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Lädt ... A History of the Sikhs: Volume 2: 1839-2004 (Oxford India Collection (Paperback))von Khushwant Singh
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'the indispensable reference point for...an historical and sociological understanding of the Sikh tradition...these volumes are a tribute to [the] capacity for both a sympathetic and a balanced rendition of Sikh history.' --Times of India'Singh has done a good job of turning dry history into informed reading.' -- Sunday MailA History of the SikhsFirst published in 1963, this remains the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the Sikhs. The new edition updated to the present recounts the return of the community to the mainstream of national life. Written in Khushwant Singh's trademark style to be accessible to a general, non-scholarlyaudience, the book is based on scholarly archival research.Volume 1: 1469-1839: This volume covers the social, religious and political background which led to the formation of the Sikh faith in the fifteenth century. Basing his account on original documents in Persian, Gurmukhi and English, the author trac es the growth of Sikhism and tells of thecompilation of its sacred scriptures in the Granth Sahib. The transformation of the Sikhs from a pacifist sect to a militant group called the Khasla led by Guru Gobind Singh is portrayed in detail, as is the relationship of the Sikhs with the Mughals and the Afghans, until the consolidation of Sikhpower under Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Where vol. ii fails is in its lack of impartiality. Khushwant reiterates the usual canards of Sikh identity bad, Hindu identity good intermixed with a less than neutral or realistic summary of the genocidal policies undertaken against the Sikhs in post-independence India. Overall, if you are seeking some linear narrative of progression with a bird's eye view of the Sikh past amalgamated with the author's own prejudices then A History of the Sikhs vol. ii is for you. If you are looking for something more profound then give this one a miss. (