They were once mysterious denizens of the Punjab, famous for their fighting prowess and their deep secrecy. Now, after their dispersion into India, the UK and the US, Sikhs have transcended some of th
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 traditio
McLeod began studying the religion in the Punjab during the 1960s, and since then has taught it in New Zealand and Canada and written widely about it. Though Sikhs are more numerous than most people t
"McLeod is a renowned scholar of Sikhism. . . . [This book] confirms my view that there is nothing about the Sikhs or their religion that McLeod does not know and there is no one who can put it across
This volume collects four core works by one of the world's leading authorities. Put together in a representative volume, they provide an understanding of the Sikh individual, historical community, and
This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Sikhism covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1000 cross-referen
There are many steps on the road from discovery of an anticancer drug to securing its final approval by the Food and Drug Administration. In this thoroughly updated and expanded second edition of the
This is a collection of essays exploring issues of scriptural authority, social history, gender, diaspora, and national and religious identity from a perspective solidly grounded in rich historical so