Gurinder Singh Mann

John Stratton Hawley

This basic guide and resource book targets four fields--religious studies, history, world literature, and ethnic or migration studies--in which Sikhism is now receiving greater attention. The authors explain the problems of studying and interpreting Sikhism, and opportunities for integrating Sikh studies into a broader curriculum in each field. They also provide a sense of the Sikh community's own approach to education, and evaluate materials and approaches at the North American university level. Included are a sample syllabus with an explanatory essay, a bibliographical guide, a glossary, and a general bibliography. Gurinder Singh Mann's review of his course on Sikhism is an effective mini-guide to the field as a whole.

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Studying the Sikhs

This basic guide and resource book targets four fieldsÂreligious studies, history, world literature, and ethnic or migration studiesÂin which Sikhism is now receiving greater attention. The authors explain the problems of studying and interpreting Sikhism, and opportunities for integrating Sikh studies into a broader curriculum in each field. They also provide a sense of the Sikh communityÂs own approach to education, and evaluate materials and approaches at the North American university level. Included are a sample syllabus with an explanatory essay, a bibliographical guide, a glossary, and a general bibliography. Gurinder Singh MannÂs review of his course on Sikhism is an effective mini-guide to the field as a whole.

Raymond Williams

Paul Numrich

Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America explores the challenges that Asian immigrants face when their religion--and consequently culture--is "remade in the U.S.A." Peppered with stories of individual people and how they actually live their religion, this informative book gives an overview of each religion's beliefs, a short history of immigration--and discrimination--for each group, and how immigrants have adapted their religious beliefs since they arrived. Along the way, the roles of men and women, views toward dating and marriage, the relationship to the homeland, the "brain drain" from Asia of scientists, engineers, physicians, and other professionals, and American offshoots of Asian religions, such as the Hare Krishnas and Transcendental Meditation (TM), are discussed.

Buddhists, Hindus, and Sikhs in America

Esta colección presenta una panorámica sucinta y equilibrada de las religiones del mundo. Escrito con estilo directo, ágil e informativo, y sin presuponer ningún conocimiento previo por parte del lector, cada volumen ofrece una introducción básica a una fe particular –historia, doctrina, prácticas y creencias–, subrayando su evolución en el mundo moderno y sin olvidar el papel e impacto fundamental de la religión en la sociedad actual. Este libro es una visión de conjunto, concisa y amena, de la historia del sijismo, desde su fundación en el Punjab en el siglo xvi hasta su actual expansión por todo el planeta. Centrada especialmente en el periodo moderno, proporciona una valiosa introducción a las creencias, las formas de devoción y el espacio sagrado contemporáneo de los sijs. El sijismo examina de qué forma esta tradición religiosa de ámbito regional se ha convertido en una religión global y cómo sigue adaptándose y enfrentándose a los retos del mundo moderno.

El sijismo

A basic introduction to the Sikh faith outlines its history, beliefs, and practices.

Sikhism

The history of the compilation of the Adi Granth - the Sikh "cannon" - has long been the subject of speculation and debate. In Mann's comprehensive account, he presents findings that challenge traditional and contemporary hypotheses and raises some entirely fresh questions.

Gurinder Singh Mann

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