ethics of the sikhs

by Avtar Singh

This is a pioneering work where a systematic and scientific study of the Sikh ethic has been examined in a scholarly and academic modality. His approach is detailed and has been carried out with a scholarly analytics but without compromising spiritual insight. Avtar Singh draws all resources, including the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, the Rehat Maryada, and Sikh history. He develops his argument knowledgeably and clearly, and presents a cogent and faithful overview of Sikh morals. Topics covered include: Morales, Motives, Virtues, Duties, Social Ethics, and the Supreme Ideal (Jivan Mukhti).

258 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2009

About the author

Avtar Singh is the author of The Beauty of These Present Things. He has worked as a magazine editor in Mumbai and Delhi. He lives in Delhi with his wife, son, and singing dog. Necropolis is his latest novel.