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Scripture as Guru in the Sikh Tradition
Author(s) -
Singh Pashaura
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
religion compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.113
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1749-8171
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00080.x
Subject(s) - normative , meaning (existential) , psychology , phenomenon , social psychology , religious studies , aesthetics , epistemology , sociology , literature , philosophy , psychotherapist , art
The study of the Sikh scripture, the Adi Granth, is quite useful in understanding the general notion of ‘scripture’ as a cross‐cultural phenomenon. In fact, the study of a text as scripture is not only concerned with its textual problems, the reconstruction of its history, the formation of the canon, and its contextual meaning, but also with its ongoing role in the cumulative tradition of a religious community, both as a normative source of authority and as a prodigious living force. Perceived from this angle the reception of the Adi Granth as Guru by the Sikh community is highly significant.