Author Topic: Uniformities and Differences of a Sikh Nationalist (Read 1051 times)

ਯੈੰਕਣ' kaur · « **on:** October 26, 2012, 05:23:45 AM »

Much of the scholarship in Punjab and Sikh Studies centers on a debate
regarding the unity and homogeneity of a Sikh identity. N. Gerald Barrier
(1993) argues that Punjab and Sikh Studies can in large part be characterized
through two major approaches: one emanating primarily from academic
institutions in the Punjab and the other originating from Western universities.
The first approach is more concerned with demonstrating the unity and
homogeneity of a Sikh identity, while the later is more interested in the
differences and ambiguities of a Sikh identity. Both approaches focus largely
on the Singh Sabha movement, because it was during this period that “certain
symbols, historical events, and records gained legitimacy, while others were
rejected or given a secondary status” (Barrier 1993, p. 27). Both approaches
also rely heavily on textual analysis of official colonial discourse, political
pamphlets, and religious texts. Often what remain unexamined in both these
approaches to Sikh and Punjab Studies are the opinions, behaviors, and
practices of common Sikhs.

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