This book outlines and explains the core Sikh beliefs, and explores the writings and teachings of the Ten Sikh Gurus in Sikhism's Holy Scriptures, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (more usually called just the 'Granth'). Further chapters explore Sikh ethics, art and architecture, and matters of gender and the place of women in the tradition. The book attractively combines the warm empathy of a Sikh with the objective insights and acute perspectives of a prominent scholar of religion.

Table of Contents

• About the Author
• I.B.TAURIS INTRODUCTIONS TO RELIGION
• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter I: Guru Nanak and the Origins of Sikhism
• Chapter II: Guru Arjan and the Crystallization of the Sikh Faith
• Chapter III: Guru Gobind Singh and the Cultivation of Sikh Identity
• Chapter IV: Sikh Metaphysics, Ethics and Esthetics
• Chapter V: Worship, Ceremonies and Rites of Passage
• Chapter VI: Feminist Text in a Patriarchal Context
• Chapter VII: Colonial Encounters
• Chapter VIII: Sikh Art
• Chapter IX: Sikhs in the Diaspora
• Glossary of Names and Terms
• Illustration, Map and Picture Credits
• Select Bibliography