Despite living in Britain in significant numbers since the 1950s, there has been very little in-depth research done of the discrepancy between religious teachings and practices of the Sikh community. Most analysis has been confined to brief accounts with little to no fieldwork. This thesis utilizes ethnographic data as well as primary and secondary sources to analyse the religious practices of those who identify and are accepted as ‘Sikhs’ and compare it to the theological teachings of the religion, with a focus on three topics in this area: the observance of the 5 Ks, caste and dowry. This will involve outlining historical background and developments as well as theological concepts and sociological factors influencing the religious practice of Sikhs.ududIssues encountered in the recruitment of participants for this research make it impossible to draw anything more than tentative conclusions. Nonetheless, my findings clearly demonstrate that, whilst there is a drop off in ‘external’ religious practice, the internal values and non-visual practices of Sikhism are well understood by my participants. From this it is possible to conclude that the relationship between one who identifies as a Sikh and their religious practices are becoming less visual and more ‘internal’.ud
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机译：尽管自1950年代以来大量居住在英国，但很少有关于锡克教教派的宗教教义与习俗之间差异的深入研究。大多数分析仅限于简短的帐户，很少甚至没有实地调查。本论文利用人种学数据以及主要和次要资源来分析那些被确认为“锡克教徒”并被接受为“锡克教徒”的人的宗教习俗，并将其与宗教的神学教义进行比较，重点是该领域的三个主题：遵守5 Ks，种姓和嫁妆。这将包括概述历史背景和发展以及影响锡克教徒宗教实践的神学概念和社会学因素。 ud ud在招募参加这项研究的参与者时遇到的问题使得除了得出初步结论外，别无他法。尽管如此，我的发现清楚地表明，尽管“外部”宗教习俗有所减少，但锡克教的内部价值和非视觉习俗却被我的参与者很好地理解。由此可以得出结论，一个被认为是锡克教徒的人与他们的宗教习俗之间的关系正在变得越来越不视觉化，越来越“内部化”。 ud
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