Pashaura Singh: 3 books
Life and Work of Guru Arjan
History, Memory, and Biography in the Sikh Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2006
A comprehensive study of the life and work of Guru Arjan (1563–1606), the fifth Guru of the Sikhs, this volume reconstructs his life based on history, memory, tradition, and mythic representation. Pashaura Singh focuses on the major influences that shaped Guru Arjan's thought. He discusses the socio-political...
The Bhagats of the Guru Granth Sahib
Sikh Self-Definition and the Bhagat Bani
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2002
This book offers an analysis of key issues concerning the phenomenon of scriptural adaptation. It offers a new understanding of religious pluralism, stressing the need to enter into dialogue with an 'open attitude' by honoring the individual commitments and maintaining differences in mutual respect and dignity.
The Guru Granth Sahib
Canon, Meaning and Authority
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2003
This book examines three closely related questions in the process of canon formation in the Sikh tradition: how the text of the Adi Granth came into being, the meaning of gurbani, and how the Adi Granth became the Guru Granth Sahib. The censure of scholarly research on the Adi Granth was closely related...