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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| Type de support: | Imprimé Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1992
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Modern Asian studies
Année: 1992, Volume: 26, Numéro: 1, Pages: 157-197 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Sikh
B Inde B Insurrection B Communauté religieuse |
| Résumé: | 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) |
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| ISSN: | 0026-749X |
| Contient: | In: Modern Asian studies
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