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Religion General

The Construction of Religious Boundaries

Culture, Identity and Diversity in the Sikh Tradition

by (author) Harjot Oberoi

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 1994
Category
General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780195632880
    Publish Date
    Apr 1994
    List Price
    $52.50

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Description

The Construction of Religious Boundaries lays the foundation for a major reinterpretation of religion and society in India. By extensively using post-structuralist theory, Professor Oberoi suggests an alternative to earlier scholarly narratives that saw Sikhism, Hinduism, and Islam as historically given categories encompassing well-demarcated and self-conscious units of religious identity. The theoretical advances are made through a searching examination of Sikh historical materials.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Harjot Oberoi, Professor of Sikh Studies, University of British Columbia.