Sources

The Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority

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General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "The Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-guru-granth-sahib-canon-meaning-and-authority.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-guru-granth-sahib-canon-meaning-and-authority

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-the-guru-granth-sahib-canon-meaning-and,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {The Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/the-guru-granth-sahib-canon-meaning-and-authority},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Pashaura Singh's study traces the documented formation and textual authority of Sikh scripture directly, including the Mul Mantar and the Japji, and it addresses a real, named scholarly disagreement over exactly where the Mul Mantar ends rather than presenting the text's boundaries as uncontested. That willingness to document a live internal disagreement about the text itself, not a claim about the university press, is the study's real evidentiary strength. This record has not independently traced further scholarly response beyond what the study itself reports. Use it for the formation and authority of Sikh scripture and for the specific disagreement over the Mul Mantar's boundary.

Facts

Assessment

Reliability Tier

Pashaura Singh's study tracing the documented formation and textual authority of Sikh scripture, including a real, named scholarly disagreement over exactly where the Mul Mantar ends rather than presenting the text's boundaries as uncontested.

Notes

Study of the formation and authority of Sikh scripture, including the Mul Mantar and the Japji, and of the disagreement over where the Mul Mantar ends.

Citation

Author

Pashaura Singh

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Year

2000

URL

https://academic.oup.com/book/10787

Source Type

academic monograph

Claims Backed By This Source (224 claims)

This source backs 224 claims across the atlas. As facts: 127 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 27 holds, 1 connected, 1 held Differently. Plus 67 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Doctrines, 31 claims: 17 well-attested, 8 holds, 6 general references.
Articles, 29 claims: 27 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
Rituals, 27 claims: 17 well-attested, 3 holds, 7 general references.
Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 24 claims: 13 well-attested, 4 holds, 7 general references.
Prayers, 19 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 holds, 6 general references.
Figures, 16 claims: 4 well-attested, 12 general references.
Alphabet Letters, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 7 general references.
Vices, 14 claims: 6 well-attested, 4 holds, 4 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 12 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 general references.
Mantras, 9 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 holds, 5 general references.
Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
Textual Witnesses, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
Denominations, 3 claims: 1 held Differently, 2 general references.
Religious Symbols, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
Holidays & Festivals, 2 claims: 2 general references.
Practices, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Sacred Sound, 2 claims: 1 holds, 1 general references.
Scripture Portions, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
Deities, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Languages, 1 claims: 1 general references.