Relocating Gender in Sikh History: Transforming, Meaning and Identity
Jakobsh, DorisAuthor
New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2006.
This unique book attempts to study Sikh history and culture, lauded for its militaristic, hyper-masculine character by India's colonial rulers, from a feminist perspective, an approach that is unprecedented. Beginning with early Sikh history, the author explores 'male/female' constructs and demonstrates in her analysis of the Singh Sabha movement that gender politics (as based on Victorian notions of gender) were pivotal to this endeavour.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This unique book attempts to study Sikh history and culture, lauded for its militaristic, hyper-masculine character by India's colonial rulers, from a feminist perspective, an approach that is unprecedented. Beginning with early Sikh history, the author explores 'male/female' constructs and demonstrates in her analysis of the Singh Sabha movement that gender politics (as based on Victorian notions of gender) were pivotal to this endeavour.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sikh women
Sikh women