Center for Sikh and Punjab Studies




		Teaching: Sikhism The courses focusing on Sikhism include: Sikhism (RS 162C) is a lecture course in which we trace the development of the Sikh community from its founding in the 1520s to its modern manifestation as a powerful religious minority in India. The Sikh Tradition (RS 213A) is a graduate seminar in which we use primary sources in translation to discuss the evolution of Sikh religious life from the community's inception in the 1520s to the present. The Guru Granth (RS 213C) is a graduate seminar in which we examine the making, the status, and the role of the Guru Granth in Sikh devotional life. SPRING QUARTER 2009: Click for Course Website _________________________________________________________ Courses such as Mark Juergensmeyer’s, Global Religions (GS 102), Global Terrorism (GS 134), Religious Nationalism (GS 200), and Gurinder Singh Mann’s South Asians in the United States (RS 162B) examine issues relating to Sikhism and Punjab.
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