The Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent

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Hardcover | 6 December 1993

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This work is a critical analysis of Sikh literature from a feminist perspective. It begins with Guru Nanak's vision of Transcendent Reality and concludes with the mystical journey of Rani Raj Kaur, the heroine of a modern Punjabi epic. The eight chapters of the book approach the Sikh vision of the Transcendent from historical, scriptural, symbolic, mythological, romantic, existential, ethical and mystical perspectives. Each of these discloses the centrality of the woman, and show convincingly that Sikh Gurus and poets did not want the feminine principle to serve merely as a figure of speech or literary device; it was intended rather to pervade the whole life of the Sikhs. The present work bolsters the claim that literary symbols should be translated into social and political realities, and in so doing puts a valuable feminist interpretation on a religious tradition which has remained relatively unexplored in scholarly literature.

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Preface
Introduction
The primal paradox: seeing the transcendent
Mother: the infinite Matrix
The bride seeks her groom: an epiphany of interconnections
Durga recalled: transition from mythos to ethos
The maiden weaves: garlands of songs and waves
The woman asks: 'What is Life?'
Sundari: the paradigm of Sikh ethics
Rani Raj Kaur: the mystical journey
Conclusion
Epilogue
Bibliography
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The Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent

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