The objective of this chapter is to present an overview of how menstruation, a normal bodily
function, was and is perceived in various ethnic groups and cultures in the world, from …

violence, mysticism, and the capture of subjectivity——241 The second part of the chapter
demonstrates how such theoretical mechanisms, which draw on an unexamined set of …

Challenging the commonly accepted belief that the distinctive rituals, ceremonies, and
cultural practices associated with the Khalsa were formed during the lifetime of the Tenth …

Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age examines the construction of a Sikh national
identity in post-colonial India and the diaspora and explores the reasons for the failure of the …

The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies innovatively combines the ways in which scholars
from fields as diverse as philosophy, psychology, religious studies, literary studies, history …

Singing a Hindu Nation is a study of ranullnullriya kirtan, a western Indian performance
medium that combines song, Hindu philosophical discourse, and nationalist storytelling …

This project is based on the 'polarity of familiarity and strangeness,'which for Hans Gadamer
is fundamental to hermeneutics (Truth and Method: 295). My bond with Sikhism goes way …

Contrary to popular opinion, there is more to Sikhism than the distinctive dress. First of all,
there is the emergence of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and the long line of his …

This title was first published in 2003. Can a text be used either to validate or to invalidate
contemporary understandings? Texts may be deemed'sacred', but sacred to whom? Do …

This book is the result of my double background as a historian of modern South Asia,
especially of colonial Punjab, and a practiced musician with an ever-growing fascination for …