Encyclopaedia Of Indian Mythology Sikhism Religion And Culture

Encyclopaedia Of Sikhism (2 Vols.), Contains All About The Great Religion Which Emerged As In Independent, Conspicuous And Sovereign Dispensation. The Volumes Complete Comprehensive References From A Z About The Sikh Religion Viz. Sikh Scriptures, Philosophy And Doctrine, Mythology, Theology, Guru Granth Sahib, Hymns, The Great Gurudwaras Associated With The Lives Of Great Gurus, And The Incidents Associated With Them, References To Socio-Religious Movements, Sikh Culture, Sikh People And Their Customs, Fairs, Social Status Of Women. The Encyclopaedia Traces The Emergence Of All Terms Since The Days Of Founder Guru, Guru Nanak And Illustrates The Contents With Historical Evidence. It Also Has References To Sikh Wars With The Mughals. Each Word Which Has Relevant Value And Meaning To Sikhs Has Been Selected And Included In These Volumes. Summarily, The Encyclopaedia Has Tried To Gather And Narrate All Relevant Information, From Reliable And Succinct Sources In Order To Find All Information At One Place. A Large Number Of Documents And Monographs On The Subject Have Appeared So Far, But The Treatment Of The Subject Here Is Very Simple, Lucid And Easy To Understand. At Some Placed Etymological Treatment Has Been Provided To Several Terms Which Appear Interesting While Consulting. Therefore The Present Volumes Distinguish Themselves From Others On The Basis Of Several Characteristics. The Encyclopaedia Of Sikhism Will Be Immense Value For Researchers Historian And Students Of Sikh History. A Very Useful Reference Book On The Sikhs And Sikh Religion And Worthy Of Acquisition For Each Library And Information Centre.

The Book, The Sikh World : An Encyclopaedia Survey Of Sikh Religion And Culture Covers The Entire Field Of The Sikh Religion. The Edition Includes A Reference To Sikh Religion And Culture Because The Adherents Of Sikhism Regard All The Ten Gurus As Founders Of Their Faith- The First Five Being The Builders Of The Faith And The Last Five Being Its Defenders. This Study On Sikhism Involves A Study Of Their Faith In Its Original Form, Which Includes A Study Of The Writings, Teachings And Culture In Which They Grew And Propagated Their Beliefs. This Edition Has Many New Articles On Culture, Music, People Connected With Sikhism, Tribes, Castes And Folklore, And Chronology Of Sikhism From Guru Nanak To Modern Times. It Goes Further Than That- All The Flowers, Animals, Birds, Rivers And Places Mentioned In The Holy Granth Find A Reference In The Volume. The Present Volume Gives A Fairly Complete Picture Of Their Religion, History And Culture.

Contents: Introduction, Sikhism, The Development of Sikhism As a Distinct Religion, Sikh Tradition: Competing Organisations and Ideology, The Sikh Gurus, The Religion and Social Organisation of the Sikhs, Women in Sikhism, Gender and the Sikh Panth, Sikh Code of Conduct, The Concept of Hukam in Sikhism and Religious Experience, Sikh Politics in India, Unity of God The Sikh Point of View, Sikh Saints, Sikhism and Other Religious, Sikhism in the 21st Century.