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Sikhism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Sikhism (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Encyclopedia of Indian Religions
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This volume describes Sikhism, the youngest member of the Indic
religious traditions. It looks at the striking features of this
tradition and describes its birth in the fifteenth century and its
continual evolution between the sixteenth and late twentieth
centuries into an independent formation often described as the
"world's fifth largest religion". The volume explains how Sikhism
arose at a time of religious and political ferment, a fact which
left its mark on its interactions with other traditions, notably
Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. The volume illustrates that
Sikhism's political aspirations may not have been fully met by the
establishment of the nation state of India in 1947, as indicated by
the demand by its adherents for greater autonomy which occasionally
has spilled over into claims for independence. It pays attention to
the fact that Sikhism is isomorphic with Buddhism and Jainism
inasmuch as the demographically minority status of all of these
religious traditions conceals the vast influence they have exerted
on the Indian landscape. In addition the volume analyses the
relationship between complex themes such as violence and mysticism,
politics and religion, tradition and modernity, as they have
manifested themselves in the historical evolution of the Sikh
community. It provides a useful introduction to the lives of its
founders, their philosophical and ethical teachings and to Sikh
responses and interactions with the world's major religious
traditions in an increasingly pluralistic world.
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