The Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521050562)

This work is an original and critical interpretation of Sikh literature from a feminist perspective. It analyzes the rich feminine imagery and symbolism that pervades the divine-human encounter in this literature, and gives a new authenticity to a relatively neglected religious tradition. Nikky Singh shows convincingly that Sikh Gurus and poets did not want the feminine principle to serve just as a figure of speech or literary device, but was intended, rather, to pervade the whole life of the Sikhs. Her work thus reverses an androcentric approach to Sikhism.

Author: Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
ISBN-10: 0521050561
ISBN-13: 9780521050562
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2008
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d