The Making of Sikh Scripture (Hardcover)

Gurinder Singh Mann

ISBN 10: 0195130243 / ISBN 13: 9780195130249

Editore: Oxford University Press Inc, New York, 2001

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Hardcover. The Adi Granth ("original book"), the primary scripture of the Sikhs, comprises approximately 3,000 hymns. Although the authorship of the hymns is well-recorded, the history of the compilation the Adi Granth - the creation of the Sikh "canon" - is the subject of considerable speculation and debate. In this book, Gurinder Mann attempts to construct a comprehensive secondary literature on the topic. His findings on some key issues differ from the traditional Sikhposition and from the hypotheses of other 20th-century scholars, as well as raising some entirely fresh questions. Mann's revised and expanded picture of the history of the text and institution of Sikhscripture will be of interest not only to scholars of Sikhism and Sikh religionists, but to scholars of comparative canon formation. In this book, Gurinder Mann attempts to construct a picture of the making of Sikh scripture, drawing on the recently discovered early manuscripts as well as the secondary literature on the topic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: The Making of Sikh Scripture (Hardcover)
• Editore: Oxford University Press Inc, New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0195130243
• ISBN 13: 9780195130249
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: new

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Riassunto

The Adi Granth ('original book'), the primary scripture of the Sikhs, comprises approximately 3,000 hymns. Although the authorship of the hymns is well recorded, the history of the compilaiton of the Adi Granth - the creation of the Sikh 'canon' - is the subject of considerable speculation and debate. In this book, Gurinder Mann attempts to construct a comprehensive picture of the making of Sikh scripture, drawing on the recently discovered early manuscriots as well as the extensive secondary literature on the topic. His findings on some key issues differ from the traditional Sikh position and from the hypotheses of the other 20th-century scholars, as well as raising some entirely fresh questions. Mann's revised and expanded picture of the history of the text and institution of Sikh scripture will be of interest not only to scholars of Sikhism and Sikh religionists, but to scholars of comparative canon formation.

Informazioni sull?autore

Gurinder Singh Mann is Kundan Kaur Kapany Professor of Sikh Studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara.