CONTENTS: Preface, Acknowledgments, The Women, Timeline, Maps, I. THE WESTERN WOMEN: 1. Introducing the Women, 2. Writing About Sikhs, 3. Sikhs in Pictures and Sound, 4. Onward Christian Women, II. RELIGION: 5. The Sikh Religion, 6. Doctrines and Scriptures, 7. Expressions of Faith, 8. Sikhs in Hindu-Muslim Context, III. PLACES: 9. The 'Golden Temple', 10. Sacred Spaces, 11. Secular Settings, IV. SOCIETY: 12. Sikh Women, 13. Marriage and Children, 14. Sikh Men, V. WARFARE: 15. Warriors, Weapons and Warfare, 16. The Anglo-Sikh Wars, 17. Fighting for the British, VI. RAJ: 18. Sikh Raj, 19. British Raj: Prophecies, Koh-e-Noor and Kukas, 20. Achieving Independence, 21. Sikh Experience after 1947, VII. MAHARAJAS: 22. Maharaja Ranjit Singh, 23. Son(s) and Successors in Punjab, 24. Maharaja Duleep Singh: Religious Cermonies and Life in the UK, 25. More Maharajas, VIII. IN PARTIAL CONCLUSION: 26. Farewell to the Women...?, Notes, Glossary of Terms, References, Index.