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The Avtar Bani: A Controversial Text of the Universal Brotherhood

The Avtar Bani: A Controversial Text of the Universal Brotherhood

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Keywords: Sikhism; Nirankari Sikhs; Sant Nirankari Mission; Avtar Bani

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Anna V. Bochkovskaya The Avtar Bani: A Controversial Text of the Universal Brotherhood. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2019. N 4, p.4–21

N 4, 2019
Anna V. Bochkovskaya (Lomonosov Moscow State University)

Abstract

The article examines the Avtar Bani as the sacred text of the Sant Nirankari Mission and analyzes its semantic, performative and iconic functions in the movement’s continuing dispute with mainstream Sikhs.