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IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE "ABDA-GURU". And the "abda-guru" was with god; and the "abda-guru" was god. Mandair's new book on how the east can move beyond colonialism to post-colonialism is a significant contribution from Columbia's insurrection series. This time, however it is not post-modern thought. It goes beyond that to post-colonial thought. The fundamental premise is to move forward by adopting Zizek, with a few modifications. This means that Europe and India look at the same events and hold the same purpose from two distinct perspectives. Their paths will run parallel to each other, but will never converge or synthesize. A past attempt at a synthesis was colonialism and it absorbed and obliterated India's distinct identity. Parallax is the only workable solution.neo-colonial texts have emerged that provide false signification for India. These were Singh's Sikh theology and Mcleod's systematic theology. What is needed is a new signifier to couple with the hermeneutic of parallax. That new signifier is "sabda-guru" or "word". The word-model will transcend both false models of "humanism" and "post-modernism". This model is constructed through the "vanishing mediator of an authentic India-identity and voice.something you should be aware of: the presentation of de-construction and neo-colonialism is very detailed and is no problem assimilating. However, the material dealing with re-construction is full of gaps where you are expected to already be familiar with zizek; very familiar. This problem shows up in two places: an introduction that ends abruptly without completing itself; and the last chapter which is supposed to give the finer detail of re-construction.I like Mandair. I watched him on u-tube also. This book is a treasure; a real treasure to westerners like myself who benefitted greatly. But do a tutorial on Zizek first or you'll scream at some of the missing parts. I'm going 5 stars; I truly enjoyed the research presented here.
ARVIND PAL SINGH MANDAIR MALIGNS SIKH CREED, GURUS, REFORMISTSCHARNJIT SINGH BALPREAMBLEArvinder Pal Singh Mandair (Mandair hereafter) was educated in UK to 2 doctorate graduations. He drifted around from academic discipline to discipline during his schooling, natural sciences, to philosophy and religion, to history of religions, to modern European philosophy to Sikh studies and field to field during his employment stints, academics to human rights (with NGOs), chemical industry (superconductors research) and back to academics.During his Ph.D studies in ‘Thinking between Cultures: Metaphysics and Cultural Translation’ at University of Warwick and SOAS (School of Oriental Studies), he worked as Sikh Studies Lecturer at Coventry University (1997-99). He had an academic stint at SOAS, London UK, from where Sikh-Studies W (wizard). Hewat McLeod got his Ph.D in Sikh-Studies for a joke in 1960s (see my book ‘Target: Sikhism’, p 37). Mandair moved to, Sardarni Kuldeep/Kuljit Kaur Bindra Sikh Studies Chair at Hofstra University, New York and finally to Ann Arbor University, Michigan, as ‘Assistant Prof. of Religion and Philosophy’.Mandair’s biographical data and listing of his benefactors, supporters, and mentors in his book, ‘RELIGION AND THE SPECTER OF THE WEST’ Sikhism, India, Postcoloniality, and the Politics of Translation’, (Religion and specter of west hereafter) evince (suggest) that during his higher education and employment stints he had association and coziness with academia and literati who have written treatises, critical of the Sikh Gurus, creed, traditions and reform movement Singh Sabha stalwart Sikhs. I have published critiques of the works of this ilk’s half dozen associates (see my book, ‘Target: Sikhism’, pp 33-172). Critique of Ann Murphy’s Materiality of the Past: History and Representation in Sikh Tradition’ antithetical treatise was written after my book’s publication, however it is posted on Amazon.comWe can only speculate as to what drove Mandair to construct vitriolic dissertation maligning Sikhs and Sikhism. Maybe it was his disaffection with Sikhs and Sikhism; association or persuasion of his peers and mentors; propitiation of ‘The Spectre of the West’; or quest for the ivory tower (university) academia perch.It was an arduous task for me to read through Mandair’s verbose 516 page volume intelligibly. Besides book’s intimidating size, its abstruse jargon often taxed my humble scholarship. It was with sheer doggedness that I have gleaned salient excerpts from his recondite treatise, that exemplify his coziness with Sikh-Studies academia fraternity and literati, cynical, sceptical of Sikh preceptors, scriptures and traditions. I shall reproduce excerpts from Mandair’s treatise verbatim; and controvert or repudiate misconstructions, misinterpretations and misconstructions therein with quotes from Sikh Canon and mo-sikh scholars’ amicable comments. My summary arguments, commentary and text in parenthesis are italicised.