...This introductory chapter first sets out the purpose of the book, which is to understand various issues related to the presence of the writings of the bhagats in the Sikh scripture, the Adi Granth. It describes the selection and treatment of the Bhagat Bani encountered in the Adi Granth collection...

...This chapter focuses on the works of the Sufi poet, Shaikh Farid (1173-1265), a celebrated Punjabi poet representing the Chisti line of thought in the Punjab. It examines the Sikh Gurus' treatment of the verses of Shaikh Farid, in the Adi Granth, to fully understand the extent of interaction...

...The article provides an overview of the Sikh literature produced in several languages (Punjabi, Khari Boli, Braj Bhasha, Persian, and English) from the time of Guru Nanak to the present day. The first section describes the Adi Granth as a complex work of literature. The remarkable range of Sikh...

... the process of canon formation. It seeks to understand plurality of textual meanings and actual performative practices related to liturgy, ceremonies, and communal solidarity. It examines the ongoing role of the Adi Granth as ‘Guru’, both as a normative source of authority and as a prodigious living force...

...This book analyses various issues related to scripture from the Sikh perspective, focusing on the Adi Granth, the sacred scripture of the Sikh community. Among the Sikhs, the Adi Granth is widely known as the Guru Granth Sahib and carries the same status and authority as did the ten Gurus from Guru...

.... It also analyses recent trends in scriptural interpretation within the Sikh tradition and argues that the Adi Granth text has an infinite hermeneutic potential. In this section, we shall briefly examine the recent trends in scriptural interpretation within the Sikh tradition. Western-trained...

...This chapter and Chapters 3 and 5 examine in detail the extant Sikh scriptural manuscripts in relation to the compilation of the Adi Granth (the primary Sikh scripture). Here, an analysis is made of two major manuscripts: MS 1245 (a recently discovered document thought to date from about 1600...

... of two Mughal emperors, Akbar (r. 1556–1605) and Jahangir (r. 1605–1628). It constructs a brief outline of Guru Arjan's life, including the 25 years of his ministry during which he built the Darbar Sahib and compiled the first authoritative text of the Adi Granth. The growing strength...

... that emerges from the Guru's works available in the Adi Granth. Guru Arjan takes his place halfway down the spiritual lineage, beginning with the first, Guru Nanak, and ending with the tenth, Guru Gobind Singh. The final twenty-five years of Guru Arjan's life were a crucial period for him, the Adi Granth...

... as the Adi Granth’. ⁷⁶ The best-known courtly poetry was that of Bhai Nand Lal Goya. His works were formally designated as bani by the Sikh authorities who prepared the Sikh Rahit Maryada in the mid-twentieth century. Bhai Nand Lal himself is regarded as ‘a Sikh...

...This book examines three closely related questions in the process of canon formation in the Sikh tradition: how the text of the Adi Granth came into being, the meaning of gurbani, and how the Adi Granth became the Guru Granth Sahib. The censure of scholarly research on the Adi...

... of the Goindval pothis during the period of the third Guru. They provided substantial nucleus for the compilation of the Adi Granth and provide insights into the earliest writings of the first three Gurus and the bhagats. Guru Ram Das provided musical dimension to the Sikh scriptural tradition. Guru Arjan...

... Savayye (‘Panegyrics of the Bards’). This chapter also examines Guru Arjan's autobiographical hymns in the Adi Granth and places the available evidence in the light of Punjabi cultural practices and social contexts. Finally, it looks at the popular image of Guru Arjan in Sikh narratives. 25 years...

...This chapter reconstructs the history of the compilation of the Adi Granth. It looks at the interactions between the Mughal and the Sikh traditions and examines the place of certain early manuscripts in the formation of the Sikh canon. Bhai Gurdas and Jagana Brahmin are believed to have helped Guru...

... Weber's sense of the term. The Adi Granth advocated the doctrine of the unity of Akal Purakh and was a decisive factor for Sikh self-definition. A radical egalitarianism in the Gurus' teachings was the crucial factor underlying the extensive Jat allegiance to the Panth. The chapter also discusses Max...

... Bai's hymn in the Maru raga was deleted from the Adi Granth. Bhojadeva Gitagovinda byJaidev Jagannath cult Jaidev Jayadeva Kindubilva village Padmavati Ramadevi Dhoyi Govardhana Krishna Lakshman Sen Pavanaduta by Dhoyi Radha Sadukti–Karnamrita Sharna Shridharadasa Umapatidhara...

... (something like Nabokov's Pale Fire). This makes it rather unusual for a sacred text of the last thousand years. For instance, the Adi Granth of the Sikhs is an anthology of splendid poetry. The Book of Mormon features poetic passages as well, but they are always set within a broader...

...A survey is made of the relevant Sikh literature, in order to understand Sikh perceptions of the history of compilation of the Adi Granth (the primary Sikh scripture) and the difference of views among scholars regarding the text's origin and its various stages of expansion. The important issues...

...This chapter and the two previous chapters examine in detail the extant Sikh scriptural manuscripts in relation to the compilation of the Adi Granth (the primary Sikh scripture). Here, an analysis is made of the seventeenth‐century manuscripts in order to reconstruct the history of the text up...

...The evolutionary process that resulted in the Adi Granth is traced. First, the significance of rag in Sikh devotion and its relationship to the organization of Sikh scripture are briefly addressed. The evolution is the traced of the structure of the Sikh text in terms of both...