Author: H. S. Singha
Publisher: Hemkunt Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9788170103011
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Pashaura Singh
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003-09-26
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 0199087733
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines three closely related questions in the process of canon formation in the Sikh tradition: how the text of the Adi Granth came into being, the meaning of gurbani, and how the Adi Granth became the Guru Granth Sahib. The censure of scholarly research on the Adi Granth was closely related to the complex political situation of Punjab and brought the whole issue of academic freedom into sharper focus. This book addresses some of these issues from an academic perspective. The Adi Granth, the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, means ‘first religious book’ (from the word ‘adi’ which means ‘first’ and ‘granth’ which means ‘religious book’). Sikhs normally refer to the Adi Granth as the Guru Granth Sahib to indicate a confession of faith in the scripture as Guru. The contents of the Adi Granth are commonly known as bani (utterance) or gurbani (the utterance of the Guru). The transcendental origin (or ontological status) of the hymns of the Adi Granth is termed dhur ki bani (utterance from the beginning). This particular understanding of revelation is based upon the doctrine of the sabad, or divine word, defined by Guru Nanak and the succeeding Gurus. This book also explores the revelation of the bani and its verbal expression, devotional music in the Sikh tradition, the role of the scripture in Sikh ceremonies, and the hymns of Guru Nanak and Guru Arjan.
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Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 654
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Sacred work of the Sikhs, attributed to Guru Gobind Singh, 1666-1708.
Author: Gurinder Singh Mann
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 0195130243
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Adi Granth - the primary scripture of the Sikhs - comprises approximately 3000 hymns. This work attempts to construct a comprehensive picture of the making of Sikh "canon", drawing on the recently discovered early manuscripts as well as the extensive secondary literature on the topic.
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Publisher: Allied Publishers
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 9788177643060
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