The Sikhs

Erscheinungsjahr 1992
ISBN: 978-90-04-09554-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 16, 42 Seiten, Format (B × H): 185 mm x 262 mm, Gewicht: 288 g

Reihe: Iconography of Religions / Iconography of Religions, Indian Religions

The Sikhs is a photographic study of the religious practices of contemporary Sikh people in Delhi and the Punjab region of northern India. Sixty-six photographs comprise the 'visual text' for this contribution to the Iconography of Religions series. They depict traditional sites and places of worship, major festivals, rites of the life cycle, symbols of Khalsa membership and artistic representations of great martyrs and the Sikh spiritual masters. The photographic subjects are documented in a catalogue of illustrations, and information needed to appreciate their historical background and current significance is provided in an introductory essay. The aim is to present, in terms acceptable to Sikhs and non-Sikhs alike, characteristic aspects of present-day Sikh religious life. This phenomenological approach is organized along patterns provided by Sikh concepts, and so far as possible it places emphasis on positive points of contact between proponents of Sikh faith and practitioners of modern critical scholarship.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thursby

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Sikhismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Fotografie Fotografie: Geschichte und Sammlungen

Über Autor(innen)

Gene Robert Thursby, Ph.D. (1972) in Religion, Sociology- Anthropology at the Duke University, is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. Many publications, including: Hindu-Muslim Relations in British India, (Brill, 1975).