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Who Is a Sikh? The Problem of Sikh IdentityW. H. McLeod

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Who Is a Sikh? The Problem of Sikh Identity

by W. H. McLeod

A historical study of how definitions of Sikh identity, especially the Khalsa ideal and its outward signs, developed from the Gurus' time to the twentieth century. McLeod's conclusions about the late fixing of some norms remain debated.

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