Corporeal Metaphysics: Guru Nanak in Early Sikh Art

@article{Singh2013CorporealMG,  title={Corporeal Metaphysics: Guru Nanak in Early Sikh Art},  author={Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh},  journal={History of Religions},  year={2013},  volume={53},  pages={28 - 65},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:162323904}}
Sikh religion begins with Guru Nanak (1469–1539). Sikh identity, philosophical ideals, ethical precepts, and daily private and public worship are embedded in his sublime verse. Curiously though, his image does not occupy much significance, so much so that it is even prohibited in sacred precincts. For sure Sikhism is aniconic: its theological singular Divine cannot be imaged; “it cannot be fashioned, it cannot be made” (thapia na jae kita na hoe), proclaimed Guru Nanak (GG, 2). The ten… 

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