Intro Sacred Lang Sikhs

by Christopher Shackle

This is a self-contained introductory course for anyone wishing to gain a knowledge of the original language of the Sikh scriptures. It does not assume any previous knowledge of the Gurmukhi script or of modern Punjabi.

207 pages, Hardcover

First published July 31, 1983

About the author

Christopher Shackle, FBA (born 4 March 1942) is a retired Professor of Modern Languages of South Asia in the University of London, Department of the Languages and Cultures of South Asia, and also Professor, Department of Study of Religions at that university. He is furthermore the head of the Urdu department at the School of Oriental and African Studies of London, Project Leader at the Arts and Humanities Research Council's Centre for Asian and African Literatures, and a member of the Centre of South Asian Studies.

He is an expert of the Saraiki language, and produced the first ever Saraiki grammar in a Western language. He has written several books on Saraiki literature and Khwaja Ghulam Farid.

He has written many books, and published over 19 book chapters and journal articles in the field or Urdu literature. He served as Head of Department from 1983 to 1987 and as Pro-Director of SOAS from 1997 until 2003.