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Teach Yourself Sikhism is a comprehensive guide to the faith itself and to Sikh society. It is suitable for A-level students, as background reading for undergraduate students in Religious Studies, and for the general reader. It looks at all aspects of Sikhism including:

- worship and festivals
- Sikh initiation
- the Gurus and the beginnings of Sikhism
- the Sikh scriptures and teachings about God
- the family
- marriage and death
- Sikh names and the naming ceremony
- ethics
- Sikhism in the modern period.

Owen Cole, the author, is a writer and lecturer in Religious Studies and the author of many books on Sikhism.