Sikh Sacred Music refers to the prescriptive liturgical music and the performance of scriptural hymns (śabad kīrtan) sung during a Sikh worship service. Performed in a congregational setting, this worship music is at the heart of Sikh devotional experience. It is a special mode of worship that contains singing and listening to the hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture of the Sikhs. The main focus of the following essays and publications is to closely examine the multifaceted roles of this musicology as it unfolds throughout the Sikh worship tradition.

Dissertation Presentation /

Total Immersion into Śabad: a Mindfulness Approach

Below are the Cover Images of Janice Protopapas' Dissertation and a few publications.

Dissertation Publication III Publication IV