Sikhs Across Borders

Knut A. Jacobsen is Professor of History of Religions at the University of Bergen, Norway.Kristina Myrvold is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Linnaeus University, Sweden.

• Notes on Contributors List of Tables Introduction: Transnational European Sikhs Knut A. Jacobsen and Kristina Myrvold Part I: Migration, Settlement and Challenges in the Diaspora 1. Comparative Experiences of Sikhs in Europe: Reflections on Issues of Cultural Transmission and Identity 30 Years On Shinder S. Thandi 2. Sikh Soldiers in Europe during the First World War, 1914-1918 David E. Omissi 3. Mobility as a Transnational Strategy: Sikhs Moving to and from Belgium Quincy Cloet, Sara Cosemans and Idesbald Goddeeris 4. Transnational Sikh Marriages in Italy: Facilitating Migration and Negotiating Traditions Barbara Bertolani Part II: Constructing Identities, Representations and Belongings 5. Narratives of 'Return'? Travels to Punjab in the Contemporary Transnational Sikhscape Federica Ferraris 6. Tuning Identity in European 'Houses of the Guru': The Importance of Gurdwaras and Kirtan among Sikhs in Europe Knut A. Jacobsen 7. Attending the Cyber Sangat: The Use of Online Discussion Boards among European Sikhs Satnam Singh 8. 'Sikhizing the Sikhs': The Role of 'New Media' in Historical and Contemporary Identity Construction within Global Sikhism Doris R. Jakobsh Part III: Learning, Teaching and Contesting Religious Beliefs and Practices 9. Global Sikh-ers: Transnational Learning Practices of Young British Sikhs Jasjit Singh 10. Transnational Sikh Preachers: Local Training and Global Aspiration of Kathavacaks in Punjab Kristina Myrvold 11. The Journey of Guru Granth Sahib to Italian Sikhs: Defining 'National' Leadership in Transnational Mass Media Barbara Bertolani and Iqbal Singh 12. Contesting and Confirming Religious Authority in the Diaspora: Transnational Communication and the Dasam Granth Controversy in the Nordic Countries Knut A. Jacobsen, Kristina Myrvold, Ravinder Kaur and Laura Hirvi Glossary Index

The internet, pilgrimage, religious controversies, kinship networks, Sikh soldiers in World War 1 – these are just some of the subjects addressed in a work that very accessibly presents fine scholarship from seasoned specialists in Sikh Studies and younger scholars. Research in specific fields and European national contexts is excellently set in wider historical and geographical contexts. This volume will be important to teachers and students of religious and diaspora studies from a range of disciplines.