Kerry Brown (ed.)

Sikh Art and Literature

Herausgeber: Brown, Kerry

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An introduction to Sikhism through its rich artistic culture. Using an assortment of rare imagery and literature, the text explores the fruitful world of the Sikhs. Essays by art curators, historians and collectors, and religion and literary scholars are illustrated with some of the earliest and finest Sikh paintings, the commonly overlooked "Janam Sakhi" genre, and recent works of rising stars in contemporary Sikh art. Many illustrations are reproducd and there are excerpts from journals of visitors to the court of the dimunutive and new translations of early-20th-century poetry.

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Sikh Art and Literature introduces Sikhism through its rich artistic culture. Using an assembly of rare imagery and literature, we are given the chance to explore the fruitful world of the Sikhs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 281mm x 180mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9780415202886
• ISBN-10: 0415202884
• Artikelnr.: 22481239

Autorenporträt

Kerry Brown is the director of programs for the Sikh Foundation. She has been a writer and editor in religious publishing for fourteen years. The Sikh Foundation was founded in 1967 to promote the heritage and future of Sikh faith and culture. Its sponsorships and collaborations include academic chairs, courses and conferences, international art exhibitions, books, films and videos.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents List of Colour Plates and Illustrations Art Foreword Literature
Foreword Acknowledgements
Introduction, Narinder Singh Kapany, Founding Chair of Sikh Foundation and
Kerry Brown, The Sikh Foundation
Art
1. From Gurus to Kings: Early and Court Painting Gursharan Singh Sidhu,
President of The Society for Art and Cultural Heritage for India 2. An
Illustrated Life: Guru Nanak in Narrative Art Robert J.Del Bonta, Asian Art
Museum 3. The Sikh Treasury: The Sikh Kingdom and the British Raj Susan
Stronge, V&A Curator, Museum 4.Golden Temple, Marble Forum: Form and
Meaning in Sacred Architecture Henry J.Walker, Bates College, Maine
Literature
1. The Unstruck Melody: Mystical Mysticism in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Gobind
Singh Mansukhani, former chair of Sikh Studies at Chandigarh University 6.
The Western Gateway toSikhism: The Life and Works of M.A.Macauliffe
Harbans Lal, trustee of the Academy of Guru Granth Studies 7. Poetry Urges
Poetry: From the Guru Granth to Bhai Vir Singh Nikky Guninder Kaur Singh,
Colby College 8. Critical Ecstacy: The Modern Poetry of Puran Singh Surjit
Singh Dulai, Michigan State University 9. Old Culture, New Knowledge: The
Writings of Bhai Mohan Singh Vaid Ardaman Singh, writer, Delhi and
Nirvikar Singh, University of California, Santa Cruz 10. A Mirror to Our
Faces: The Short Stories of Khushwan Singh Abdul Jabbar, City College of
San Francisco
Appendices 1. The Ten Sikh Gurus 2. The Contributors to Sri Guru Granth
Sahib 3. The Structure of Sri Guru Granth Sahib 4. Custodians of Sikh Art
Recommended Reading Glossary.