{"product_id":"who-is-a-sikh-the-problem-of-sikh-identity","title":"Who is a Sikh? - The Problem of Sikh Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: W H McLeod\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 1989\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 140\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 019 566447 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful study, internationally renowned scholar of Sikh studies W H McLeod addresses the question: What is Sikhism and who is a Sikh? His answers, combining rigorous scholarship with the astute observations of an outsider, have generated heated discussionand considerable controversy, especially among today’s followers of the faith. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcLeod surveys the 500-year history of the Sikh people, tracing the origins of the multi-faceted Sikh identity as it exists today back to the first followers of Guru Nanak. From this small cluster of devotees, the community has grown and developed to include the may strands that now claim the title of Sikh, from the Sikhs of the Khalsa to the so-called Sahaj-dhari Sikhs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs he contemplates the diversity that is characteristic of the modern community, McLeod considers how various circumstances influenced the criteria by which people could be identified as Sikhs. In his conclusion, McLeod attempts a general definition of the nature of Sikhism and Sikh identity, drawing on a lifetime of research and experience of the Sikh community and culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new paperback edition of a pivotal work will interest students and scholars of Sikh studies and Indians religions, history and sociology, as well as general readers interested in the sikh religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPTS FROM REVIEWS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA neat summary of Professor McLeod’s known positions; this slim little paperback has an air of elegance and authority.\u003cbr\u003e- Sunday Observer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his sophistication and erudition in matters of Sikh history, society and culture (Professor McLeod) remains unmatched.\u003cbr\u003e- Harjot Oberoi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Paperback Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.What is Sikhism?\u003cbr\u003e2.The Nanak-panth\u003cbr\u003e3.The Khalsa and its Rahit\u003cbr\u003e4.The Khalsa in the Eighteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e5.The Singh Sabha Reformation\u003cbr\u003e6.Definition by Legislation\u003cbr\u003e7.Who is a Sikh?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"W H McLeod \/ Oxford University Press \/ Paperback","offer_id":68153702121840,"sku":"7321","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/7321.jpg?v=1793912865","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/who-is-a-sikh-the-problem-of-sikh-identity","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}