A list of books on Sikhs and Sikhism, their beliefs and practices, history and philosophy, Sikh Gurus, Guru Granth Sahib and Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
Recommended Books
Adi Granth or the Holy Scripture of the Sikhs Author:
Ernest Trumpp;
Sikhs of the Punjab, The Author: J. S. Grewal;
"Sicques, Tigers, or Thieves" Author: Amandeep Singh
Madra, Parmjit Singh;
Sikhism ; Sri Guru Granth Sahib and the Sikh History
Author: Sukhbir Singh Kapoor;
Warrior Saints Author: Madra S. Amandeep, Parmjit
Singh;
History of the Sikhs, vol 1 Author: Khushwant Singh;
Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion Author: W. H. McLeod;
A History of the Sikhs Author: Khushwant Singh;
The Sikhs of the Punjab Author: Joyce Pettigrew;
A Sikh's Paradigm for Universal Peace Author: Meji
Singh;
The Sikhs Author: Khushwant Singh, Raghu Rai;
Fighting for Faith and Nation Author: Cynthia Keppley
Mahmood;
History of Sikh Struggles Author: Gurmit Singh;
The Sikhs Author: W. H. McLeod;
The Four Quarters of the Night Author: Tara Singh
Bains, Hugh Johnston;
Sikhism and History Author: Pashaura Singh, N. Gerald
Barrier;
The Making of Sikh Scripture Author: Gurinder Singh
Mann;
Sikhs and Sikhism Author: W. H. McLeod;
The Sikhs Author: W. Owen Cole, Piara Singh Sambhi;
The Lives and Teachings of the Sikh Gurus Author:
Harish Dillon;
Sikh Art and Literature Author: Kerry Brown;
The Sikh Diaspora in Vancouver Author: Kamala Elizabeth
Nayar;
Select Sikh Scriptures, Vol. IV Author: Ks Duggal,
GURU GOBIND SINGH;
The First Sikh Spiritual Master Author: Harish Dhillon;
The Guru's Gift Author: Cynthia Mahmood, Stacy Brady;
The Illustrated History of the Sikhs Author: Khushwant
Singh;
Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America Author:
Gurinder Singh Mann, Paul David Numr
The Birth of the Khalsa Author: Nikky-Guninder Kaur
Singh;
Tested Universal Science of Individual Meditation in
S... Author: Bhagat Singh, Dr. Thind;
The Construction of Religious Boundaries Author:
Harjot Oberoi;
Between Colonialism and Diaspora Author: Tony Ballantyne;
Style of the Lion Author: Jasprit Singh, Teresa
Singh;
The turban and the sword of the Sikhs Author: Trilochan
Singh;
Handbook of Sikh Theology Author: Shamsher Singh
Puri;
The Sikhs in Canada Author: Gurcharn S. Basran,
B. Singh Bolaria...; Buy New: $39.95
Songs of the Saints from the Adi Granth Author:
Nirmal Dass;
History of the Sikhs, Vol. 1; The Sikh Gurus 1469-1708...
History of the Sikhs Author: Hari Ram Gupta, Hari
Rama Gupta; Buy New: $175.00
Religious Beliefs and Practices of the Sikhs in Rural
... Author: Clarence Osmond McMullen;
Understanding Sikhism by W. Owen Cole (Author) One
of the world's major faiths with more than 20 million
adherents, Sikhism is a religion which most people,
including academics, seem to ignore. This introduction
assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the reader.
At the centre of the religion is the scripture, the
Guru Granth Sahib, it is the focus of Sikh theology
and practice to the extent that no one is allowed to
come between it and the believer. There is no priesthood.
A particular aspect of Sikhism is its relationship with
and attitude to other religions, something of particular
significance in our multi religious society.
The Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority
by Pashaura Singh This important study looks at
the genesis, development, and contemporary status of
the Adi Granth as Sikh scripture. It offers a new perspective
on the general sses through which the community appropriates
and interprets it.
The Sikhs of the Punjab by J. S. Grewal "... simply
the best, most clearly written, and most useful one-volume
historical survey of the subject that currently is available.'
Religious Studies Review '... a valuable text for students
who wish to study Sikh history, and fundamental reading
for scholars of South Asian history and religion.' The
Journal of Asian Studies 'A timely publication which
the rulers in Delhi would do well to read." The Hindu
Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt
The Sikh religion has a following of over 20 million
people worldwide and is ranked as the world's fifth
largest religion. However, events such as the verbal
and physical attacks on Sikhs just after September 11
indicated that they were being mistaken for Muslims,
and suggests that the raising of sufficient and appropriate
awareness about Sikhism still needs to be addressed.
This book is one of the first to introduce newcomers
to Sikhism's meanings, beliefs, practices, rituals,
and festivals. Eleanor Nesbitt highlights the key threads
in the fascinating history, from the Gurus and the development
of the Sikh appearance, to martyrdom and militarization
in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the diaspora. She
also examines the recent proliferation of Sikh lifestyles
in today's news and entertainment media. This book is
an essential guide to increasing understanding of the
Sikh religion and culture.
Sikhism (Religions of the World Series) by Gurinder
Singh Mann This series provides succinct and balanced
overviews of the religions of the world. Written in
an accessible and informative style, and assuming little
or no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, each
book gives a basic introduction to the faith—its history,
beliefs, and practices—and emphasizes modern developments
and the role and impact of the religion in today's world.
Sikhism is a concise and readable survey of the history
of Sikhism, from its founding in the Punjab in the sixteenth
century to its spread across the globe today. Focusing
particularly on the modern period, it provides a valuable
introduction to contemporary Sikh beliefs, devotional
activity, and sacred space. Sikhism looks at the ways
in which this regional religious tradition has become
a global religion and how it continues to adapt and
meet the challenges of the modern world.
The Sikhs by Patwant Singh Sikhism is one of the
world's gentlest religions--a sort of eastern version
of Anglicanism. It is as though someone had taken the
best bits of Hinduism and Islam and merged them into
a religion accessible even to the most secular of souls.
There is no class or caste system, hence the men are
all called Singh (Lion) and the women Kaur (Princess),
and it makes no great claim to be the only way; indeed,
unlike most religions, it actively promotes the idea
that its followers may learn from other faiths. And
yet, the popular image of Sikhs as fierce warriors is
almost diametrically opposed to the tenets of their
faith. Just how this came to be is wonderfully told
in 's history of the Sikhs, published to coincide with
the 300th anniversary of the Khalsa--the most important
date in the Sikh calendar. As may be expected, Singh
is a highly partisan narrator. The Sikhs are always
bold and noble, and those who oppress them--the Moghuls,
the Hindus, and the British--are conniving and duplicitous.
But this aside, he tells a truthful story of the early
days of Sikhism up to the 20th-century partition of
the Punjab and the diaspora to East Africa and Britain.
But the book really takes off when we reach the modern
era. He provides a moving account of the storming of
the Golden Temple in Amritsar by Hindu troops acting
on the authority of the Indian government in 1984. This
led directly to the assassination of Indira Gandhi by
her two Sikh bodyguards, which in turn brought swift
and widespread retribution, as thousands of Sikhs were
rounded up and massacred. What Patwant Singh doesn't
answer, though, is why so many people have felt so threatened
by Sikhism over the centuries. Sikhs do not proselytize
their religion and they make up only two percent of
the Indian population, yet they have been persecuted
throughout their history. Maybe, just as nature abhors
a vacuum, so religions abhor moderation. --John Crace,
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unavailable edition of this title.
