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The myth of the holy cow /

by Jha, D. N. (Dwijendra Narayan).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Verso, 2002Description: xii, 183 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1859846769.Subject(s): Bharatiya Janata Party | Cattle -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism | India -- Politics and government -- 1977-
Contents:
1. 'Animals are verily food' but Yajnavalkya favours beef -- 2. The rejection of animal sacrifice: an assertion of the sacredness of the cow? -- 3. The later Dharmasastric tradition and beyond -- 4. The cow in the Kali Age and memories of beef consumption -- 5. A paradoxical sin and the paradox of the cow -- 6. Resume: the elusive 'Holy Cow'.
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Non Fiction 294.5 JHM (Browse shelf) Not For Loan 438084

Previously published as: Holy Cow. New Delhi, India : Matrix Books, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-172) and index.

1. 'Animals are verily food' but Yajnavalkya favours beef -- 2. The rejection of animal sacrifice: an assertion of the sacredness of the cow? -- 3. The later Dharmasastric tradition and beyond -- 4. The cow in the Kali Age and memories of beef consumption -- 5. A paradoxical sin and the paradox of the cow -- 6. Resume: the elusive 'Holy Cow'.

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