Studying the Sikhs: Issues for North America

Studying the Sikhs
	Contents
	Introduction
	Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation
	1 Sikhism and Religious Studies
		Religious Studies: The Shape of the Field
		Four Areas of Sikh Studies
		Sikhism within a Course on World Religion
		Notes
	2 Sikh Studies and the Study of History
		Two Schools of Sikh History
		Sikh History in a Western Curriculum
		Major Issues in Understanding Sikh History
		Notes
	3 The Study of Sikh Literature
		The Adi Granth
		The Dasam Granth
		The Works of Bhai Gurdas and Nand Lal Goya
		The Janam-Sakhis
		The Gur-Bilas Literature
		The Rahit-Namas
		The Place of Sikh Literature in Courses on Indian Civilization
		Notes
	4 The Sikh Diaspora and Sikh Studies
		Gravesend and Jandiali
		The Nature of Sikh Migration
		Maintaining Culture
		Unified Action of Indigenous and Expatriate Sikhs
		The Gurdwara
		Sikh Political Organization
		Conclusions for Sikh Studies and Migration Studies
		Notes
	5 Sikh Studies and the Sikh Educational Heritage
		I. The Sikh Educational Heritage
		Sikh Studies in a Western Academic Environment
		Notes
	6 Sikh Studies in North America: A Field Guide
		Sikh Studies in the United States
		Sikh Studies in Canada
		Beyond—and Against—the University
		Notes
	7 Teaching the Sikh Tradition: A Course at Columbia
		Preliminary Concerns
		Course Outline
		Major Currents in the Course
		The Class Experience
	8 A Brief History of Sikh Studies in English
		Notes
	Glossary of Punjabi Terms
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	Select Bibliography of Works in English
		Textual Sources
		Beliefs and Practices
		Origins of the Sikh Faith [the Guru Period]
		Period of Sikh Ascendence
		Sikhs Under the British
		Sikhs in Independent India
		The Sikh Diaspora
		Punjabi Language and Literature
		Academic Journals
	Contributors
	Index
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