This work is a critical analysis of Sikh literature from a feminist perspective. It begins with Guru Nanak's vision of Transcendent Reality and concludes with the mystical journey of Rani Raj Kaur, the heroine of a modern Punjabi epic. The eight chapters of the book approach the Sikh vision of...

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Main Author:	Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1993
Series:	Cambridge studies in religious traditions 3
Subjects:	Religion Women in Sikhism Feminism / Religious aspects / Sikhism Sikhism / Doctrines Femininity (Philosophy) Frau Sikhismus
Online Access:	BSB01 UBG01 Volltext
Summary:	This work is a critical analysis of Sikh literature from a feminist perspective. It begins with Guru Nanak's vision of Transcendent Reality and concludes with the mystical journey of Rani Raj Kaur, the heroine of a modern Punjabi epic. The eight chapters of the book approach the Sikh vision of the Transcendent from historical, scriptural, symbolic, mythological, romantic, existential, ethical and mystical perspectives. Each of these discloses the centrality of the woman, and show convincingly that Sikh Gurus and poets did not want the feminine principle to serve merely as a figure of speech or literary device; it was intended rather to pervade the whole life of the Sikhs. The present work bolsters the claim that literary symbols should be translated into social and political realities, and in so doing puts a valuable feminist interpretation on a religious tradition which has remained relatively unexplored in scholarly literature
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 318 pages)
ISBN:	9780511557415
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511557415