Download e-book for iPad: Historical Dictionary of Sikhism (Historical Dictionaries of by Louis E. Fenech,W. H. McLeod

By Louis E. Fenech,W. H. McLeod

ISBN-10: 1442236000

ISBN-13: 9781442236004

Sikhism strains its beginnings to Guru Nanak, who used to be born in 1469 and died in 1538 or 1539. With the lifetime of Guru Nanak the account of the Sikh religion starts, all Sikhs acknowledging him as their founder. Sikhism has lengthy been a little-understood faith and until eventually lately they resided nearly completely in northwest India. this day the entire variety of Sikhs is nearly twenty million world wide. a few million stay outdoors India, constituting an important minority within the uk, Canada, and the us. lots of them are hugely noticeable, quite the lads, who put on beards and turbans, and so they obviously allure realization of their new international locations of domicile.

This 3rd version of Historical Dictionary of Sikhism covers its background via a chronology, an introductory essay, and an in depth bibliography. The dictionary part has over one thousand cross-referenced entries on key individuals, businesses, the rules, precepts and practices of the faith in addition to the background, tradition and social preparations. This publication is a wonderful entry element for college students, researchers, and a person desirous to be aware of extra approximately Sikhism.

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