Ten Books on Sikhism:

My Notes

 

 

The following includes notes

on ten main books on Sikhism.

These notes are not complete summaries

but highlights of the material covered.

 

Texts:

  1. Sikh Studies: Comparative Perspectives on a Changing Tradition edited by Juergensmeyer and Barrier
  2. The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India edited by Schomer and McLeod
  3. The Evolution of the Sikh Religion by McLeod
  4. Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion by McLeod
  5. Who is a Sikh? By McLeod
  6. The Lord as Guru: Hindu Sants in North Indian Tradition by Gold
  7. The History of Sikhs by Singh
  8. Kabir by Vaudeville
  9. The Sikhs by McLeod
  10. Early Sikh Tradition: A Study of the Janam-sakhis by McLeod

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Text: Sikh Studies: Comparative Perspectives on a Changing Tradition

By Mark Juergensmeyer and N. Gerald Barrier, editors.

 

Introduction:

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The Forgotten Tradition in World Religions (by Juergensmeyer)

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Sikh Studies in the Punjab (by Webster)

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Early Sikh History (by Grewal)

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Role of Ideology in Modern Sikhism (by Barrier)

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Kabir in Guru Granth Sahib (by Schomer)

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Texts in the Sikh Tradition

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Sikhs Abroad (by Chan)

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Text: The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India by Karine Schomer and W.H. McLeod, editors.

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Background by Vaudeville

The Development of the Sikh Panth by McLeod

 

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Text: Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion by W.H. McLeod

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Text: The Evolution of the Sikh Religion by W.H. McLeod

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Text: Who is a Sikh? By W.H. McLeod

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Text: The Lord as Guru: Hindu Sants in North Indian Tradition by Daniel Gold

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Text: Kabir by Charlotte Vaudeville

Chapter One: Discovery of Kabir:

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Chapter Two: Kabir’s Bio.

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Chapter Three: Sayings of Kabir:

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Chapter Four: Kabir and His Times:

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Chapter Five: Tantric Concepts

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Text: The History of the Sikhs Vol. 1-2 by Kushwant Singh

Volume One: 1469 - 1839

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Volume Two: 1839 – 1964

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Texts: Early Sikh Tradition by W.H. McLeod

And The Sikhs by W.H. McLeod

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