Singh P., Fenech L.E. (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies

Oxford University Press, 2014. — 672 p. — (Oxford Handbooks). — ISBN: 978-0-19-969930-8.The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies innovatively combines the ways in which scholars from fields as diverse as philosophy, psychology, religious studies, literary studies, history, sociology, anthropology, political science, and economics have integrated the study of Sikhism within a wide range of critical and postcolonial perspectives on the nature of religion, violence, gender, ethno-nationalism, and revisionist historiography. A number of essays within this collection also provide a more practical dimension, written by artists and practitioners of the tradition.
The handbook is divided into eight thematic sections that explore different "expressions" of Sikhism. Historical, literary, ideological, institutional, and artistic expressions are considered in turn, followed by discussion of Sikhs in the Diaspora, and of caste and gender in the Panth. Each section begins with an essay by a prominent scholar in the field, providing an overview of the topic. Further essays provide detail and further treat the fluid, multivocal nature of both the Sikh past and the present. The handbook concludes with a section considering future directions in Sikh Studies.Introduction / Pashaura Singh and Louis E. Fenech
An overview of Sikh history / Pashaura Singh
The evolution of the Sikh community / Louis E. Fenech
Sikhism in the eighteenth century / Purnima Dhavan
The Sikh kingdom / Sunit Singh
Colonial formations of Sikhism / Navdeep S. Mandair
Sikhs in independent India / Joginder Singh
Representations of Sikh history / Anne Murphy
Survey of literature in the Sikh tradition / Christopher Shackle
The Guru Granth Sahib / Pashaura Singh
The Dasam Granth / Robin Rinehart
The works of Bhai Gurdas / Rahuldeep Singh Gill
The works of Bhai Nand Lal Goya / Louis E. Fenech
Sectarian works / Hardip Singh Syan
Pre-colonial Sikh literature / Toby Braden Johnson
Sikhism in twentieth-century Punjabi literature / Tejwant Singh Gill
'Western' writers on the Sikhs / Harpreet Singh
Linguistic and philological approaches to sacred Sikh literature / Michael C. Shapiro
Gurmat: the teachings of the Gurus / Pashaura Singh
The Khalsa and the Rahit / Louis E. Fenech
Sikh interactions with other religions / W. Owen Cole
Secular and religious (miri/piri) domains in Sikhism: frames for Sikh politics / Virinder S. Kalra
Sikh nationalism / Giorgio Shani
Postcolonial and postmodern perspectives on Sikhism / Balbinder Singh Bhogal
Sikh philosophy / Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair
Sikh institutions / Michael Hawley
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee: an overview / Kashmir Singh
The Shiromani Akali Dal / Amarjit Singh Narang
Sikh sects / Opinderjit Kaur Takhar
Sikh sants and their establishments in India and abroad / Eleanor Nesbitt
Taksals, akharas, and Nihang deras / Paramjit Singh Judge
Global Sikhism / Mark Juergensmeyer
Sikh music / Gurnam Singh
Sikh cultural performances / Michael Nijhawan
Sikh art / Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
The Darbar Sahib / Charles M. Townsend
The Khalsa Heritage Complex / William J. Glover
Sikh material culture / Anne Murphy
Sikh martial art (gatkā) / Kamalroop Singh
Sikhi through Internet, films, and videos / Susan Elizabeth Prill
Sikh culture and Punjābiyat / Pritam Singh and Meena Dhanda
The Sikh diaspora / Darshan Singh Tatla
Sikhs in mainland European countries / Kristina Myrvold
Sikhs as a racial and religious minority in the US / Jaideep Singh
Sikhs living beyond Punjab in India / Himadri Banerjee
Sikh migration, diasporas, and transnational practices / Shinder Singh Thandi
Punjabi Sikhs and Gora Sikhs / Verne A. Dusenbery
'Khalistan' as political critique / Cynthia Keppley Mahmood
Changing manifestations of caste in the Sikh Panth / Surinder S. Jodhka
Gender in Sikh traditions / Doris R. Jakobsh
A feminist interpretation of Sikh scripture / Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh
New directions in Sikh studies / Pashaura Singh