The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies

Record summary

The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies provides a modern scholarly entry point for Sikh cosmology, scripture, interpretation, and historical practice, including discussions relevant to hukam, haumai, spirits, miracle narratives, and nonhuman beings. It matters for comparison because Sikh traditions frequently reframe inherited Indic and Islamic categories rather than simply reproducing angelology. The handbook is not a catalogue of paranormal cases, and individual chapters differ in method. Researchers should follow its bibliographies to primary scripture, janamsakhi literature, and regional oral traditions.