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The birth of the Khalsa : a feminist re-memory of Sikh identity /

"Sikhs trace the genesis of their religious rites, prayers, dress codes, and names to Guru Gobind Singh's creation of the Khalsa in 1699. The Birth of the Khalsa is the first work to explore this pivotal event in Sikh history from a feminist perspective, questioning the ways in which Sikh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2005.
Colección:SUNY series in religious studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Pregnant text and the conception of the Khalsa
  • Ch. 2 guru in labor and the birth of the Khalsa
  • Ch. 3 Mythic inheritance and the historic drink of the Khalsa
  • Ch. 4 five Ks and the accoutrement of the Khalsa
  • Ch. 5 Semiotic poetry and the reproduction of the Khalsa.