tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6543694861002936468..comments2024-03-28T17:35:04.736+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: One Detail Of SikhismKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-69945481499562973652017-05-02T08:05:11.410+01:002017-05-02T08:05:11.410+01:00Dear Mr. Stirling,
And I have wondered if the ea...Dear Mr. Stirling, <br /><br />And I have wondered if the early Sikh leaders had contact with Christians who told them of how their faith teaches both that ritual purity in food and the Hindu caste system were either unnecessary or plain wrong.<br /><br />If the only thing I disagree with in Hinduism was its gross polytheism, that would have been one thing. I would have simply dismissed it as mere superstition. But the absurdities, cruelties, and injustices of the caste system makes me feel contempt for Hinduism as well.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-85308814305017454652017-05-02T07:59:10.095+01:002017-05-02T07:59:10.095+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Understood, altho I would expect ever...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Understood, altho I would expect everyone to understandf "Kaur" in the sense of "princess," instead of "prince."<br /><br />Iow, Mr. Singh's wife and daughter is Mrs. Kaur and Miss Kaur. <br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-9332765218669292252017-05-01T22:12:12.076+01:002017-05-01T22:12:12.076+01:00I wish we had a Gurdwara near here. Good music, go...I wish we had a Gurdwara near here. Good music, good food, good people.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-47326074153811464262017-05-01T22:09:34.141+01:002017-05-01T22:09:34.141+01:00Sikhism was originally even more radical about wom...Sikhism was originally even more radical about women's status, btw; the early gurus were quite explicit on the injustice and waste of the low social and legal status of women in 16th-century India.<br /><br />The Sikh common kitchens and communal feasts played a similar role with regard to caste -- the purpose was to break the food taboos and feelings of ritual purity and impurity which sustained caste distinctions. S.M. Stirlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091131550027851275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-12692891057162437822017-05-01T18:49:09.204+01:002017-05-01T18:49:09.204+01:00Sean,
Well, Wiki says that "kaur" means ...Sean,<br />Well, Wiki says that "kaur" means "prince." It was reading three different explanations of "kaur" that generated a mini-discussion of it. <br />Sikh women's equality is expressed by them not having the same surnames as their fathers or husbands. Mr Singh's wife and daughter are not Mrs Singh and Miss Singh, respectively.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-18027000047624969182017-05-01T17:30:49.750+01:002017-05-01T17:30:49.750+01:00Kaor, Paul!
In that case, as regards your first p...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />In that case, as regards your first point, it would seem to make more sense for all Sikhs, male or female, to have the same surname. Yes, I know, all male Sikhs are surnamed "Lion" and females "Princess."<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-70917474558099072472017-05-01T17:17:49.513+01:002017-05-01T17:17:49.513+01:00Sean,
The Sikh practice is for all men to share a ...Sean,<br />The Sikh practice is for all men to share a surname and for all women to share a different surname. The question that has arisen is what these surnames mean.<br />Paul.paulshackley2017@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704115766930975286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-82363931621409001202017-05-01T17:12:18.342+01:002017-05-01T17:12:18.342+01:00Kaor, Paul!
Yes, I recall the Sikhs we see in And...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Yes, I recall the Sikhs we see in Anderson's ENSIGN FLANDRY and Stirling's THE PESHAWAR LANCERS and THE SUNRISE LANDS. I did thought it odd for a Sikh brother and unmarried sister to NOT share the same surname.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com