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Autore |
Nesbitt Eleanor M. |
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Titolo |
Sikhism : a very short introduction / / Eleanor Nesbitt |
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Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005 |
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1-280-75302-1 |
0-19-151736-4 |
1-4294-5975-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-156) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of illustrations; 1 Introduction; 2 Guru Nanak and his first successors; 3 Guru Granth Sahib; 4 Turban, Khalsa, and codes of conduct; 5 The shaping of modern Sikhism; 6 Sikhism outside India; 7 Attitudes to caste, gender, and other faiths; 8 Sikhism and the third millennium; Further reading; Glossary; Timeline; Index; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book describes the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the late 15th century to the present day. It examines the development of a distinct Sikh identity, and explores the meaning of Sikhism - its teachings, practices, rituals, and festivals. - The Sikh religion has a following of over 20 million people worldwide and is one of the largest religions in the world. However, events such as the verbal and physical attacks on Sikhs just after September 11 indicated that Sikhs were being mistaken for Muslims, and suggests that the raising of sufficient and appropriate awareness about Sik |
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