| The Sikhs of the Punjab Contributor(s): Grewal, Jasjit Singh (Author), Johnson, Gordon (Editor), Bayly, Christopher Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521637643 ISBN-13: 9780521637640 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: This important new contribution to the New Cambridge History of India examines chronologically the entire span of Sikh history from prehistoric times to the present day. In an introductory chapter, Professor Grewal surveys the changing pattern of human settlements in the Punjab until the fifteenth century and the emergence of the Punjabi language as the basis of regional articulation. Subsequent chapters explore the life and beliefs of Guru Nanak--the founder of Sikhism; the extension and modification of his ideas by his successors; the increasing number and composition of their followers and the development of Sikh self identity. Professor Grewal also analyzes the emergence of Sikhism in relation to the changing historical situation of Turko-Afghan rule, the Mughal empire and its disintegration, British rule and independence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - India & South Asia - Religion | Sikhism |
| Dewey: 954.500 |
| LCCN: 99158580 |
| Series: New Cambridge History of India |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.92" W x 9.11" (1.02 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |