HUMA 1846 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Guru Guru, Sikh Philosophy, Amrit Sanchar
25 Aug 2016
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Stories and verses in the sikh tradition: principles of the sikh faith. The gurus: 10 gurus (teachers) in the sikh tradition, the 11th guru , guru granth sahib, god is also guru". Spaces and practices: langar communal kitchen and commensality, gurdwara centre of community kirtan songs or singing, repeating god s name; expressing personal devotion to god through communal singingguru. Some contradictions: in reality caste & gender restrictions are enforced at the social level, esp. with regard to arranged marriages, more socially restrictive, teachings sometimes different from actual practice, social devaluation of women still comes into play. Founder of sikh religion: development of new sikh philosophy. Guru nanak (1469-1539: at around age 30, guru nanak heard the voice of. God while bathing in a river: he disappeared for 3 days, after which he announced his revelation: Namdev (c. 1270-c. 1350 ce: bhakti poet from a low caste tailor family, devotee of govind (krishna, 61 of his songs in the guru granth sahib.
