the compositions of the first five Gurus and the next analyses the literary genre characterizing the 'phase of confrontation' with the state (1606-75). The third (1675-1708) reveals how Sikhism responded to the external threats and the fourth part (1765-1849) discusses Guru Gobind Singh and literature produced during the period of Khalsa Raj. The last deals with works which have gained entry into the Sikh panth during the colonial period.

Author: J. S. Grewal
ISBN-10: 0198070748
ISBN-13: 9780198070740
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2011
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.60w x 1.00d
By J. S. Grewal
By J. S. Grewal
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J.S. Grewal, a Padma Shree awardee, he has earlier served as Chairman of the Governing Body and the Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla.

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