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When sparrows became hawks : the making of the Sikh warrior tradition, 1699-1799

Title
When sparrows became hawks : the making of the Sikh warrior tradition, 1699-1799 / Purnima Dhavan.
Author
Dhavan, Purnima.
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.

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Description
x, 253 p. : ill., map; 25 cm.
Subject
Khalsa (Sect) > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Ch. 1 introduction: the origins of the khalsa -- Ch. 2 early narratives of the last guru and the creation of the khalsa -- Ch. 3 (re)making the khalsa, 1708-48 -- Ch.4 the making of a sikh sardar: two jassa singhs and the place of sikhs in the eighteenth-century military labor market -- Ch. 5 rereading alha singh: rebel, raja, and sikh sardar -- Ch. 6 from peasant soldier to elite warrior: raiding, honor feuds, and the transformation of khalsa identity -- Ch. 7 devotion and its discontents: the affective communities of gurbilas texts -- Ch. 8 conclusion.
Call Number
JFE 12-24
ISBN
  • 9780199756551 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0199756554 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2010053502
OCLC
YBP 2010053502
Author
Dhavan, Purnima.
Title
When sparrows became hawks : the making of the Sikh warrior tradition, 1699-1799 / Purnima Dhavan.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 12-24
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