Sikh Art and Literature [1 ed.] 0415202884, 0415202892

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The Library of Claremont School of Theology

1325 North College Avenue Claremont, CA 91711-3199 (909) 447-2589

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Sikh Art and Literature traverses the 500-year history of a religion that dawned with the modern

age in a land that was

a thoroughfare

of invading

armies,

ideas and

religions and arts of East and West. The poetry of the scriptures, the illustrated life stories of Guru Nanak, the early paintings from various artistic schools and regions, the dazzling treasuries of the Sikh kingdoms, the romantic artworks of visiting European dignitaries, and the serenity of Sikh sacred architecture all provide doorways to this heroic and revolutionary faith. Essays by art curators, historians and collectors, and scholars of literature and religion are illustrated with some of the earliest and finest Sikh paintings. Sikh modernism and mysticism are explored in essays on the holy Guru Granth Sahib, the translations and writings of the British Raj convert M.A. Macauliffe, the fathers of modern Punjabi literature, Bhai Vir Singh and Puran Singh; and the twentieth-century fiction writers Bhai Mohan Singh Vaid and Khushwant Singh. Excerpts from journals of visitors to the court of the diminutive Ranjit Singh and new translations of early twentieth-century poetry add depth and originality to this beautiful and accessible introduction to the art, literature, beliefs and history of the Sikhs.

Sikh Art and Literature is a colorful, heartfelt and informative introduction to Sikh culture. Anyone interested in gaining a full understanding of Sikh faith and culture will be drawn to and enchanted by this book. Contributors: Narinder Singh Kapany, Kerry Brown, Gursharan Singh Sidhu, Robert J. Del Bonta,

Susan

Stronge,

Henry J. Walker,

Gobind

Singh Mansukhani,

Lal, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh, Surjit Singh Dulai, Ardaman and Abdul Jabbar.

Harbans

Singh, Nirvikar Singh

Kerry Brown is the director of programs for the Sikh Foundation. She has been a writer and editor in religious publishing for fourteen years. The Sikh Foundation was founded in 1967 to promote the heritage and future of Sikh faith and culture. courses and conferences,

Its sponsorships international

and collaborations art exhibitions,

include academic

chairs,

books, films and videos.

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