LEADER 02677oam 22006011 450 001 9910777873603321 005 20240102112651.0 010 $a1-280-75302-1 010 $a0-19-151736-4 010 $a1-4294-5975-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471503 035 $a(EBL)422677 035 $a(OCoLC)476258816 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000245924 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12051122 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245924 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10196364 035 $a(PQKB)11136105 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422677 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422677 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10271484 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL75302 035 $a(OCoLC)437109134 035 $a(PPN)227496264 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471503 100 $a20050715d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 181 $csti$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSikhism $ea very short introduction /$fEleanor Nesbitt 210 1$aOxford :$cOxford University Press,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (177 pages)$cillustrations 225 1 $aVery short introductions 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-19-280601-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 145-156) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; 330 $aThis book describes the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the late 15th century to the present day. It examines the development of a distinct Sikh identity, and explores the meaning of Sikhism - its teachings, practices, rituals, and festivals. - The Sikh religion has a following of over 20 million people worldwide and is one of the largest religions in the world. However, events such as the verbal and physical attacks on Sikhs just after September 11 indicated that Sikhs were being mistaken for Muslims, and suggests that the raising of sufficient and appropriate awareness about Sik 410 0$aVery short introductions. 606 $aSikhism 615 0$aSikhism. 676 $a294.6 700 $aNesbitt$b Eleanor M.$01143648 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777873603321 996 $aSikhism$93745613 997 $aUNINA