When Does History Begin?
Religion, Narrative, and Identity in the Sikh Tradition
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- Paperback
269 pages
- Release Date
2 July 2022
Summary
Documents how the premodern techniques of narrating the past in South Asia were deeply transformed by colonial modernity, resulting in newer forms of truth-telling within the Sikh community.
Focusing on important issues in Sikh religious identity and memory, Harjot Oberoi shows how premodern techniques of narrating the past and truth-telling in South Asia were deeply transformed by colonialism. Indian historiographical praxis has long been problematic. Al-Biruni, the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781438487342 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1438487347 |
| Author: | Harjot Oberoi |
| Publisher: | State University of New York Press |
| Imprint: | State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 269 |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Harjot Oberoi
Harjot Oberoi is Professor of South Asian History at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is the author of The Construction of Religious Boundaries: Culture, Identity, and Diversity in the Sikh Tradition.
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