‘The central issues with which it (treatise) grapples---religion, translation, subjectivity, and politics of knowledge construction---first became an issue for me in the mid- to late 1980s when significant sections of Sikh community, within and outside India, were embroiled in an often violent conflict with the Indian state’. Religion and Specter of the West, Preface, p xi“I had hoped to find a way to reinterpret “Sikh theology†from postcolonial perspective, thereby avoiding the growing impasse between traditional Sikhs and the strictly academic (phenomenological) perspective.’ Ibid, p xiiContrary to Mandair’s purported intent to avoid ‘growing impasse’ between traditional Sikhs and academics, his ‘antithesis’ abets the ‘impasse’.Sikh Gurus, Creedal anthology Maligned; Religiosity Misrepresented “A more detailed exposition of Sikh belief and practice appeared in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (a successor to Asiatic Researches) in 1828 authored by H. H. Wilson, the leading Indologist of his day. Wilson’s article “Civil and Religious Institutions of the Sikhs relies on the testimony of a “Nirmala Sikh priest†of Banaras who allowed him to witness certain Sikh ceremonies and explained some key doctrines of “Sikh faith†From his encounter with particular native informant Wilson was able to surmise that the “Sikh Faith, if anything so vague deserves the appellation of a faith†is derived from the Ädi Granth, which is “a large volume but contains no systematic exposition of doctrines --- no condensed creed --- no rules for ritual observation. It is an unconnected composition of verses of a mystical or moral purport.†… Wilson argued that Sikh religion scarcely deserves the name of a religious faith. A vague notion of a creator and source of all things…. Pervades the poetry of Nanak and his fellow bards, but is little else than a poetical acknowledgement of deity who is defined by negatives – without form, without time, without attributes. Evidently, for Wilson, Sikhism as an “experiment has not been very successful,†as there appears to be “very little difference between a Nirmala Sikh and an orthodox Hindu of Vasnava sect.†Religion and Specter of the Wes, pp 182-3‘He (Trumpp) conceived his task not merely as a work of translation, but as the work of a benefactor endeavoring to impose a semblance of systematic unity and the principles of speculative philosophy, which the Ädi Granth apparently lacked.’ Ibid p 186‘Nanak was not a speculative philosopher who built up a concise system of scientific principles, his thoughts were uttered in a loose way … now scattered throughout the Granth, and must first be patiently searched out and collected into a whole, prior to forming an idea of his tenets. Ibid p 186“Even more revealing is the fate of the later article (Pincott’s) “The arrangement of hymns in the Ädi Granth†in which Pincott attempts to undermine one of Trumpp’s main complains about the Sikh scripture, namely the lack of a “leading principle†within the Ädi Granth. For Trumpp this lack of “leading principle†is clear evidence that the compilers of the Granth seem to have paid less attention to proper organization of its contents than to attaining a “bulky size.†By thus “jumbling together of what came to hand without any judicious (proper) selection, the Granth has become an exceedingly incoherent (haphazard) and wearisome (boring) book, a mere promiscuous (miscellaneous) heap of verses. Pincott’s main corrective was to argue that the Ädi Granth could be shown to be arranged on a definitive plan from end to end. This order or plan is based on system of North Indian räg or musical measures, whose “characteristic peculiarity is that it is based on theory that each musical sound corresponds to some emotions of human heart.’ Religion and the Specter of the West, p 193‘What Pincott failed to show, however, was the sense in which the arrangement was methodical------specifically that the “ordering principle†here was not in fact based on rational or intellectual principles but on a “nonsystem†that emphasizes the primacy of mood or emotion related to a particular räg as a necessary prerequisite for understanding of the words of a hymn. What this indicates is that the original composition (Ädi Granth) of these hymns by Sikh Gurus may have been dictated by aesthetic (cosmetic) sensibilities centered on mood/emotions as opposed to conceptual thought alone. Ibid, p 193The above passages signify that Mandair condones Ernst Trumpp’s denigration of Sikh Gurus, distortion of Sikh creed, Nirmala Sikh priest’s exposition and Wilson’s mischievous publication of heretical doctrines and practices, implied to Sikhism. His condonation of H. H. Wilson and Ernst Trumpp’s slander of Sikh Gurus and anthology; and disregard of Pincott’s opinion of Ädi Granth’s coherent compilation based on ragas, musical measures is exposé of his mediocre scholarship of Sikh theology and canonical scriptural anthologyI support my arguments with excerpts from a missive of Janet Lant, MD a non-Sikh, to her acquaintance, colleague or friend, Chris Hammer.‘The (Ädi) Granth Sahib was compiled over 240 years by the hands of the super (human) beings that founded Sikh religion.’…. Below are some of those amazing qualities.’‘It is written using very deeply profound words obtained from over 16 languages. (I would say that its words are more profound than those of any other Book on the planet’…’‘The words from over 16 incompatible (different) languages are incorporated in a way that they make perfect sense.’‘The alphabet, the Granth Sahib uses, was invented by the supreme (human) beings that wrote it. The alphabet is called Gurmukhi, it is impossible to make a spelling mistake using this alphabet because it has logical grammar rules…..’‘Every sentence is written in poetry of highest order. (William Shakespeare would have been envious.)’‘At the same time every sentence rhymes…’’Sikh Guru-ship Misinerpreted‘During the lifetime of the Sikh gurus, the Guru-Sikh relationship remained largely within the Indian tradition of oral mediation. The question “What is a guru?†did not arise. A living guru’s spoken word and personality were taken as mark of authority. ...Prior to his death however, historical sources suggest that the tenth and last living (dehdhari), or human, Guru declared that all authority (and thus the role of Guru itself) would pass to the Ädi Granth or sacred scripture of the Sikhs….’ Religion and Specter of the West, p 263‘In the context of Guru Nának’s teaching, one might need to explore a rather different set of propositions. For example, if Word, or sabda, is literally language, (as written and spoken) and if such language corresponds to an absence of (as voice), then language itself is the preceptor or Guru…. Language of itself is the giver and that which is given. Stated otherwise the “origin†of language of itself! Such a thesis is not far removed from the notion of satguru as nonhuman form of mediation. From an ontological perspective, however, one that is also central to “Sikh theologyâ€, such a thesis is unacceptable. How can mere language authorize itself? How can language, a mere supplement or medium, be guru? Ibid pp 274-5In the metaphysical and theological context ‘WORD’ is synonymous with ancient Greek ‘LOGOS’, meaning divine wisdom, manifest in the creation. In ancient Greek philosophy it means ‘a reason and the controlling principle of the universe. In Christianity, it is identified with second person of the Trinity, incarnate as Christ. In Eastern religions, ‘Guru’ literally means ignorance obliterator. In Sikh religion Guru isn’t an authoritarian ecclesiastic, but a holy sage, preceptor, whose ‘Word’ is Guru, not his personage, i.e. ‘Sikh Guru is medium, his word is media, whether spoken or written, that enlightens disciples of divine (Creative) ‘Wisdom’ and ‘controlling principle’ of universe. A worthy Sikh-Studies scholar would know the cardinal concept of Sikhism.Sabd Guru, Surrut Dhun Chaila. 