Exploring Sikhism: Aspects of Sikh Identity, Culture, and Thought

By W.H. McLeod

Book Overview

The essays collected here cover a wide range of topics: Guru Nanak, the nature of the Sikh Panth (the Sikh Community), the Khalsa Rahit (the code of belief and behavior all initiated Sikhs must promise to obey), Namdhari or Kuka Sikhs, caste as observed by Sikhs, and the Sikh diaspora to other countries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195658566
• ISBN13: 9780195658569
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"