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Sikhs : legacy of the Punjab / Paul Michael Taylor, Robert Pontsioen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Asian Cultural History Program, Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First editionDescription: 108 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781891739903
  • 1891739905
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS485.P88 T39 2014
Contents:
1. Introduction: Sikh heritage at the Smithsonian -- 2. Age of the Sikh gurus -- 3. Guru Granth Sahib : Sikh scripture becomes the eternal guru -- 4. The Khalsa : armed with tradition -- 5. Sikh heritage in the Punjab -- 6. The practice of Sikh faith -- 7. Darbar Sahib -- 8. Contemporary Sikh art -- 9. Sikh music : sounds of faith and celebration -- 10. Epilogue.
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"[Produced and distributed] In association with: Sikh Heritage Foundation (Weirton, West Virginia), Fresno Art Museum (Fresno, California), The Sikh Foundation (Palo Alto, California)."

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab, organized and circulated by the Sikh Heritage Project of the Asian Cultural History Program, Smithsonian Institution. Venues (to 2013): National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.) July 24, 2004-October 3, 2007. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Santa Barbara, California), February 21-May 1, 2009. Fresno Art Museum (Fresno, California), January 19-April 30, 2012. Next scheduled venue: Institute of Texan Cultures / University of Texas, San Antonio (2015)."--Page [16].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 100-103).

1. Introduction: Sikh heritage at the Smithsonian -- 2. Age of the Sikh gurus -- 3. Guru Granth Sahib : Sikh scripture becomes the eternal guru -- 4. The Khalsa : armed with tradition -- 5. Sikh heritage in the Punjab -- 6. The practice of Sikh faith -- 7. Darbar Sahib -- 8. Contemporary Sikh art -- 9. Sikh music : sounds of faith and celebration -- 10. Epilogue.

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