[share_ebook] Sikhism

The volumes in the Religions of the World series surveys religions that have had a major impact on the history of the world and that continue to play a role in the relationships between nations and ethnic groups. All aspects—including roots and founding, primary beliefs and cultural activities, the way the faiths are viewed by the rest of the world, and the experience of growing up as a member of the religion—are examined.

The roots of Sikhism lie in India, where it was founded in approximately 1500 CE by Guru Nanak, who was critical of the blind rituals of Hindus and Muslims.