Sikhism, one of the major religious-philosophical traditions of India, is often missing from discussions of cross-cultural philosophy. In this introduction, Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, an internationally acknowledged expert in Sikh studies, provides the first rigorous engagement with Sikh philosophy. Mandair explores the Sikh vision of life, asking what their concepts tell us about the nature of reality, the nature of mind, self, ego, and the peculiarity of its logic and ontology. Through this much-needed introduction we understand the place of Sikh philosophy within modern Sikh studies and why…mehr
Sikhism, one of the major religious-philosophical traditions of India, is often missing from discussions of cross-cultural philosophy. In this introduction, Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair, an internationally acknowledged expert in Sikh studies, provides the first rigorous engagement with Sikh philosophy. Mandair explores the Sikh vision of life, asking what their concepts tell us about the nature of reality, the nature of mind, self, ego, and the peculiarity of its logic and ontology. Through this much-needed introduction we understand the place of Sikh philosophy within modern Sikh studies and why the philosophical quest became marginalized in contemporary Sikh studies.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Arvind-Pal S. Mandair is Professor in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan, USA. He holds the Tara Singh, Balwant Kaur Chattha, Gurbax Singh and Kirpal Kaur Brar Professorship in Sikh Studies. He is a founding editor of the journal Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture and Theory.