44. Word is Guru; attuned mind is disciple, that Guru’s ‘Word’ enlightens with spiritual consciousness of divine (creative) ‘Wisdom’, ‘Controlling principle’ (code of natural laws) and amazing divine graces. (Discourse; founder Sikh Guru Nanak Vs Hindu Monks of Gorakh-nath Cult) GGS p. 943Singh Sabha Sikh Reformists (Revivalists) censured‘For Sikh reformist this quest to extricate themselves from negative stereotype of contemporary Hinduism was inextricably connected, as we have seen, with Trumpp’s thesis that that Sikhs, according to the testimony of their own scriptures, were Hindus, and they shared ideologically, theologically, and ontologically a Hindu time and space. Ibid p 196‘By “dis-identification†I refer to a critical space that allows one to think at the limits of established disciplines, as well as to a critical subjectivity that is more attuned to the task of creating a postcolonial and postnationalist) global diasporic Sikh imaginary.’ Ibid pp 207-8 (adjective ‘imaginary’ is used as noun repeatedly)‘In order to open this particular space I shall trace the complex interweaving of time and ontology (metaphysic of reality) in enunciation of authentic Sikh narrative and theology by Sikh reformist scholars such as Teja Singh, Kahn Singh Nabha, Sahib Singh and Jodh Singh, whose respective works are widely regarded as the basis of modern and “orthodox†Sikh thinking. …. What interest me specifically in Teja Singh’s narrative are the conceptual moves deployed to engineer breaks in the temporal structure of tradition. Such breaks effectively reconstitute self-other relations through the creation of a Sui generis (unique) “religionâ€, Sikhism, that is fully attuned to the political economy of empire.’ Ibid, p 208‘In contradiction to the view that Singh Sabha ideologues simply retrieved guru Nanak’s original intentions and seamlessly relocated them into modern idiom (implying thereby the propriety of theological transcendence to the Ädi Granth) I propose to read the emergence of Sikh theology in terms of a struggle to overcome the signification of Lack…, notion of … fundamental resistance within teachings of the Ädi Granth - and therefore within conceptualization of gurmat…Ibid p 213‘In an effort to satisfy the perceived “lack†of inadequate conceptualization of God, Singh Sabha scholars invested disproportionate effort to enunciate a precise and consistent meaning for the twelve or so words of Mül mantar. In what follows I undertake a deconstructive reading of the way in which gurmat (lit. teaching/instruction of the guru) is constituted as theology, that is a system of knowledge about god, a process that is linked to work of imagining God’s existence in a particular way.’ Ibid pp 216-17The Paradoxical Divine: ik oankär‘What is immediately noticeable about the commentaries on the meaning of the Mül mantar and specifically the first syllable ik oankär, is that they have rendered as a cleansing of authentic Sikh meaning by removing from it any association with the root mantra of Hinduism, namely the syllable om. …. The Sikh syllable differentiated from Hindu by numeral 1 (ik), which they argue, is evidence for the monotheistic nature of Sikhism, i.e., its emphasis on the oneness of God, whereas in Sanátan tradition om symbolizes the pantheistic nature of the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Visnu, Siva.’ Ibid p 218Usage of ‘Paradoxical Divine: ik oankär’ subtitle and censure of the Singh Sabha reformist Sikhs for cleansing it of its association with Hinduism, are indicative of Mandair’s antagonism, agnosticism and ignorance of cardinal tenets of Sikhism. ‘1Onkár’, means ‘One true Godâ€. It is the primal concept and tenet of Monotheistic Sikhism. It is enshrined at the very beginning of the founder Guru Nanak’s ‘Mool mantra’, seminal hymn and first hymn of every multifarious musical score or author-wise cantos (sections) of Sikh scriptural anthology.Usage of terms, ‘engineer breaks’, ‘Singh Sabha ideologues’ reveal Mandair’s scorn of Sikh reformists. Like his ‘ivory tower’ Sikh-Studies academia ilk; and colonial Indologist literati, H. H. Wilson, Earnest Trumpp, W. Hewat McLeod, Arthur Llewellyn Basham, N. G. Barrier, et al, Mandair scorns Sikh reformists’ struggle to cleanse quintessential theology and pragmatic practice of Sikhism and restore its unique and independent identity, Many, in their Sikh-Study theses and treatises, have taken pot shots at Singh Sabha Sikh reformists; who had to contend with colonial Christian missionaries’ overt proselytism; Hindu fanatics/ideologues likes of Daya Nand’s malicious anti-Sikh propaganda; and anonymous/pseudo-Sikh authors and sectarians’ Sikh theology and identity corruptive agenda. (See my book ‘Target: Sikhism’)Evidently Mandair