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The Khalsa: Sikh and Non-Sikh Perspectives

The Khalsa: Sikh and Non-Sikh Perspectives


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This book demonstrates that historiography is a dynamic process. The five major Sikh writers analysed in the book present differences of factual detail, objectives and approach. If one glorifies the Khalsa as upholding the monotheistic tradition, another compromises the monotheistic tradition by bringing in the goddess. If one negates the egalitarian norm of the Khalsa social order, another valorizes its uncompromising sovereignty in the face of threat from the British. Modern historians present no less divergent views. If one looks upon the Khalsa as the emergence of a new nation, another minimizes their achievement in comparison with the British. If one tries to reconcile doctrinal sovereignty with political loyalty, another presents the Khalsa as serving the cause of Hindu nationalism. Still others can talk of the Khalsa as 'transfiguration' of the earlier Sikh tradition. With its multiple perspectives on the Khalsa, this book introduces the subject in a manner that no single perspective can do. It should be of interest of those concerned with the Sikh tradition and its study, and also to those concerned with other religious traditions.

Table of Contents:
Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Praising the Khalsa: Sainapat's Gursobha; Compromising the Khalsa Tradition: Koer Singh's Gurbilas; Brahmanizing the Tradition: Chhibber's Bansavalinama; Re-asserting the Tradition: Santokh Singh's Suraj Prakash; Valorizing the Tradition: Bhangu's Panth Prakash; Emergence of a Nation: The Khalsa for Cunningham; Under the Shadow of Colonial Rule: the Khalsa for Latif; Reconciling the Tradition to Colonial Rule: Khazan Singh; In the Comparative Context: Archer's Sikhs; In the Service of Hindu Nationalism: Banerjee's Evolution; A Modern Sikh View: Teja Singh & Ganda Singh.

About the Author :
Padmashree and a renowned historian, J.S. Grewal served the Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Shimla as its Director and Chairman of its Governing Body after serving Guru Nanak Dev University at Amritsar as its Vice-Chancellor and Professor of History. He has written extensively on Historiography, Medieval India, the Punjab and Punjabi Literature, and the Sikhs. His publications include Guru Nanak in History (1969); The Sikhs of the Punjab (1990); Sikh Ideology, Polity and Social Order (2007); A Study of Guru Granth Sahib: Doctrine, Social Content, History, Structure and Status (2009); and The Sikhs: Ideology, Institutions and Identity (2009).


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9788173045806
  • Publisher: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
  • Publisher Imprint: Manohar Publishers and Distributors
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 222
  • Weight: 700 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8173045801
  • Publisher Date: 15 Jun 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Sikh and Non-Sikh Perspectives
  • Width: 150 mm


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