Guru Nanak's transcendent aesthetics
One of the foremost exponents of the Sikh religion and of related Punjabi literature offers here a sustained exploration of the aesthetics of Sikhism's founder, understood as 'a symbiosis of his prophetic revelation, his poetic genius, and his pragmatic philosophy - embedded in his viscera...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cambridge University Press
2025
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| Dans: | Année: 2025 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Nānak Gourou (1469-1538)
Criticism and interpretation
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Édition parallèle: | Erscheint auch als: 9781009562539 |
| Résumé: | One of the foremost exponents of the Sikh religion and of related Punjabi literature offers here a sustained exploration of the aesthetics of Sikhism's founder, understood as 'a symbiosis of his prophetic revelation, his poetic genius, and his pragmatic philosophy - embedded in his visceral expression of the transcendent One.' Drawing on a wide range of sources, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh examines in full all the beauty, intimacy, and inclusive richness of Guru Nanak's remarkable literary art. Her subject's verses - written in simple vernacular Punjabi - are seen creatively to subvert conventional linguistic models while also inspiring social, psychological, environmental, and political change. These radical lyrics are now brought into fascinating conversation with contemporary artists, poets, and philosophers. Moving beyond conventional religious discourses and spaces of worship in its attempt to sketch a multisensory, publicly oriented reception of Sikh sacred verse, this expansive book opens up striking new imaginaries for 21st-century global society. |
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| Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Nov 2024) |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (ix, 288 pages), digital, PDF file(s). |
| ISBN: | 978-1-009-56256-0 978-1-009-56253-9 978-1-009-56258-4 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781009562560 |
