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Sikh Philosophy - Exploring gurmat Concepts in a Decolonizing World (Hardcover)
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Sikh Philosophy - Exploring gurmat Concepts in a Decolonizing World (Hardcover)
Series: Bloomsbury Introductions to World Philosophies
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Sikhism, one of the major spiritual-philosophical traditions of
India, is often missing from discussions of cross-cultural
philosophy. In this introduction, Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, an
internationally acknowledged expert in Sikh studies, provides the
first rigorous engagement in the West with Sikh philosophy.
Sensitive both to the historical formation of Sikh thought, and to
the decolonial context in which he writes, Mandair examines some of
the key concepts of Sikh philosophy and how they inform its vision
of life. He asks what Sikh philosophical concepts tell us about the
nature of reality, the relationship between mind/self/ego, and
whether it is possible to discern broad contours of a Sikh logic,
epistemology and ontology. Additionally, the book looks at how
these concepts address broader themes such as the body, health and
well-being, creation and cosmology, death and rebirth, the nature
of action and intention, bioethics and, a theme that undergirds
every chapter, spirituality. Each chapter concludes with a set of
bullet points highlighting the key concepts discussed, a set of
questions for further discussion and teachings points to aid
discussion. Through this much-needed introduction we understand the
place of Sikh Philosophy within modern Sikh studies and why the
philosophical quest became marginalized in contemporary Sikh
studies. Most importantly, we recognize the importance of looking
beyond the well-trodden terrain of Hindu and Buddhist thinkers and
involving Sikh philosophical thought in the emergent field of world
philosophies.
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