The Construction of Religious Boundaries: Culture, Identity, and Diversity in the Sikh Tradition

by Harjot Oberoi

Book Overview

In this major reinterpretation of religion and society in India, Harjot Oberoi challenges earlier accounts of Sikhism, Hinduism and Islam as historically given categories encompassing well-demarcated units of religious identity. Through a searching examination of Sikh historical materials, he shows that early Sikh tradition was not concerned with establishing distinct religious boundaries. Most Sikhs recognized multiple identities grounded in local,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007YXUZUG
• ISBN13: 9780226615936
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 516 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"