W. H. McLeod was a historian of Sikhism, and this Oxford University Press book is his scholarly history of the Khalsa Rahit, the Sikh code of conduct, tracing its development from the founding of the Khalsa through its various modern codifications. Its strength is that McLeod applies rigorous historical-critical method to trace how the Rahit actually changed and was codified over time rather than presenting it as a fixed, unchanging text. Its limit is genuinely contested: McLeod's historical-critical approach to Sikh sources has been disputed by some within the Sikh community itself, so a claim about a foundational Sikh event drawn from McLeod's account may benefit from checking a source written from within the tradition alongside it.
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Published by Oxford University Press as W. H. McLeod's scholarly history of the Khalsa Rahit, peer reviewed university press scholarship applying rigorous historical-critical method. NotesW. H. McLeod's scholarly history of the Khalsa Rahit, the Sikh code of conduct, tracing its historical development from the founding of the Khalsa to modern codifications. Use for established historical facts about the development of the Rahit; McLeod's historical-critical approach to Sikh sources has been contested by some within the Sikh community, so a claim about foundational events may benefit from checking a source from within the tradition alongside it.
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AuthorW. H. McLeod
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication Year2003
URLhttps://archive.org/details/sikhsofkhalsahis0000mcle
Source Typeacademic monograph
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This source names Khalsa directly: "book is his scholarly history of the Khalsa Rahit, the Sikh code of conduct, tracing its development from the founding of the Khalsa through its various modern codifications."
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- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Other Writings, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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