The feminine principle in the Sikh vision of the transcendent
This work is a critical analysis of Sikh literature from a feminist perspective. It begins with Guru Nanak's vision of Transcendent Reality and concludes with the mystical journey of Rani Raj Kaur, the heroine of a modern Punjabi epic. The eight chapters of the book approach the Sikh vision of...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1993.
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| Dans: | Année: 1993 |
| Collection/Revue: | Cambridge studies in religious traditions
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Sikhisme
/ Féminité
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Feminism ; Religious aspects ; Sikhism
B Women in Sikhism B Sikhism Doctrines B Feminism Religious aspects Sikhism B Femininity (Philosophy) B Sikhism ; Doctrines |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Non-électronique
Print version: 9780521432870 |
| Résumé: | This work is a critical analysis of Sikh literature from a feminist perspective. It begins with Guru Nanak's vision of Transcendent Reality and concludes with the mystical journey of Rani Raj Kaur, the heroine of a modern Punjabi epic. The eight chapters of the book approach the Sikh vision of the Transcendent from historical, scriptural, symbolic, mythological, romantic, existential, ethical and mystical perspectives. Each of these discloses the centrality of the woman, and show convincingly that Sikh Gurus and poets did not want the feminine principle to serve merely as a figure of speech or literary device; it was intended rather to pervade the whole life of the Sikhs. The present work bolsters the claim that literary symbols should be translated into social and political realities, and in so doing puts a valuable feminist interpretation on a religious tradition which has remained relatively unexplored in scholarly literature. |
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| Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511557418 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511557415 |