The Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent
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This work is a critical analysis of Sikh literature from a feminist perspective. It begins with Guru Nanak's vision of Transcendent Reality and concludes with the mystical journey of Rani Raj Kaur, the heroine of a modern Punjabi epic. The eight chapters of the book approach the Sikh vision of the Transcendent from historical, scriptural, symbolic, mythological, romantic, existential, ethical and mystical perspectives. Each of these discloses the centrality of the woman, and show convincingly that Sikh Gurus and poets did not want the feminine principle to serve merely as a figure of speech or literary device; it was intended rather to pervade the whole life of the Sikhs. The present work bolsters the claim that literary symbols should be translated into social and political realities, and in so doing puts a valuable feminist interpretation on a religious tradition which has remained relatively unexplored in scholarly literature.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9780521432870
EAN: 9780521432870
Publisher Date: 26 May 2004
Bood Data Readership Text: Tertiary Education (US: College)
Dewey: 294.620
Height: 228 mm
Is LeadingArticle: Y
LCCN: 92025828
No of Pages: 332
Pagination: 332 pages, black & white illustrations
Returnable: N
Spine Width: 22 mm
Title Prefix: The
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-10: 0521432871
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding: Hardcover
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Gardner Classification Code: R00
Illustrations: black & white illustrations
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
Number of Items: 01
PrintOnDemand: Y
Series Title: Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions
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UK Availability: GXC
Year Of Publication: 1993