Textures of the Sikh Past ( New Historical Perspectives )

Focusing on new directions in Sikh and Punjab studies, this volume offers fresh perspectives on Sikh culture and History. Discussing contemporary developments  affecting Sikhs around the world.It provides a contextualized of how modern Sikhism has evolved with particular attention to historical documents, changes in colonial period, and the varied yet intertwined experiences of the Sikhs in Diaspora.This valuable collection addresses a wide variety of themes including Sikh textual tradition and popular culture operation of social hierarchies, local histories, transformation of Punjab under British rule, and other social issues that concerns the Panth as a whole!!!

ISBN: 9780195686630
Author: Tony Ballantyne (Ed)
Year Pub: 2007
Pages: 328