The Sikh World
Brand: Routledge
Description
The Sikh World is an outstanding guide to the Sikh faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished team of international contributors it contains substantial thematic articles on the dynamic living experiences of the global Sikh community. The volume is organised into ten distinct sections: History Institutions and Practices Global Communities Ethical Issues Activism Modern Literature and Exegesis Music Visual Art and Architecture Citizenship Sovereignty and the Nation State Diversity and its Challenges Media Education Within these sections interdisciplinary themes such as intellectual history sexuality ecotheology art literature philosophy music cinema medicine science and technology politics and global interactions are explored. Integrating textual evidence with Sikh practice this volume provides an authoritative and accessible source of information on all topics of Sikhism. The Sikh World will be essential reading to students of Sikh studies South Asian studies and religious studies. It will also be of interest to those in related fields such as sociology world philosophies political science anthropology and ethics.
