When Does History Begin? - Religion, Narrative, and Identity in the Sikh Tradition

Documents how the premodern techniques of narrating the past in South Asia were deeply transformed by colonial modernity, resulting in newer forms of truth-telling within the Sikh community.

A propos de l'auteur

Harjot Oberoi is Professor of South Asian History at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is the author of The Construction of Religious Boundaries: Culture, Identity, and Diversity in the Sikh Tradition.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Harjot Oberoi, Oberoi Harjot
• Edition: State University of New York Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781438487342
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-8734-2
• Pages: 269
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Autres religions; RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Sikhism, History of Religion, Asian History, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), Sikhism, HISTORY / Asia / South / General