Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism (Textual Sources for the Study of Religion) - Softcover

 
9780226560854: Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism (Textual Sources for the Study of Religion)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0226560856 ISBN 13: 9780226560854
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press, 1990

Synopsis

"McLeod is a renowned scholar of Sikhism. . . . [This book] confirms my view that there is nothing about the Sikhs or their religion that McLeod does not know and there is no one who can put it across with as much clarity and brevity as he can. In his latest work he has compressed in under 150 pages the principal sources of the Sikh religion, the Khalsa tradition and the beliefs of breakaway sects like the Nirankaris and Namdharis. . . . As often happens, an outsider has sharper insight into the workings of a community than insiders whose visions are perforce restricted". -Khushwant Singh, Hindustan Times

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About the Author

W. H. McLeod is professor of history at the University of Otago, New Zealand. John R. Hinnells is professor of comparative religion at the University of Manchester. He is the author of Handbook of Living Religions and editor of the Penguin Dictionary of Religions.

From the Back Cover

This series is planned to meet a fundamental need in the study of religions, namely that for new, reliable translations of major texts.

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Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Publication date
1990
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0226560856
ISBN 13 
9780226560854
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176