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Sikh Identity - An Exploration of Groups Among Sikhs (Paperback)
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Sikh Identity - An Exploration of Groups Among Sikhs (Paperback)
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It is commonly assumed that all Sikhs are the same, but the very
existence of different groups who have varying beliefs and
practices within the Sikh community shows that a corporate identity
for the Sikh community is not possible and serves to alienate a
substantial proportion of Sikhs from the overall fold of the Sikh
faith. Introducing the beliefs and practices of a range of
individual Sikh groups, this book addresses the issue of Sikh
identity across the Sikh community as a whole but from the
viewpoint of different types of Sikh. Examining the historical
development of Sikhism from the period of Guru Nanak to the present
day, the author takes an in-depth look at five groups in the Sikh
community - the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha; the Namdharis; the
Ravidasis; the Valmikis; and the Sikh Dharma of the Western
hemisphere (associated with the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization -
3HO). Their history, beliefs and practices are explored, as well as
their diverse and shared identities. Concluding that there is no
authoritative yardstick with which to assess the issue of Sikh
identity, the author highlights Sikhism's links to its Hindu past
and suggests a federal Sikh identity with one or two fundamental
beliefs at the core and individual groups left to express their own
unique beliefs and practices.
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