Studying the Sikhs: Issues for North America

by John Stratton Hawley (Editor), Gurinder Singh Mann (Series Editor)

This basic guide and resource book targets four fields--religious studies, history, world literature, and ethnic or migration studies--in which Sikhism is now receiving greater attention. The authors explain the problems of studying and interpreting Sikhism, and opportunities for integrating Sikh studies into a broader curriculum in each field. They also provide a sense of the Sikh community's own approach to education, and evaluate materials and approaches at the North American university level. Included are a sample syllabus with an explanatory essay, a bibliographical guide, a glossary, and a general bibliography. Gurinder Singh Mann's review of his course on Sikhism is an effective mini-guide to the field as a whole.

217 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1993

About the author

John Stratton Hawley is Professor of Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University.