Brotherhood of the pure: The poetics and politics of cultural transgression

In January 1872, groups of Kuka Sikhs attacked Malerkotla, the capital of a small Muslim principality of the same name, and the fort of Malodh. Their attacks were repulsed, many of the Kuka Sikhs were arrested. Some of them were executed without trial and some executed after a brief trial. The Kuka...

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1. VerfasserIn: Oberoi, Harjot S. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Univ. Press 1992
In: Modern Asian studies
Jahr: 1992, Band: 26, Heft: 1, Seiten: 157-197
weitere Schlagwörter:B Sikh
B Aufstand
B Indien
B Religionsgemeinschaft
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Zusammenfassung:In January 1872, groups of Kuka Sikhs attacked Malerkotla, the capital of a small Muslim principality of the same name, and the fort of Malodh. Their attacks were repulsed, many of the Kuka Sikhs were arrested. Some of them were executed without trial and some executed after a brief trial. The Kuka insurgents were motivated by their religious convictions and why they believed in their apocalyptic visions. (DÜI-Sen)
ISSN:0026-749X
Enthält:In: Modern Asian studies