The Politics of Nonduality: Reassessing the Work of Transcendence in Modern Sikh Theology

@article{Mandair2006ThePO,
  title={The Politics of Nonduality: Reassessing the Work of Transcendence in Modern Sikh Theology},
  author={Arvind-pal Singh Mandair},
  journal={Journal of the American Academy of Religion},
  year={2006},
  volume={74},
  pages={646 - 673}
}
  • A. Mandair
  • Published 1 September 2006
  • Philosophy
  • Journal of the American Academy of Religion
This article interrogates the ideological foundations of modern Sikh theology as found in the exegetical commentaries on Sikh scripture written by scholars belonging to the neocolonial reformist movement, the Singh Sabha. Drawing on post-structuralist critiques of transcendence, I argue that attempts by the Singh Sabha's leading ideologue, Bhai Vir Singh (BVS), to construct a hermeneutic faithful to scripture could not avoid transforming what can be termed as the "middle ground" of Sikhism, a… 
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