is aware of the pseudo Sikh authors and sectarian Sikhs’ agenda,‘For Sikh reformists however, it seems that the actual target of their critiques was not Vedanta (Hindu Vedas’ end/abstract) as such. …. It is rather the influx of Vedántic ideas (dogmas) from the udasï and Nimalá schools throughout the nineteenth century and its effect on the interpretation of Sikh scriptures that appears to have been their real concern. Under the patronage of Maharaja Ranjit Singh many within the udasï and Nimalá sects managed to establish themselves as readers of Ädi Granth or as attendants of Sikh dharmsálás (Sikh temples, dioceses,). Notable Udásï scholars such as Anandghan, who had trained at centers of Hindu learning such as Kásï wrote influential (Vedántic oriented) commentaries on the Japjï (primal Sikh scripture) Despite certain differences with the Udásï sect Nirmalá scholars of early to mid-nineteenth century, such as Kavi Santokh Singh, Pandit Tara Singh Narotam(superior man), Giani Gian Singh, and Guláb Singh, were equally inclined towards Vedántic (oriented) interpretations of gurbani(Sikh scripture), maintaining that gurbani was essentially an expression of ancient Vedic teachings in current vernacular. Religion and Specter of West, p 218-9CONCLUSIONMandair’s reckless usage of words, postnationalist, diasporic, nonsystem; and repeated usage of adjective imaginary as noun signify his supercilious scholarship; his corroboration of western colonialists’ bigoted viewpoint of Sikhism; and polemical views of Sikh Guru Granth’s collation and Sikh reformers’ interpretations exemplify his disaffection with Sikhism and Sikhs. In a nutshell Mandair is a supercilious scholar, disaffected Sikh and mediocre theologian.I end my critical review of ‘Specter of the West’ enchanted Mandair‘s book, with a laudatory commentary on the monumental Sikh scriptural anthology and theology,"I have studied the scriptures of the great religions, but I do not find elsewhere the same power of appeal to the heart and mind as I find here in these volumes. They are compact in spite of their length and are a revelation of the concept of God to the recognition and indeed the insistence upon the practical needs of the human body. There is something strangely modern about these scriptures and this puzzled me until I learned that they are in fact comparatively modern, compiled as late as the 16th century when explorers were beginning to discover the globe upon which we all live is a single entity divided only by arbitrary lines of our making. Perhaps this sense of unity is the source of power I find in these volumes. They speak to a person of any religion or of none. They speak for the human heart and the searching mind.The hymns in Guru Granth are an expression of man’s loneliness, his aspirations, his longings, his cry to God and his hunger for communication with that being. It speaks to me of life and death; of time and eternity; of temporal human body and its needs; of the mystic human soul and its longing to be fulfilled; of God and the indissoluble bond between them." Pearl S. Buck Noble Laureate, ‘Good Earth’, Foreword, English translation of Guru Granth Sahib, by Gopal Singh DardiTo read many more such laudatory comments of non-Sikh scholar on Sikhism see my book, ‘Sikhism, anti-Sikhism’
An amazing piece of work unrivaled by any modern thinker addressing post-colonial theory. A densely packed and laser-sharp look at the bedrock of 'religion'. An essential read!
Just because someone who looks like a Sikh, doesn't mean he is a sikh. If his inner and outer thoughts and beliefs are not in parallel to Sikhism, THEN HE IS NOT A SIKH. This person, who wrote this book CANNOT BE A SIKH. He may look.... but looks are deceiving. This author is obviously trying to Deceive in terms of that he is trying to gain some advantage with the western world in terms of his thoughts and beliefs. He doesn't understand Sikhism. No Sikh will ever back this book because this is not the beliefs of Sikhism. To other cultures and religions, from this book, please don't be mislead of what Sikhism is... Because this book is very misleading.....[...]
This book grossly misinterprets what Sikhism is in reality, and fails to accurately describe its fundamental essence. Sikhs have openly and globally denounced this book over the years in print and media due to its flawed viewpoint on the Sikh religion.
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