The
Guru Granth Sahib : Canon, Meaning and Authority/Pashaura Singh.
Reprint. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2003, xxv, 318 p., tables, figs., (pbk). ISBN 019 566334-9.
The
Guru Granth Sahib : Canon, Meaning and Authority/Pashaura Singh.
Reprint. New Delhi, Oxford University Press, 2003, xxv, 318 p., tables, figs., (pbk). ISBN 019 566334-9.
Contents: Preface. Glossary. I. Canon: 1. Introduction. 2. A survey of early manuscripts. 3. Textual analysis. 4. Raga organization of the Adi Granth. 5. Guru Arjan’s editorial perspective. 6. Scriptural adaptation in the Adi Granth: issues of the Bhagat Bani. 7. The Adi Granth traditions and Canon formation. II. Meaning: 8. The meaning of Gurbani: a focus on Hermeneutic techniques. III. Authority: 9. The Guru Granth Sahib: the place of scripture in the Sikh tradition. 10. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
"The Guru Granth Sahib explores the concept of scripture from the Sikh perspective and seeks to understand the processes of canon formation and those by which meaning and authority are vested in the Adi Granth.
"Taking a radically different approach from the dominant mode of textual analysis, Pashaura Singh argues for a plurality of interpretation and the inexhaustible hermeneutic potential of the Adi Granth. He offers a fresh perspective on the role of the Adi Granth as ‘Guru’ in both the personal as well as the corporate spheres of the Sikh community and discusses the scripture as a cross-cultural phenomenon.
"This exciting volume will be useful for specialists in religious, scriptural and Sikh studies, and of immense value for general readers interested in the roots of canonical meaning and authority in the Sikh tradition in particular, and religions in general."