Sikhism
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Eleanor Nesbitt
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Very short introductions series -- 132; Very short introductions -- 132.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780198745570
Subjects: Sikhism
Description: An accessible introduction to the world's fifth largest religion, this work presents Sikhism's meanings and myths, and its practices, rituals, and festivals, also addressing ongoing social issues such as the relationship with the Indian state, the diaspora, and caste.
Notes: Previous edition: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-150) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Guru Nanak and his first successors; title: Guru Granth Sahib; title: Turban, Khalsa, and codes of conduct; title: The shaping of modern Sikhism; title: Sikhism outside India; title: Attitudes to caste, gender, and other faiths; title: Sikhism and the third millennium.