THE SIKH RELIGION
ITS GURUS, SACRED WRITINGS AND AUTHORS
BY
MAX ARTHUR MACAULIFFE
The egg of superstition hath burst; the mind is illumined:
The Guru hath cut the fetters off the feet and freed the captive.
GURU ARJAN
IN SIX VOLUMES
VOL. I
Oxford University Press
1909
scanned at sacred-texts, 2000-2001
This is one of the first (and still one of the few) comprehensive books about the Sikh religion in the English language. MacAuliffe had extensive access to manuscripts of the Sikh sacred writings (the Granth), as well as support from Sikh scholars and leaders of the time. This volume covers Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. This is volume one of six; future volumes are forthcoming.