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Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Oversized hardcover, out-of-print according to the publisher's website, xxii + 308 pages, colour illustrations, NOT ex-library. Shipping weight over 1kg. Book appears unread, interior is fresh, clean and bright throughout with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Minor external handling wear only. Issued without a dust jacket. -- This collaborative volume offers a multi-faceted tribute to the tradition of martyrdom within the Sikh faith. It brings together historical accounts and poetic reflections that explore the lives and sacrifices of significant Sikh martyrs. These textual narratives are paired with a series of paintings by the artist Elisabeth Meru, creating a powerful interplay between word and image. The work uses this synthesis of history, poetry, and art to interpret and honor the legacy of resistance and spiritual conviction that is central to Sikh identity. -- "Sikhism is built on three pillars: Vaheguru Ji [Waheguru], the Ten Gurus and the Martyrs. The chapter on the martyrs belongs to the most painful part of the Sikh Sangat, which starts with Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Woven in unprecedented poetry with velvet like softness, is the unaltered heart of the story, unimaginably gruesome tortures thought out by their tormentors and the resulting hellish agony the martyrs endured. The powerful style draws you in. Become a witness to the chronic pain and sufferings of the martyrs. The vivid depictions of the horrendous atrocities will make you shiver yet concerned through the elegance and softness of the poetry. The dissolution of all pain and sufferings of the martyrdom stands under the grace of Vaheguru Ji and in His Divine light.".…