William Hewat McLeod | |
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| Born | 2 August 1932 Feilding, New Zealand |
| Died | 20 July 2009 (aged 76) Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Education | School of Oriental and African Studies |
| Known for | Sikh theology and history |
| Spouse | Margaret Wylie (m. 1955) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Historian |
| Institutions | University of Otago, University of Toronto |
| Thesis | The life and doctrine of Gurū Nānak (1965) |
William Hewat McLeod (1932–2009; also Hew McLeod) was a New Zealand scholar who helped establish Sikh Studies as a distinctive field.[1][2]
Considered to be the most prominent Western historian of Sikhism, his publications had introduced higher criticism to Sikh sources for the first time and influenced generations of scholars.[3][4][5] However, his scholarship remains controversial among traditional Khalsa scholars, who accuse him of disrespecting the religion and argue that Sikhism can't be studied using Western methodologies.[3][5][6]
- ^ Ballantyne, Tony (3 September 2009). "WH McLeod". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ J.S. Grewal (2010), W.H. McLeod and Sikh Studies, Journal of Punjab Studies, 17 (2010): 1-2, pages 115–142
- ^ a b Ballantyne, Tony (2006). Between Colonialism and Diaspora: Sikh Cultural Formations in an Imperial World. Duke University Press. pp. 10–15. ISBN 0-8223-3824-6.
- ^ Oberoi, Harjot (15 December 1994). The Construction of Religious Boundaries: Culture, Identity, and Diversity in the Sikh Tradition. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-61593-6.
- ^ a b Pashaura, Singh (2004). "Introduction-I: The Contribution of Professor W.H. McLeod in the Field of Sikh Studies". In Singh, Pashaura; Barrier, N. Gerald (eds.). Sikhism and History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195667080.
- ^ Singh, Pashaura (18 April 2019), "McLeod, W. H.", A Dictionary of Sikh Studies, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780191831874.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-183187-4