Exploring Sikh Traditions and Heritage

<p><em>Exploring Sikh Traditions and Heritage</em> follows interdisciplinary approaches namely textual and historical analyses of Sikh texts and life-narratives of Guru Nanak to construct the critical events related to Babur's invasions of India; an examination of a non-Sikh text to understand the image of Guru Nanak in the Dadu-panthi tradition; following interview and ethnographic methods to critically look into the global politics behind the Kartarpur Corridor and the sacred heritage of the Darbar Sahib in Pakistan; understanding the nature of modern Sikh activism in both the US and the UK through rich ethnography and historical investigation; introducing a systematic analysis of autoethnography of a person's experience through reflexivity and connecting the personal story to the social cultural and political life having synergy with Sikh sense-making process; and finally sociological investigation into the changing nature of the Sikh institution of the Akal Takht. </p><p> </p><p>In addition to senior scholars this volume initiates new researchers into the growing field of Sikh studies. It will be a useful resource for both scholars and students of Sikh studies religion medieval Indian history and literature.</p>