TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nesbitt,Eleanor M.
TI  - Sikhism: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 0198745575 : (pbk.) ;
AV  - BL2018 .N47 2016
U1  - 294.6 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Sikh philosophy
KW  - Sikhism
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-150) and index; Introduction -- Guru Nanak and his first successors -- Guru Granth Sahib -- Turban, Khalsa, and codes of conduct -- The shaping of modern Sikhism -- Sikhism outside India -- Attitudes to caste, gender, and other faiths -- Sikhism and the third millennium; Adult; Brodart
N2  - This Very Short Introduction describes the key threads in the history of Sikhism, from the late 15th century to the present day. It examines the development of a distinct Sikh identity, and explores Sikhism's meanings and myths, the teachings these embody, and its practices, rituals, and festivals.
ER  -