In the Department of Religious Studies at Colby College, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh is Chair and Crawford Family Professor of Religious Studies. She is the author of several books, including The Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent.

• Introduction List of Abbreviations 1. Pregnant Text and the Conception of the Khalsa 2. The Guru in Labor and the Birth of the Khalsa 3. Mythic Inheritance and the Historic Drink of the Khalsa 4. The Five Ks and the Accoutrement of the Khalsa 5. Semiotic Poetry and the Reproduction of the Khalsa Conclusion Appendix: Brief Biography of Guru Gobind Singh NotesIndex

In the Department of Religious Studies at Colby College, Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh is Chair and Crawford Family Professor of Religious Studies. She is the author of several books, including The Feminine Principle in the Sikh Vision of the Transcendent.

• Introduction List of Abbreviations 1. Pregnant Text and the Conception of the Khalsa 2. The Guru in Labor and the Birth of the Khalsa 3. Mythic Inheritance and the Historic Drink of the Khalsa 4. The Five Ks and the Accoutrement of the Khalsa 5. Semiotic Poetry and the Reproduction of the Khalsa Conclusion Appendix: Brief Biography of Guru Gobind Singh NotesIndex