2018/09/05 by Eleanor Nesbitt · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #South Asian Studies and Diaspora #Indian History and Philosophy #South Asian Studies and Conflicts #Sikhism #Caste #Orientalism #Ethnography #Context (archaeology) #Hinduism #Identity (music) #Gender studies #Sociology #Zoroastrianism #Representation (politics) #Islam #Anthropology #Religious studies #Geography #Political science #Theology #Philosophy #Aesthetics #Law
paper · doi:10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2186
published in The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology, 1-12
openalex publication_date 2018/09/05 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
This entry surveys Sikhism in the context of the ethnography of Sikh communities in India and other countries. Attention is paid to issues of definition, core Sikh beliefs, the evolution of Sikh communities, and the formation of Sikh identity. The complex issues of caste and gender are considered, and briefer mention is made of time and place. The internet's role in Sikh representation and transnational Sikh community formation is noted, together with orientalism's contribution to the emergence of Sikhism as a “world religion.”