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100 1 _aJha, D. N.
_q(Dwijendra Narayan),
_d1940-
245 1 4 _aThe myth of the holy cow /
_cD. N. Jha.
260 _aNew York :
_bVerso,
_c2002.
300 _axii, 183 p. ;
_c23 cm.
500 _aPreviously published as: Holy Cow. New Delhi, India : Matrix Books, 2001.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [149]-172) and index.
505 0 _a1. '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'.
610 2 0 _aBharatiya Janata Party.
650 0 _aCattle
_xReligious aspects
_zHinduism.
651 0 _aIndia
_xPolitics and government
_y1977-
942 _2ddc
_cBK
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