| Sikh Art and Literature Contributor(s): Brown, Kerry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415202892 ISBN-13: 9780415202893 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: The full beauty and depth of 500 years of Sikh culture is explored in this lavishly illustrated collection of essays on the religion's art and literature. The collection is accompanied by more than 100 black-and-white photos and 24 color plates depicting the finest Sikh art, some of it reproduced for the first time. Sikh culture emerged with the dawn of the modern age in a land that was a thoroughfare of invading armies, ideas, religions, and arts from the East and West. The poetry of scriptures, the illustrated life stores of Guru Nanak, the paintings from various early artistic schools and regions, the dazzling treasures of the Sikh Kingdoms, the romantic artworks of visiting European dignitaries, and the serenity of Sikh sacred architecture all provide doorways to this heroic and revolutionary faith. Journal excerpts, new translations of early twentieth-century poetry, popular poster art, and a depiction of the 1984 storming of the Golden Temple, add depth and originality to this fully accessible volume. Often overlooked, the importance of art, poetry and literature is crucial to our understanding of Sikh religions. Together this collection of remarkable essays and exquisite art illustrates the impact and value of Sikh culture-with its blend of tolerance, egalitarianism and rational mysticism-in the Modern Age. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Sikhism - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious |
| Dewey: 700.882 |
| LCCN: 98041124 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.87" W x 9.7" (1.48 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Indian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Indian - Religious Orientation - Hindu - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sikh Art and Literature traverses the 500-year history of a religion that dawned with the modern age in a land that was a thoroughfare of invading armies, ideas and religions and arts of the East and West. Essays by art curators, historians and collectors and religion and literary scholars are illustrated with some of the earliest and finest Sikh paintings. Sikh modernism and mysticism is explored in essays on the holy Guru Granth Sahib; the translations and writings of the British Raj convert, M.A. Macauliffe; the fathers of modern Punjabi literature, Bhai Vir Singh and Puran Singh; and the 20th century fiction writers Bhai Mohan Vaid Singh and Khushwant Singh. Excerpts from journals of visitors to the court of the diminutive and new translations of early twentieth century poetry add depth and originality to this beautiful and accessible introduction to the art, literature, beliefs and history of the Sikhs. Illustrated throughout with 42 colour and 92 black and white images, Sikh Art and Literature is a colourful, heartfelt, and informative introduction to the Sikh culture. |