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# Sikhism

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    AN EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO SIKHISM FOR WESTERNERS
  

*by S***P on Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2011*

At the time this book was published in 1997, Hew McLeod was "a New Zealander (who) ... For nine years he taught in the Punjab. In 1971 he returned to teach history at the University of Otago, where he has remained ever since... All of his books and most of his published articles concern Sikh history, religion, and society."Here are some quotations from the book:"The new Guru (Tegh Bahadur) then asked how many Sikhs had given their lives for him and in reply was informed that there were only three. All others were able to conceal their identity because they bore no outward sign of being a Sikh. The Guru then resolved that all should bear obvious symbols such that a single Sikh would stand out in a crowd of thousands." (Pg. 47)"The line of personal Gurus was at an end and the Guru would thereafter be present in the Granth and the Panth." (Pg. 59)"Today, as in generations past, the Guru Granth Sahib is venerated beyond all else in Sikhism, and ... it is shown the utmost respect at all times. Non-Sikh observers sometimes suggest that the Sikh attitude really amounts to idolatry. Sikhs are quick to respond to this, agreeing that certainly they pay the sacred volume extreme reverence but emphasizing that this reverence never proceeds to the point of actually worshipping it." (Pg. 106-107)"Sikhism is strictly a lay organization, by which is meant that the Sikhs do not believe in ordination and there are no Sikh clergy. References in the popular press to Sikh 'clergy' or 'priests' are mistaken usages." (Pg. 139)"Sikhs ... are renowned as drinkers of hard liquor and will make no effort to conceal the fact that it is for them an important means of relaxation... A large majority of all Sikhs simply prefer to enjoy their alcohol and not be bothered by any attempt to defend it." (Pg. 215)"As a religious system, orthodox Sikhism teaches that women are completely equal to men in all respects." (Pg. 241)

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    Informative but extremely biased in tone
  

*by T***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2003*

This book gives you the basic overview of Sikh history.  Unfortunately, at times the author seems more concerned with his opinion that no reasonable person could believe in any of this than he is with actually recording the facts.  It's becoming a little too cliche to talk about a religion and to label its followers as blind to the realities of the world.  This books seems more concerned with discounting Sikhism than exploring its dogma.

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    Mcleod was an atheist!
  

*by A***A on Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2010*

alot of people think MCLEOD was a christian missionary he was! that is until he went to India and came back an ATHEIST!he lost all faith in his christian religion and fell in love with sikhism! however he was a historian!! and is not going to beaccepting everything at face value! sikhs like any other group believe some fantastic things! a historian can only look at facts!!its a great book! every other book is usually a gushing tribute and sectarian!

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