This study of Sikhism lays the foundation for a major reinterpretation of religion and society in India. Harjot Oberoi provides in this book an alternative to earlier scholarly narratives that saw Sikhism, Hinduism and Islam as historically given categories encompassing well-demarcated and self-conscious units of religious identity. Through a searching examination of Sikh historical materials, he shows that early-period Sikh tradition was not unduly concerned ...
