This book is an attempt to give a comparative picture of Sikh concept and doctrines, so that their reality is brought in sharp focus, and their significance and implications in the overall structure of Sikhism are grasped by the reader easily. Section 1 Methodology Issues of Sikh Studies / 11 Section 2 Ideology Idea of God in Sikhism / 25 Naam in Sikhism / 34 Sikhism, Vaisnavism, Vedanta and Nathism / 61 The Sikh World-View / 81 Sikh Theory of Evolution: Haumain, and Problem of Hermeneutics / 108 The Concept of Maya in Sikhism / 144 Essentials of Sikh Bhakti and Hindu Bhakti / 165 Guru Nanak – The Prophet of a Unique Ideology / 179 Sikh Religion and Politics / 199 The Gurmukh / 217 A Critique and A Clarification of Sikhism / 231 The Idea of Freedom and Responsibility in Sikhism / 250 The Sikh Identity / 255 Section 3 General Sikhism and Inter-Religion Dialogue / 268