The Making of Sikh Scripture

Mann, Gurinder Singh

ISBN 10: 0195130243 / ISBN 13: 9780195130249

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 2001

About this Item

covers have minor wear and soil, remainder mark, xi + 193 pages including notes, glossary and index, brief history of the Sikhs in the Punjab region founded by Nanak in the 1520s and the development of their sacred writings Size: 6.25 x 9.25.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Making of Sikh Scripture
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195130243
• ISBN 13: 9780195130249
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

The Adi Granth ('original book'), the primary scripture of the Sikhs, comprises approximately 3,000 hymns. Although the authorship of the hymns is well recorded, the history of the compilaiton of the Adi Granth - the creation of the Sikh 'canon' - is the subject of considerable speculation and debate. In this book, Gurinder Mann attempts to construct a comprehensive picture of the making of Sikh scripture, drawing on the recently discovered early manuscriots as well as the extensive secondary literature on the topic. His findings on some key issues differ from the traditional Sikh position and from the hypotheses of the other 20th-century scholars, as well as raising some entirely fresh questions. Mann's revised and expanded picture of the history of the text and institution of Sikh scripture will be of interest not only to scholars of Sikhism and Sikh religionists, but to scholars of comparative canon formation.

About the Author

Gurinder Singh Mann is Kundan Kaur Kapany Professor of Sikh Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara.