The materiality of the past [[electronic resource] ] : history and representation in the Sikh tradition / / Anne Murphy
Pubbl/distr/stampa
New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012
ISBN
0-19-991628-4
Descrizione fisica
1 online resource (304 p.)
Disciplina
294.609
Soggetti
Religion - Sikhism - Historiography
Sikhs - Historiography
Electronic books.
Punjab (India) Historiography
Lingua di pubblicazione
Inglese
Formato
Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico
Monografia
Nota di bibliografia
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sommario/riassunto
Anne Murphy offers a groundbreaking exploration of the material aspects of Sikh identity, showing how material objects, as well as holy sites, and texts, embody and represent the Sikh community as an evolving historical and social construction.