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Sikhism is a religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region, on the teachings of Guru Nanak and ten successive Sikh Gurus (the last teaching being the sacred text Guru Granth Sahib). It is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world and one of the fastest-growing.
General[edit]
Books[edit]
- The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, 6 vols., by Max Arthur Macauliffe (1909)
Encyclopedia articles[edit]
- "Sikh," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Sikhism," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Sikhism," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
- "Sikhs," in The New Student's Reference Work, Chicago: F.E. Compton and Co. (1914)
Religious texts[edit]
History and people[edit]
- A History of the Sikhs, by Joseph Davey Cunningham
- The History of the Sikhs, 2 vols., by William Lewis M'Gregor (1846)
- Vol 1 (external scan)
- Vol 2 (external scan) IA IA
- Origin of the Sikh Power in the Punjab, compiled by Henry Thoby Prinsep (1834) IA
- The Sikhs, by John James Hood Gordon (1904) IA
- "Sikh Wars," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- Sketch of the Sikhs, by John Malcolm (1812) IA