Author: B. P. Kamboj
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871399
Category : Hindu mural painting and decoration
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Study of the Gurudwara Shri Guru Ram Rai Saheb, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.

Author: Pashaura Singh
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191004111
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 673

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The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies innovatively combines the ways in which scholars from fields as diverse as philosophy, psychology, religious studies, literary studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics have integrated the study of Sikhism within a wide range of critical and postcolonial perspectives on the nature of religion, violence, gender, ethno-nationalism, and revisionist historiography. A number of essays within this collection also provide a more practical dimension, written by artists and practitioners of the tradition. The handbook is divided into eight thematic sections that explore different 'expressions' of Sikhism. Historical, literary, ideological, institutional, and artistic expressions are considered in turn, followed by discussion of Sikhs in the Diaspora, and of caste and gender in the Panth. Each section begins with an essay by a prominent scholar in the field, providing an overview of the topic. Further essays provide detail and further treat the fluid, multivocal nature of both the Sikh past and the present. The handbook concludes with a section considering future directions in Sikh Studies.

Author: Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857735497
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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Almost from the moment, some five centuries ago, that their religion was founded in the Punjab by Guru Nanak, Sikhs have enjoyed a distinctive identity. This sense of difference, forged during Sikhism's fierce struggles with the Mughal Empire, is still symbolised by the 'Five Ks' ('panj kakar', in Punjabi), those articles of faith to which all baptised Sikhs subscribe: uncut hair bound in a turban; comb; special undergarment; iron bracelet and dagger (or kirpan) - the unique marks of the Sikh military fraternity (the word Sikh means 'disciple' in Punjabi). Yet for all its ongoing attachment to the religious symbols that have helped set it apart from neighbouring faiths in South Asia, Sikhism amounts to far more than just signs or externals. Now the world's fifth largest religion, with a significant diaspora especially in Britain and North America, this remarkable monotheistic tradition commands the allegiance of 25 million people, and is a global phenomenon. In her balanced appraisal, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh reviews the history, theology and worship of a community poised between reconciling its hereditary creeds and certainties with the fast-paced pressures of modernity. She outlines and explains the core Sikh beliefs, and explores the writings and teachings of the Ten Sikh Gurus in Sikhism's Holy Scriptures, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (more usually called just the 'Granth'). Further chapters explore Sikh ethics, art and architecture, and matters of gender and the place of women in the tradition. The book attractively combines the warm empathy of a Sikh with the objective insights and acute perspectives of a prominent scholar of religion.

Author: Indian Association for the Study of Conservation of Cultural Property
Publisher:
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Category : Cultural property
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Author: O. C. Handa
Publisher: Indus Publishing
ISBN: 9788173871849
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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Author: James C. Harle
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300062175
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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Thirty years' research and first-hand knowledge of the area have enabled the author to trace the cultural contacts which have contributed to the rich mosaic of sculpture, temples, mosques, and painting that have gone towards the creation of one of the great civilizations of the world.

Author: Omacanda Hāṇḍā
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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Author: Examcart Experts
Publisher: Agrawal Examcart
ISBN: 935703756X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 39

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Author: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Publisher:
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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