Thanissaro, Phra Nicholas. (2012) What makes you not a Sikh? : a preliminary mapping of values. Sikh Formations, Vol.8 (No.2). pp. 231-245. ISSN 17448727 (Submitted)

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Abstract

This study sets out to establish which Sikh values contrasted with or were shared by non-Sikh adolescents. A survey of attitude toward a variety of Sikh values was fielded in a sample of 364 non-Sikh schoolchildren aged between 13 and 15 in London. Values where attitudes were least positive concerned Sikh duties/code of conduct, festivals, rituals, prayer Gurdwara attendance, listening to scripture recitation, the amrit initiation. Sikh values empathized with by non-Sikhs concerned family pride, charity, easy access to ordination and Gurdwaras, maintaining the five Ks, seeing God in all things, abstaining from meat and alcohol and belief in the stories of Guru Nanak. Further significant differences of attitude toward Sikhism were found in comparisons by sex, age and religious affiliation. Findings are applied to teaching Sikhism to pupils of no faith adherence. The study recommends the extension of values mapping to specifically Sikh populations.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Teenagers -- Conduct of life, Teenagers -- Religious life, Spiritual life -- Sikhism, Values
Journal or Publication Title:	Sikh Formations
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis
ISSN:	17448727
Date:	28 September 2012
Volume:	Vol.8
Number:	No.2
Number of Pages:	15
Page Range:	pp. 231-245
Identification Number:	10.1080/17448727.2012.728691
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Submitted
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Funder:	University of Warwick, Great Britain. Dept. for Education. Teaching Agency, Dhammakāya International Society of the United Kingdom (DISUK)
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/49948

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