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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Sikhism
This volume explores the earliest available version of the Sikh
canon. The book contains the first critical description and partial
edition of the Goindval Pothis, a set of proto-scriptural
manuscripts prepared in the 1570s. The manuscripts also contain a
number of hymns by non-Sikh saints, some of them not found
elsewhere.
Through a meticulous analysis of the contents of these rare
manuscripts, G. M. Singh establishes their place and importance in
the history of Sikh canon formation.
The book will be of great interest to scholars of comparative
canon studies and of medieval Indian literature.
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Paths to the Divine: An Introduction to World Religions expertly
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of looking at life. This common ground developed into loyalty; a
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brotherhood to enter onto the world stage and has resulted in their
spread across the globe. Mohindra concludes with the argument that
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to participate in the mainstreams of political and social life.
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