Title: Understanding Sikhism /
Authors: Cole, W. Owen
Publisher: Dunedin Academic,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Sikhism.
Abstract: "One of the world's major faiths with more than 20 million adherents, Sikhism is a religion which most people, including academics, seem to ignore. This introduction assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the reader. At the centre of the religion is the scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib. It is the focus of Sikh theology and practice to the extent that no one is allowed to come between it and the believer. There is no priesthood. A particular aspect of Sikhism is its relationship with and attitude to other religions, something of particular significance in our multi religious society."--Jacket.
Contents: 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.