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Sikhs of the Khalsa : a history of the Khalsa Rahit / W.H. McLeod.

Title
Sikhs of the Khalsa : a history of the Khalsa Rahit / W.H. McLeod.
Author
McLeod, W. H.
Publication
New Delhi ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.

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xvi, 482 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
On the development of Sikh ethics.
Series Statement
Oxford India paperbacks
Uniform Title
Oxford India paperbacks.
Alternative Title
History of the Khalsa Rahit
Subject
  • Khalsa (Sect)
  • Sikh ethics
Genre/Form
Quelle.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [457]-469) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Beginnings -- 3. The Eighteenth Century -- 4. The Six Rahit-namas of the Eighteenth Century -- 5. The First Six Decades of the Nineteenth Century -- 6. The Singh Sabha and the Years After -- 7. The Issues Arising from the Rahit namas -- 8. Conclusion -- Translations of proto-rahit compositions, rahit-namas, and other Rahit material -- 1. A selection from the vars of Bhai Gurdas -- 2. Prashan-uttar attributed to Nand Lal -- 3. Portion of Gur Sobha -- 4. Portion of Dasam Granth -- 5. Tanakhah-nama attributed to Nand Lal -- 6. Prahilad Rai Rahit-nama -- 7. Sakhi Rahit ki attributed to Nand Lal -- 8. Desa Singh Rahit-nama -- 9. Daya Singh Rahit-nama -- 10. Khalsa Mahima (portion of Sarab Loh) -- 11. Sau Sakhi, sakhi 8: Mukati-nama -- 12. Sau Sakhi, sakhi 65: Rahit-nama -- 13. Prem Sumarag, chapter 4 -- 14. Namdhari Rahit-nama and Namdhari Ardas -- 15. Nirankari Hukam-nama -- 16. Vajib-u'l-Araz, the Sahaj-dharis' Rahit-nama -- 17. Portion of Avatar Singh Vahiria's Khalsa Dharam Shastr -- 18. Extracts from the Sanskar Bagh of Baba Khem Singh Bedi -- 19. Portion of Guramat Prakash Bhag Sanskar -- 20. Extract from Guramati Bibek -- 21. Sikh Rahit Marayada -- App. 1. Coverage of sundry rahit-namas by Kalm Singh Nabha in Gurumat Sudhakar and the Panch Khalsa Divan in its Khalsa Rahit Prakash -- App. 2. On tradition.
ISBN
0195672216 (pbk.)
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library