Lectures on History, Society, and Culture of the Punjab - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Lectures on History, Society, and Culture of the Punjab write by J. S. Grewal. This book was released on 2007. Lectures on History, Society, and Culture of the Punjab available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Social and Cultural History of the Punjab
Social and Cultural History of the Punjab - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Social and Cultural History of the Punjab write by J. S. Grewal. This book was released on 2004. Social and Cultural History of the Punjab available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Punjab' of this book is a metaphor for the geographical region surrounded by the Himalayas, the Great Indian Desert, the Aravali Hills and the river Jamuna. During a period of about 4000 years up to AD 1000, the cultural boundaries of this region did not coincide with its geographical boundaries and there were sub-regional differences as well. There was a great deal of interaction with the outside world and between sub-regions. The socio-cultural dynamics of the region are well reflected in the different periods of its history. Seen from the regional angle, the Harappan civilization reveals sub-regional diversities and continuation in a rural setting. The Rigvedic culture appears to be a regional rather than an ethnic articulation. The formation of states within the region and its incorporation in empires set the stage for trade and urbanization, and for new socio-cultural formations. For the first time the great importance of Buddhism in the region gets underscored. Gradually, however, it was replaced by Shaivism, Vaishnavism and Shaktism. Changes in religious history are related to the changing contexts of polity and economy in their bearing on the social order, languages, literature and the arts. The book should be of equal interest to the student, the professional historian and the general reader.
Society and Culture of the Punjab
Society and Culture of the Punjab - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Society and Culture of the Punjab write by Punjabi University. Department of Punjab Historical Studies. This book was released on . Society and Culture of the Punjab available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Sikhs
The Sikhs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Sikhs write by W. H. McLeod. This book was released on 1989. The Sikhs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Sikhs, a colorful and controversial people about whom little is generally known, have been the subject of much hypothetical speculation. Their non-conformist behavior, except to their own traditions, and their fierce independence, even to demanding autonomy, have recently attracted world-wide attention. Hew McLeod, internationally known scholar of Sikh studies, provides a just and accurate description in his introduction to this religious community from northern India now numbering about sixteen million people, exploring their history, doctrine, and literature. The Sikhs begins by giving an overview of the people's history, then covers the origins of the Sikh tradition, dwelling on controversies surrounding the life and doctrine of the first Master, Guru Nanak (1469-1539). The book surveys the subsequent life of the community with emphasis on the founding of the Khalsa, the order that gives to Sikhs the insignia by which they are best known. The remaining sections concern Sikh doctrine, the problem of who should be regarded as a Sikh, and a survey of Sikh literature. Finally, the book considers the present life of the community--its dispersion around the world to Asia, Australasia, North America, Africa, and Europe, and its involvement in the current trials of the Punjab. Sikh culture is believed to have been settled and unchanging from the time of the Gurus onwards.The Sikhs, a major new work by a leading authority, reveals that this is a very misleading view. McLeod treats a variety of questions sympathetically and in so doing he establishes a new understanding for students of religion and for all those interested in current events in India.
Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708)
Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708) - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708) write by J. S. Grewal. This book was released on 2019-07-25. Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708) available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The unifying theme in the life of Guru Gobind Singh was confrontation with the Mughals, which culminated in a struggle for political power. This fact is brought into sharp focus when we consider the Guru’s life and legacy simultaneously in the contexts of the Mughal Empire, its feudatory states in the hills, and the Sikh movement. The creation of the Khalsa in 1699 as a political community with the aspiration to rule made conciliation or compromise with the Mughal state almost impossible. Their long struggle ended eventually in the declaration of Khalsa Raj in 1765. Using contemporary and near contemporary sources in Gurmukhi, Persian, and English, J.S. Grewal presents a comprehensive study of this era of Sikh history. The volume elaborates on the life and legacy of Guru Gobind Singh and explores the ideological background of the institution of the Khalsa and its larger political context. Grewal, however, emphasizes that the legacy of the Khalsa was also social and cultural. This authoritative volume on the tenth Guru is a significant addition to the field of Sikh studies.
