The Goindval Pothis
The Earliest Extant Source of the Sikh Canon
$101.51
- Hardcover
233 pages
- Release Date
31 December 1996
Summary
This volume explores the earliest available version of the Sikh canon. The book contains the first critical description and partial edition of the Goindval Pothis, a set of proto-scriptural manuscripts prepared in the 1570s. The manuscripts also contain a number of hymns by non-Sikh saints, some of them not found elsewhere.Through a meticulous analysis of the contents of these rare manuscripts, Gurinder Singh Mann establishes their place and importance in the history of Sikh canon formatio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674356184 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0674356187 |
| Author: | Gurinder Singh Mann |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 233 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 1996 |
| Weight: | 717g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Harvard Oriental Series |
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Critics Review
Mann is clearly of the new generation of academics in Sikh studies who do not share the mindset of ‘established’ scholars in the subject. He also combines a deep understanding for his faith, and its traditions, with the need for outstanding academic rigour. This is a fine volume that has been long overdue. Mann has rendered extremely useful service in making the sacred literature readily available. Let us hope the publishers of this volume recognise the need to make it accessible to an audience beyond Sikh specialists. – Gurharpal Singh * Asian Affairs [UK] *
About The Author
Gurinder Singh Mann
Gurinder Singh Mann is Kundan Kaur Kapany Chair in Sikh Studies, Professor in the Global & International Studies Program and the Department of Religious Studies, and Director of the Center for Sikh and Punjab Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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