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Life and Work of Guru Arjan: History, Memory, and Biography in the Sikh Tradition [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 448 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 222x147x23 mm, weight: 558 g, 2 halftones, 1 map
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Sep-2006
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0195679210
  • ISBN-13: 9780195679212
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 448 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 222x147x23 mm, weight: 558 g, 2 halftones, 1 map
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Sep-2006
  • Leidėjas: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0195679210
  • ISBN-13: 9780195679212
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This is a comprehensive study of Guru Arjan (1563-1606), the fifth Guru of the Sikhs. The book reconstructs his life based on history, memory, tradition, and mythic representation

Recenzijos

Pashaura Singh's recent contribution to the field of Sikh studies fills a significant gap in the literature on the Sikh tradition. The volume treats a figure of paramount importance in the formation of the Sikh community, with an expansive sense of the history of the Sikh tradition and the period overall. The Journal of Religion

Foreword by W.H. McLeod ix
Preface and Acknowledgements xi
Note on Orthography xiv
1 RECONSTRUCTING A RELIGIOUS BIOGRAPHY
1(13)
2 SITUATING THE GURU IN INDIAN HISTORY
14(14)
3 VEHICLES TO THE PAST: THE SOURCES
28(36)
Contemporary Recollections
Retellings and Transmissions
Remembering the Guru
4 'DIVINE PRESENCE' IN HISTORY AND MEMORY: THE LIFE OE GURU ARJAN
64(41)
The Guru in History
The Guru in Narratives
The Guru in History and Beyond
5 'SACRED' CITY AND THE 'DIVINE COURT': THE DARBAR SAHIB
105(29)
City of Amritsar
The Harimandir Sahib
Centrality of the Darbar Sahib
A Lived Experience
6 THE ADI GRANTH: FIXING THE DIVINE WORD
134(38)
Mughals and Sikhs: Navigating Interactions
Adi Granth in the Making: Pre-canonical Texts
Inscribing the Divine Word
Quest for a Letter-perfect Text
Recensions, Fixing, and Authority
7 CRYSTALLIZATION OF A RELIGIOUS TRADITION: THE SIKH PANTH
172(33)
Ethical Responsibility
Institutionalization
Social Constituency
Prophetic Appeal, Systematization, Egalitarianism
8 THE MARTYDOM OF GURU ARIAN
205(39)
Politicizing Religion
Mughal Hegemony, Peasant Economy, and Resistance
Poser and Authority
Narrativizing the Martyrdom
9 THE TEACHINGS OF GURU ARJAN
244(46)
Nature of Ultimate Reality
Conceiving the Cosmos
The Spirit of Being
Divine Self-expression
The Discipline of the Panth
Spreading the Divine Word
10 NARRATING THE PERSON: IMAGES OF THE GURU 290(10)
Glossary 300(7)
Index 307