Understanding sikhism

Cole, W. Owen

Understanding sikhism [electronic resource] / W. Owen Cole. - Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press, c2004. - 1 online resource (ix, 182 p.) : ill. - Understanding faith, 1744-5833 . - Understanding faith. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-174) and index.

Introduction -- The Darwar Sahib -- The Gurdwara and Sikh worship -- The Sikh gurus -- God in Sikh teachings -- The Human condition -- The Goal of liberation -- How liberation is obtained -- The Scriptures -- Ethical teachings -- Sikh family life -- Initiation -- The Sikh calendar, Gurpurbs and Melas -- Sikh attitudes to other religions -- Who is a Sikh? -- Sikhism and the twenty-first century -- Appendix: Passages of importance to the Panth -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.

9781906716912 (electronic bk.) 1906716919 (electronic bk.)


Sikhism.
Sikhs.
RELIGION / Sikhism


Electronic books.

BL2018 / .C652 2004eb

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