{"product_id":"sikh-art-and-literature-kerry-brown-9780415202893","title":"Sikh Art and Literature","description":"\u003cem\u003eSikh Art and Literature\u003c\/em\u003e traverses the 500-year history of a religion that dawned with the modern age in a land that was a thoroughfare of invading armies, ideas and religions and arts of the East and West. \u003cbr\u003eEssays by art curators, historians and collectors and religion and literary scholars are illustrated with some of the earliest and finest Sikh paintings. Sikh modernism and mysticism is explored in essays on the holy Guru Granth Sahib; the translations and writings of the British Raj convert, M.A. Macauliffe; the fathers of modern Punjabi literature, Bhai Vir Singh and Puran Singh; and the 20th century fiction writers Bhai Mohan Vaid Singh and Khushwant Singh. Excerpts from journals of visitors to the court of the diminutive and new translations of early twentieth century poetry add depth and originality to this beautiful and accessible introduction to the art, literature, beliefs and history of the Sikhs.\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated throughout with 42 colour and 92 black and white images, \u003cem\u003eSikh Art and Literature\u003c\/em\u003e is a colourful, heartfelt, and informative introduction to the Sikh culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerry Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415202892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415202893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.87w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/1999","brand":"Kerry Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980931203327,"sku":"9780415202893","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8f90515e-fc0f-44cd-b9b2-39ba46d3d7c1.jpg?v=1683252727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sikh-art-and-literature-kerry-brown-9780415202893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}