Describe textual criticism, aesthetic criticism, and performance criticism appoaches to studying religious texts.

 

What can each of these approaches tell us about a Sikh text of your own choosing? Give one concrete, specific example of each approach as it relates to the text you have chosen. (In other words, give one example of what textual criticism teaches us about the text you have chosen, give one example of what aesthetic criticism teaches us about the text you have chosen, and give one example of what performance criticism teaches us about the text you have chosen?)

 

How might using all these approaches help us to better understand Sikh history and practice generally?